Master of Arts in International Tourism and Aviation Management

at University of West London United Kingdom

Media and Communications is a dynamic and constantly evolving course that will suit anyone interested in being part of the creative industries. You can choose from a broad range of subjects, and cater to your particular interests – and whatever you focus on, we’ll give you practical industry-standard skills, underpinned by critical knowledge and creativity.

Come and study with us on a course that allows you to choose your own specialisation from a diverse range of options, all taught by experts in their fields. Develop your thinking and making skills and graduate with an incredibly versatile set of attributes - ready for a wide range of jobs in the media.

On this course you will cover areas such as:

• Video & audio production, advanced production
• Ethical and philosophical media debates
• Advertising, documentaries, social media
• Audio visual essays and writing/presenting
• Screenwriting and multimedia content
• Live radio and TV production
• Media theories of AI, fake news, technology
• Experimental sound and graphics
• Creative entrepreneurship and industry placements

If you’re interested in making, thinking about, producing, analysing, adapting, writing, watching and discussing media then this course is for you! Come to an open day to see our modern facilities and chat with our course team of specialist researchers and experienced practitioners.

Today’s international food landscape is rapidly developing. Our relationship with producing, selling and consuming food evolves as consumer and environmental demands change the marketplace.

Are you ready to be competitive in this developing industry? Whether you want to run your own restaurant, develop food products, become a chef or run your own business, studying on the BSc Future Food and Culinary Management degree will prepare you as a service-focused professional with a sustainable mindset, ready for the technological and environmental changes of the future.

from the Covid crisis and examine solutions from a sector perspective. Our course content is developed with support from a wide network of sector professionals to include changes in the industry.

The Covid pandemic is creating challenges for the industry but is also driving innovation and change across the sector. Join this career-focused course and graduate in a strong position to be a part of the industry’s transformation.

The BA (Hons) Film and Screen Business addresses the need for highly motivated and knowledgeable producers and business managers and developers within the fast growing and innovative creative industries sector.

Offered in conjunction with ScreenSpace, who provide practical training for creatives, the course challenges you to embrace current narrative and production techniques for screen and television. We will also cover emerging trends, and key business skills which you will then use to develop high-level business plans and strategies.

You’ll learn to navigate the modern media environment; film and media content production and delivery; financing and funding; data and analytics; legal and accounting principles; marketing strategy, exploitation and distribution. You’ll also hone skills to help progress in your own business career – presentation, networking, pitching and creative entrepreneurship.

The foundation year course is designed to equip you with the skills and knowledge you need to continue onto your Honours degree. You will study a range of subjects that will underpin your future study and also gain valuable experience of university life, with full access to campus facilities. Successful completion of the year allows you to progress straight onto Level 4 of this course.

The hospitality industry has seen tremendous growth in recent years, showing it to be a sector resilient to economic turbulence. As demand for highly skilled employees in the industry continues to increase, this food business management course will equip you with the ability to design, manage and lead developments in the food business.

Your studies will focus on the role of the manager and the issues they may face within the international food, food service and hospitality sectors. You will also explore new findings in food research.

In addition, you will become part of a strong professional network that can support you with coaching and mentoring as you develop your career plans. 

In recent years there has been a growing awareness and appreciation of the benefits of using project management techniques across a wide range of business settings. On this practical course you will examine the role of applied project management in specific sectors and discover how to plan, control, monitor and deliver successful projects.

The course will help you gain the generic skills and understanding that you need to fulfill your particular business and organisational needs. In addition, you will gain experience with supporting software such as Microsoft Project Management.

This innovative course looks into both the practical and managerial aspects of the world of hospitality. You will gain important transferable skills, such as customer service and analytics that will equip you to understand this fast-paced industry, which can lead you to a number of careers within international hotel chains or small hospitality and food business organisations.

This course has a strong focus on technology and sustainability, as well as delivering the skills needed for the hospitality managers of the future. You will learn how managing a hospitality organisation is an ever-changing and dynamic industry, with an additional introduction to the concept of hospitality professionals who need to be nimble and adaptive.

You will be able to explore other important aspects of the international hospitality industry, such as:

• the increased use of big data and artificial intelligence
• organisations that focus on the customer experience
• gaining loyalty to deliver profit.

Additionally, you will be able to undertake a placement between years two and three of the course.

When you graduate, you will have the business acumen to comprehend, manipulate and present information and data while having the operational knowledge needed to run a hospitality business.

Our courses offer opportunities to discuss issues arising from the Covid crisis and examine solutions from a sector perspective. Our course content is developed with support from a wide network of sector professionals to include changes in the industry.

The Covid pandemic is creating challenges for the industry but is also driving innovation and change across the sector. Join this career-focused course and graduate in a strong position to be a part of the industry’s transformation.

Do you want to play a big role in helping those affected by with addiction to change their lives?  This course has a strong focus on the Psychology of addiction and could help you turn your interest in this area into a challenging and rewarding career where you can really make a difference.

This particular course of study is based on one of the longest established psychology courses in the UK, which has been accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) since 1986. Furthermore, this substance abuse degree is the only BSc Psychology course in the UK accredited by both the BPS and the Addiction Professionals Registration Body and Network.

Undertaking this course may open the door to postgraduate study or training to be a specialist addiction counsellor.  As the course is accredited by the BPS, there may be the option of training to be a Counselling Psychologist that specialises in supporting those affected with addiction problems.

The expertise of our teaching staff and the support they are able to give to students are major benefits of the course. You will study with tutors who have extensive backgrounds in the field, including research into alcoholism, binge drinking and other forms of addiction.

Our psychology research facilities include state-of-the-art brain imaging electroencephalogram (EEG), eye tracking equipment and a range of experiment and research software. We provide access and a high standard of support for use of these facilities.

Are you interested in why people commit crimes and how crime affects society? On this fascinating BA in Criminology you will gain an understanding of the nature and causes of crime, while examining how criminal justice systems work in the UK and abroad.

You will benefit from the expertise of highly experienced criminologists, and have opportunities to undertake work or voluntary work within the criminal justice system in the UK. Work-based learning is an integral part of this criminology course, giving you the chance to see first-hand the types of challenges that you will study in your theory modules.

This course is an ideal way of building up your marketing knowledge and skills in the fast-changing world of interactive platforms.

You will learn about the marketing mix and how to add to it through strategically planned online campaigns as well as how to implement the campaigns and measure them effectively.

In particular, the course offers an insight into the marketing field of social media and performance marketing. This will help you understand how to market brands, products and services online as well as being able to generate and successfully convert leads.

The foundation year course is designed to equip you with the skills and knowledge you need to continue onto your Honours degree. You will study a range of subjects that will underpin your future study and also gain valuable experience of university life, with full access to campus facilities. Successful completion of the year allows you to progress straight onto Level 4 of this course.

In recent years there has been a growing awareness and appreciation of the benefits of using project management techniques across a wide range of business settings. On this practical course you will examine the role of applied project management in specific sectors and discover how to plan, control, monitor and deliver successful projects.

The course will help you gain the generic skills and understanding that you need to fulfill your particular business and organisational needs. In addition, you will gain experience with supporting software such as Microsoft Project Management.