The University of the West of Scotland is one of Scotland's largest and most innovative modern universities. Spread across four campuses in the West of Scotland and our new London campus, UWS offers a unique and unparalleled student experience.

Home to Scotland's largest growing research community, UWS combines cutting-edge teaching with first-class research facilities. Research-active experts teach our innovative, inclusive and career-focused courses in their field. You will join a vibrant and diverse international community with students from more than 70 countries. Our Scottish campuses are located within historic towns that allow easy commuting to Scotland's largest city, Glasgow or Scotland's capital city, Edinburgh. Scotland's arts and cultural scene are second to none. With plenty of museums, art galleries, pubs, clubs and shopping, there are entertainment options for everyone

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Launch your career in business with the University of the West of Scotland’s BA (Hons) Business degree. Developed in partnership with business and industry leaders at the forefront of their profession, this degree will equip you with the skills and attitude to meet the challenges of a stimulating career in business. You can also tailor your studies to suit your interests and career goals, with a number of optional modules available throughout the course of your study. Whether you are interested in enterprise and entrepreneurship, marketing or human resources, this degree provides the opportunity to learn many important business disciplines.

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BA (Hons) Business

The BA (Hons) Business & Human Resource Management at the University of the West of Scotland is a highly specialist degree programme, designed to support and develop current and future professionals in Human Resource Management. The programme has been designed to deliver up-to-date practical and professional skills, underpinned by appropriate academic theory. This is fostered by a comprehensive learning journey, supported by a clear programme structure — in line with UWS’ Curriculum Framework, aimed at delivering simple, coherent and authentic education: Year 1: Foundation of Business & Human Resource Management Year 2: Generalist Human Resource Management Year 3: Professionalism in Human Resource Management Year 4: Specialism in Human Resource Management

BA (Hons) Business & Human Resource Management

The BA (Hons) Commercial Music programme is designed to equip our students and graduates with the skills, knowledge and experience to carve out a career in the ever-evolving commercial music industries. The programme is organised around Music Industries studies, Songwriting and Performance, Sound Production, and Music and Cultural Research. Whether you’re interested in music promotion, songwriting, teaching, tour management, research, sound engineering or instrumental performance, you’ll be able to plan your pathway through the programme to suit your career aspirations. Developed and delivered in collaboration with music industry professionals, this programme focuses on contemporary issues in commercial music and the opportunities new media has opened up.

BA (Hons) Commercial Music

You will work in the UWS radio, podcast and television studios using the latest broadcasting facilities and digital sound and video editing suites. The course incorporates excellent teaching staff with professional guest lectures and work related opportunities. There will also be field visits to major national and international media organisations including the BBC and Glasgow’s Film City. You will also have the opportunity to broadcast on the campus radio station as part of this course, as well as other opportunities to gain hands-on practical experience working in live media.

BA Broadcast Production: Tv & Radio

Developed in partnership with industry experts, employers and professional associations, this degree will help you develop the knowledge and skills needed to make a positive impact in business and financial professions. And thanks to our connections with industry experts and professionals, this degree’s teaching and assessments are designed to equip you with the practical experience to tackle the challenges faced by businesses today.

BA Business & Finance

Future-proof your workforce and talent pipeline with UWS’ innovative Graduate Apprenticeship (GA) in Business Management. Our Business Management GA has been developed in collaboration with industry leaders to support aspiring business managers and leaders to develop the essential skills and knowledge needed to underpin business growth, innovation and increased productivity.

BA Business Management

Future-proof your workforce and talent pipeline with the UWS sector leading Graduate Apprenticeship (GA) in Business and Project Management. The GA in Business and Project Management is brand new for 2024 and has been developed in collaboration with industry leaders to develop aspiring Project Managers who possess with the essential skills and knowledge needed to navigate large-scale and intricate projects across diverse sectors. Creating limitless opportunities, it serves as a driving force to broaden your talent pipeline and unlock unparalleled professional development.

BA Business and Project Management

Discover what it means to become a professionally qualified Community Educator with our BA Community Education degree. This degree is perfect for anyone interested in working with young people, adults and communities, to engage in learning about how to live the best life possible and to challenge discrimination and all forms of injustice. Teaching, learning and assessment are underpinned by theories and practices relating to youth and community work, equality and social justice, wellbeing and community empowerment.

BA Community Education

Prepare yourself for a career in the criminal justice system with UWS’s BA Criminal Justice / Criminal Justice (Policing). This degree – the only one of its kind in Scotland – will help you develop expertise in criminology and criminal justice, social science, research methods, law and policy so that you’re ready to work in related areas in policing, prisons and the third sector. After Year 2, you’ll have the option to continue to study criminal justice or to specialise in policing through our policing specialism options.

BA Criminal Justice

If you’ve got a calling to teach then UWS’s BA Education will help you establish a career as a primary school teacher. This degree is designed to equip you with the skills to work effectively within a primary school setting and will provide you with a broad-based education in contemporary subjects. UWS’s BA Education also offers the flexibility of combining your studies in education with a specialism and provides valuable opportunities for school placement throughout each year of study – giving you the hands-on experience needed to complement your academic studies.

BA Education

Fancy learning about the important role events have in society and the skills required to plan and stage events to run like clockwork? Then UWS’s BA Events management programme is designed to take your knowledge and skills to the next level. You’ll learn about managing projects, budgets and risk management and other operational skills needed to stage events and will develop your understanding of the important role that events have in communities at a local national and international level. You will learn ways that events can be managed to achieve sustainability goals and have a positive impact on society. With close industry partnerships and regular guest lectures from events professionals, the content delivered on this programme aims to provide you with insight and experience of best practice across a range of events sectors, including business events, conferences, sports, music and a range of community festivals.

BA Events management

The BSc Music Technology provides students with the knowledge and practical experience to work in various areas within the creative music, audio and media sectors. Guest speakers from the industry also form part of the course to deepen your understanding of the subject further.

BA in Music Technology

Bachelor

The Bachelor of Accounting offers you, as a student, an opportunity to study towards a specialised degree which brings substantial professional accreditation and exemptions. The programme covers a full range of accountancy subjects from financial and management accounting to financial management, taxation, auditing and ancillary areas ensuring the student acquires the necessary specialist and generic transferable skills relevant to a career in the field of accountancy.

BAcc (Hons) Accounting

A BSc (Hons) in Applied Biomedical Science is an undergraduate degree program that focuses on the practical application of biological and biomedical principles in a laboratory setting. Here are some key aspects of this program: Core Subjects: Students typically study a range of core subjects such as biology, biochemistry, physiology, anatomy, genetics, and microbiology.

BSc (Hons) Applied Biomedical Science

Get ready to pursue a career in the biological sciences with UWS’s BSc (Hons) Applied Bioscience programme. You'll receive hands-on training in a wide range of biology disciplines to establish your knowledge before progressing to study more advanced and research-linked topics. Work-related learning combined with access to UWS’s state of the art laboratories will prepare you for a wide range of career options. Large amounts of practical work, experience with modern techniques and developing research skills are key strengths of the programme as is the option to undertake a work placement in year 3. Employers regularly comment that our graduates have the necessary skills to contribute effectively and productively in the workplace.

BSc (Hons) Applied Bioscience

Get ready to pursue a career in the zoological sciences with UWS’s BSc (Hons) Applied Bioscience & Zoology degree. You’ll receive a grounding in biological and zoological science before progressing to study more advanced zoological topics. The programme will equip you with the practical and transferable skills for a rewarding career in biological and zoological sciences in Scotland or abroad. Our highly qualified and experienced team will deepen your understanding of bioscience and zoology, and the range of career options and professional accreditations available to you upon graduation.

BSc (Hons) Applied Bioscience & Zoology

Our BSc (Hons) Applied Environmental Science and Sustainability will prepare you for a career where you will address some of the most challenging and important issues of our time in terms of sustainable development, particularly with respect to the protection of the environment. Environmental Scientists must overcome these challenges through creative, innovative and more sustainable solutions to local and global challenges.

BSc (Hons) Applied Environmental Science and Sustainability

A BSc (Hons) in Applied Biomedical Science is an undergraduate degree program that focuses on the application of biological sciences to medical diagnostics and healthcare. This type of degree combines theoretical knowledge with practical laboratory skills to prepare students for careers in biomedical science, medical research, or related fields. Here are some key aspects typically covered in a BSc (Hons) Applied Biomedical Science program: Biomedical Sciences: Students study fundamental concepts in biology, biochemistry, genetics, microbiology, and physiology.

BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science

The BSc (Hons) Chemistry provides you with the fundamental knowledge and practical skills you need for a career in the dynamic fields of drug research, environmental analysis and forensic science. With an emphasis on strong academic content and theoretical underpinnings, practical experience and modern chemical instrumentation, this degree focuses on analytical chemistry and health-related fields. Our course, which was rated 2nd in the UK for teaching in the 2023 National Student Survey, includes practical aspects to develop your analytical, problem-solving and numeracy skills. Small-group workshops, tutorials and presentations will improve your communication and presentation skills, making you attractive for a successful career in chemical sciences. In addition, there is the option to undertake a paid 12 month industrial placement between years 3 and 4.

BSc (Hons) Chemistry

The BSc (Hons) Chemistry with Education will provide you with both the extensive theoretical knowledge and practical skills in chemistry and professional skills through work-based learning to ensure you are fully equipped to meet the demands of being a Chemistry teacher in secondary (high) school. The overall aim of the course is to allow you to develop the knowledge and skills required to teach Chemistry at Secondary School level. You will study Chemistry to Honours level, and will also develop your teaching skills in years 3 and 4 by taking modules in Education.

BSc (Hons) Chemistry with Education

The BSc (Hons) Computer Networking is professionally recognised by the British Computer Society and will provide you with the skills, knowledge and experience needed to work in this exciting and ever-evolving field and help keep all aspects of modern life connected. You’ll discover how networking hardware and software work together to keep people and organisations connected, and support the wide range of services we expect our networks to provide.

BSc (Hons) Computer Networking

Take your first steps in your career as an environmental health professional with UWS’s BSc (Hons) Environmental Health with Professional Practice. This professionally-accredited degree has been developed with input from local authorities, the Society of Chief Environmental Health Officers in Scotland and industry experts and is the only one of its kind in the UK. You’ll explore how the natural and built environment impacts on human health and learn how to keep people safe and healthy using science, technology, law and professional practice.

BSc (Hons) Environmental Health

The BSc Adult Nursing prepares graduates to begin the study of nursing as a discipline and, following completion to the threshold standard of ordinary degree, to meet the requirements for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). An NMC accredited BSc Honours pathway provides a competitive, optional additional year to progress to Honours degree qualification. This degree enables nurses to meet the requirements of a modern health care system, work in multi-professional teams and demonstrate leadership and management abilities.

BSc Adult Nursing

Get ready to pursue a career in the biological or forensic sciences with UWS’s BSc Applied Bioscience with Forensic Investigation. This degree will equip you with the forensic analysis skills to assess crime scenes and analyse biological and chemical evidence. It will also develop your complex problem solving skills. Large amounts of practical work, experience with modern techniques and developing research and problem-solving skills are key strengths of the programme as is the option to undertake a work placement in year 3. It is focussed on producing well-qualified, highly skilled graduates who meet the demands of the UK and international biotechnology, food, pharmaceutical, life sciences and forensic sectors.

BSc Applied Bioscience with Forensic Investigation

The professionally-accredited BSc Business Technology opens up a wide range of roles and opportunities for you with many organisations, including large blue chip international companies. You will learn about the fundamentals of business operations and technology, and progress to the in-depth study of systems analysis, project management, and recent advancements in business intelligence and information security management. With industry placements, business-focused content and work-related learning, the BSc (Hons) Busienss Technology prepares you for a modern career in technology-reliant businesses.

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