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Contents
CONTENTS
Welcome from the Vice-Chancellor..................... 3 Biomedical Sciences (Clinical Biochemistry) MSc... 47 Creative Writing: Writing the City MA.............. 79 Multimedia Journalism (Broadcast/Print
Coronavirus Update......................................... 5 Biomedical Sciences (Haematology) MSc.......... 47 English Language and Linguistics MA............... 80 and Online) MA............................................111
Research......................................................... 7 Biomedical Sciences (Immunology) MSc............ 48 English Language and Literature MA................. 80 Public Relations MA.......................................112
London Life...................................................... 9 Biomedical Sciences (Medical Microbiology) MSc...48 Teaching English to Speakers of Other Social Media and Digital Communication MA.... 112
Careers and Employability.............................. 11 Biomedical Sciences (Medical Molecular Languages MA.................................................81
Postgraduate International Experience............... 15 Biology) MSc.................................................... 49 Music 113
Teaching Excellence....................................... 17 Fashion 83 Audio Production MA....................................115
Research Degrees: Graduate Schools............... 19 Business and Management 51 Fashion Business Management MA.................. 85 Live Music Management MA..........................115
Our Campuses and Facilities........................... 21 Digital Business MSc...................................... 53 Menswear MA............................................... 85 Music Business Management MA....................116
Educating for Professional Life.......................... 23 Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Enterprise
Development MSc.......................................... 53 Film and Television 87 Nutrition and Public Health 117
Human Resource Management MA.................. 54 Film, Television and Moving Image MA............. 89 Global Public Health Nutrition MSc.................119
Accounting and Finance 27 International Business and Management Integrative Health and Wellbeing MSc.............119
Finance (Banking/International Finance) MSc.... 29 MSc/MA...................................................... 54 Languages 91 Sport and Exercise Nutrition MSc....................120
Finance and Accounting MSc.......................... 29 International Development Management MSc.... 55 International Liaison and Communication MA.... 93
FinTech with Business Analytics MSc................. 30 International Human Resource Management MA... 55 Specialised Translation MA............................. 93 Politics and International Relations 121
Investment and Risk Finance MSc..................... 30 Management MA........................................... 56 Translation and Interpreting MA....................... 94 Energy and Environmental Change MA...........123
MBA............................................................ 56 Diploma in Translation.................................... 94 International Relations and
Architecture and Interiors 31 Project Management MSc............................... 57 Democratic Politics MA..................................123
Architecture MA............................................. 33 Sustainability Management and Innovation MSc... 57 Law 95 International Relations and Security MA...........124
Architecture and Environmental Design MSc...... 33 Corporate Finance Law LLM............................ 97 International Relations MA.............................124
Architecture Postgraduate Diploma Professional Computer Science and Engineering 59 Entertainment Law LLM.................................... 97
Practice (RIBA Part III)..................................... 34 Cyber Security and Forensics MSc.................... 61 International and Commercial Psychology 125
Interior Architecture MA.................................. 34 Dispute Resolution Law LLM............................. 98 Health Psychology MSc..................................127
Master of Architecture (MArch) (RIBA pt II)......... 35 Construction Management, International Commercial Law LLM................... 98 Psychology MSc............................................128
Urban Design MA.......................................... 35 Real Estate and Urban Planning 63 International Law LLM..................................... 99
Construction Commercial Management MSc...... 65 Legal Practice LLM.......................................... 99 Tourism and Events Management 129
Art, Design and Visual Culture 37 Construction Project Management MSc............. 65 Religion, Law and Society MA/LLM.................100 Event Design and Management MA................131
Art and Visual Culture MA............................... 39 International Planning and Sustainable Tourism Management MA..............................131
Creative Practice MRes................................... 39 Development MA........................................... 66 Marketing 101
Cultural and Critical Studies MA...................... 40 Urban and Regional Planning MA.................... 66 Marketing Communications MA/MSc..............103 Transport and Logistics 133
Documentary Photography and Real Estate Development MSc.......................... 67 Marketing Management MA/MSc..................103 Air Transport Planning and Management MSc.... 135
Photojournalism MA....................................... 40 Logistics and Supply Chain Management MSc.... 135
Interactive Media Practice MA......................... 41 Data Science and Informatics 69 Media and Communication 105 Transport Planning and Management MSc.......136
Museums, Galleries and Big Data Technologies MSc............................. 71 Communication MA......................................107
Contemporary Culture MA.............................. 41 Business Intelligence and Analytics MSc............ 71 Data, Culture and Society MA........................107 Essential Information 137
Photography Arts MA..................................... 42 Digital and Interactive Storytelling LAB MA......108 English Language Development.......................139
Economics 73 Diversity and the Media MA...........................108 Studying at Westminster.................................140
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 43 Economic Policy and Analysis MSc................... 75 Global Media MA........................................109 Course Structure............................................141
Applied Biotechnology MSc............................ 45 International Media Business MA....................109 Accommodation, Fees and Funding.................141
Biomedical Sciences MSc................................ 45 English and Creative Writing 77 Media and Development MA.........................110 Index...........................................................143
Biomedical Sciences (Cancer Biology) MSc....... 46 English Literature: Modern and Media Management MA................................110 Course Enquiries...........................................145
Biomedical Sciences (Cellular Pathology) MSc... 46 Contemporary Fictions MA.............................. 79 Media, Campaigning and Social Change MA.... 111 Map............................................................146
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Welcome
WELCOME
FROM THE
VICE-CHANCELLOR
The University of Westminster is home to some 19,000 students
from more than 160 countries. Within this, our flourishing and
active postgraduate community forms one of the pillars of our
education offering. At Westminster we value all of our students,
recognising your individuality and know that you who join us
are motivated by making a difference. We give you not just
a postgraduate qualification but a fully rounded educational
experience that will help you stand out from the crowd.
Established as London’s first polytechnic in 1838, Westminster
has continued to develop as a University that thrives on delivering
transformational education to people from all backgrounds.
We foster innovation and creativity, informed by professional
practice and inspired by research. Through our close links in
business, professional and academic life within London, as well as
overseas, we stay relevant, ensuring we add value to professional
practice through our education, research and enterprise offerings.
Our distinctive approach within research is the way we apply it to
create impact. Our focus on equality and inclusion and wellbeing for
all translates into the type of research we produce, delivering insights
and impacts for a better society. We strive to create a virtuous
interconnection of research, teaching and enterprise, supporting our
student body to become global citizens who share our ethos.
We will continue to build on this. Welcome to Westminster.
Dr Peter Bonfield OBE FREng
Vice-Chancellor and President
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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE
CORONAVIRUS
UPDATE
The outbreak of the Covid-19 global pandemic education delivery, offering some on campus
this year affected all of us across the globe, teaching where needed as well as online
creating challenges the like of which we had learning through our ever-enhancing digital
never seen before. capability to ensure a seamless educational
experience whatever the future may hold.
For us as a university, the safety, health and
wellbeing of our students and colleagues has What I have found inspirational throughout this
been paramount. Back in March we moved experience has been the incredible hard work,
quickly, taking our entire provision online in dedication and action taken by our colleagues
anticipation of the UK lockdown. Beyond this and students throughout this in addition to their
we wanted to ensure we supported our students work or studies - becoming volunteers, offering
and colleagues as best we could, keeping equipment for testing, making masks and gowns
our accommodation open, providing laptops, and collecting food and supplies to support
online work opportunities and financial help the fight against Covid-19. It is this energy and
where needed. Our Students’ Union established dedication which makes Westminster who we
new online support forums and we have been are and gives me the resolve to know we will be
virtually together while physically apart. We able to take on any future challenges.
know the risk is not over and our teams have
been working carefully to plan for our reopening Dr Peter Bonfield OBE FREng
in September taking an agile approach to our Vice-Chancellor and President
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Research
RESEARCH
At Westminster researchers “I chose to pursue a Masters at the
expand existing boundaries. University of Westminster because the
Building on our pioneering past, programme I wanted to pursue had
staff and students, thinkers and academics who had made tremendous
creators, all come together in strides in their research and I knew
our Research Communities to learning from them would equip me
look forwards, anticipate what’s with the skills I needed for my chosen
changing, and embrace the new career path”
with energy and imagination. Catherine Kinuthia,
International Relations and Security MA
Our focus is to create a positive place and
culture so all our people are supported and
encouraged to realise their ambition. Support for
our Research Environment is led by our Research
and Knowledge Exchange Office in partnership
with the Graduate School.
Sustaining and developing
the next generation
Our research communities bring together and
build on the work of our many strong, existing Developing and sustaining research is a key priority,
research groups and centres. and Westminster’s Graduate School (see p19)
provides a thriving home for our doctoral researchers
The four research communities are: and a vibrant researcher development programme
• Arts, Communication and Culture benchmarked to national and European standards.
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Health Innovation and Wellbeing For staff, our frameworks for the development
• Sustainable Cities and the Urban Environment and enhancement of research excellence in their
careers have been recognised by awards such as
Westminster’s world-leading and internationally Athena Swan Bronze and the HR Excellence in
excellent research achieves impact that is Research Award.
recognised inside and outside academia. Our
groups and centres are undertaking pioneering,
Putting our research to work
high quality, innovative research across a diverse
We encourage our people to develop and apply
range of areas. To discover more visit:
westminster.ac.uk/research/groups-and-centres
their knowledge and expertise to address the Pioneering Research
requirements of research users through applied
research and other forms of knowledge exchange. in the Heart of London
Research at Westminster furthers our
We engage with businesses and other organisations
from a range of sectors, disseminating and applying university’s historic mission to enable
knowledge through collaboration, working with people from every background to
partners both nationally and internationally. realise their true potential.
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London Life
LONDON LIFE
Wherever you look, London is full
of life. It’s one of the world’s great “University of Westminster is in the
cities – from business and finance heart of London, where we can meet
to fashion, art, music, cinema and and build networks from people all
sport. London is where things around the world. The course was both
happen first and as one of the city’s theoretical and practical that had a
almost 400,000 students, much dynamic and always motivated me”
of what happens in the capital is Doga Ilter, Marketing Management MA
within your reach.
Few cities in the world can match London as
a place of culture and learning. There are four
UNESCO world heritage sites, more than 170 London tops the Global Financial Centres Index,
museums, and over 800 art galleries. A third of all and for centuries the city has been known as a
the UK’s archives are housed here, and among the place of pioneers and entrepreneurs. Today it
city’s 300+ public libraries is the British Library, is home to leading national and multinational
within walking distance of our central London companies, corporations and organisations
campuses, and home to the Magna Carta. London across almost every professional and business
has more than 250 art and design galleries, over sector imaginable.
600 cinema screens (including Westminster’s own
Regent Street Cinema) 200-plus theatres, and Our central London campuses are within easy
vibrant music and social scenes. reach of many famous landmarks and institutions,
including the Houses of Parliament, the BBC, the
London Stock Exchange and the British Museum. If
your course is based at our Harrow campus, you
can combine the advantage of a residential green
site with easy accessibility to all that London has
to offer. Despite the size of the city, there are good
underground, bus and train networks and London
is well connected by rail and road to the rest of the
UK and Europe. And there are a number of major
airports providing strong global air links.
Importantly, making the most of London doesn’t
have to be expensive. With substantial student
discounts and many of the city’s attractions being
free, you’ll always find ways to make your money
go further.
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Careers and Employability
CAREERS AND
EMPLOYABILITY
As a university based in the heart Practical Support and Resources
of one of the world’s greatest Under normal circumstances, we provide face-to-
face networking opportunities, but we have more
cities, our close links with industry recently been able to replicate this by hosting an
and professional organisations online Careers Fair and are planning further virtual
in London, across the UK and events for Autumn 2020.
all over the world enable us to
Some postgraduate courses include professional
attract the highest quality guest internship or placement opportunities, and you
speakers and lecturers. will be given support in seeking opportunities and
making your applications to them.
Over 20 separate professional bodies offer
accreditation, approval or recognition of our Our Careers Consultants and Placement teams
courses, or membership for our graduates. offer one-to-one appointments to support your
individual circumstances. You can get feedback
We are ideally located to build strong working on CVs and applications, coaching before having
relationships with professional associations an interview, or have an appointment to help you
and potential employers, and provide great understand your personal skills and experiences,
placements, internships, and networking and how they relate to the labour market. We
opportunities for our students. have also recently been offering online group
Q&A sessions on popular topics such as how to
While studying a postgraduate degree at the make the best use of LinkedIn.
University of Westminster, you will not only acquire
an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the The Careers and Employability service subscribes
subject you have chosen, you will also develop to a number of key resources and encourages
beneficial transferable skills related to, for students to make use of those offered by other
example, research and analysis, communication, providers such as LinkedIn Learning. Through our
organising and prioritising, logical and critical Engage and EngagePlus systems students can
thinking, problem solving, decision making and access bespoke resources that have been written “I did have a career goal in mind but if
interpersonal skills. by experienced Careers Consultants and other not for the Careers and Employability
members of our team, as well as videos, career service, I wouldn’t have been able to
Our dedicated Careers and Employability development tools and job vacancies.
Service works with an ever-expanding network
find the right direction to achieving
of over 10,000 employers, to provide you with my goals, the careers staff were
exceptional careers support and guidance. very helpful and supportive and are
During your time at Westminster you will have Postgraduate study is a significant constantly trying to help us achieve
access to our comprehensive online vacancy investment of your time and money; what we first set out to do”
service, where you will find internal and external we are determined to support you in
career opportunities as well as access to online realising your potential through the Akanksha Haridas,
event listings hosted by industry experts; and Finance (International Finance) MSc
1-to-1 support plus a wide range of e-support
investment you are making in your own
and resources. personal and professional development.
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Careers and Employability
Career Mentoring
Postgraduate students can also benefit from
Westminster’s award-winning Career Mentoring
Scheme. Mentoring is a long-term relationship that
meets a developmental need, and your mentor
will facilitate your personal and professional
growth by sharing knowledge and insights, to
help you to succeed.
As a graduate of the University of Westminster
you will have continued and free access to nearly
all of the above services and resources for up to
three years after you complete your course.
Westminster Employability Award
Another excellent initiative to participate in, this
programme offers support for career and personal
development by formally recognising the extra-
curricular activities you complete during your time
at the University of Westminster.
It is designed to help participants gain
experience and develop key skills that employers
expect applicants to have. The WEA is a
great way to find out more about yourself,
explore different options and get job-ready by
completing the Award.
“I completed the Westminster Employability Award
which is designed by the University careers team
and consist on a multitude of activities to develop
your employability skills and rewards students
virtually. It really helped me structure my attitude
towards career searching and I obtained a position
in the University Legal Advice Clinic as a result”
Cynthia M. Garba, International Law LLM
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PostGraduate International experience
POSTGRADUATE
INTERNATIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Benvenuti, selamat datang,
willkommen – and a warm • specialised careers support, including
international careers fairs and work experience.
welcome, in more than 150
different languages, to our We also offer a wide range of additional courses
students from all over the world. to support you before you arrive and during
Wherever you come from, we your studies, including training and study skills,
Academic English, and a range of Pre-Sessional
can offer you a distinctly British English courses for both September and January
learning experience within a truly intakes (see p139).
international environment.
Pre-masters preparation courses
With more than 6,000 students and staff from
The University of Westminster works in partnership
across the globe and a highly international alumni
with Kaplan International College London to
community, the University of Westminster embraces
provide Pre-Masters courses for international
global engagement in all forms. Westminster
students who do not meet the entry requirements
was ranked 4th in the UK and 32nd globally for
for a range of our Masters programmes. These
International Outlook.*
courses are tailored to meet the needs of
international students, to include subject specific
Support for international students academic modules alongside study skills and much
If you’re coming to London from overseas, we have more. English language tuition is also provided at
plenty of experience in helping and supporting a range of levels.
international students make the most of their time
with us. You’ll find extra dedicated support to help Upon successful completion of your Pre-Masters
you feel at home, including: course to the required level, you will be
• full information pack with all the details you guaranteed a place on your chosen postgraduate
*Source: Times Higher Young University Rankings 2020
need to know about enrolment and student degree at the University of Westminster.
support services “Studying in London is the best choice
• pre-departure webinars and face-to-face The following courses are available at Kaplan
I’ve ever made in my life. London is
briefings in several countries and online International College London:
Postgraduate Semester a magical place where you can reach
• advice on immigration and visas • Pre-Masters in Business, Law and Social Sciences
Study Abroad Programme your potential and your creativity
• support and advice on securing University • Pre-Masters in Science & Engineering
Halls of Residence or alternative • To find out more and apply visit the Kaplan Join our Semester Postgraduate Study Abroad surrounded by the ‘London Vibe’.
accommodation in London International College London website: Programme and choose to study from a range of Don’t hesitate to come here. Don’t be
• our International Students’ Welcome kaplanpathways.com/universities/ modules, or combine your study with an internship.
nervous and just open your mind to
Programme, which gives you the chance to university-of-westminster You can transfer these credits to your home degree,
network with other international students as and embed an international experience into your embrace it; London will embrace you
well as Westminster staff We also work with a range of other academic studies, to enhance your global learning and in every way”
• our airport ‘meet and greet’ service for students institutions offering Pre-Masters qualifications future employability. For more information on all
Yu He, International Media Business MA
arriving on specific dates at Heathrow which we are happy to accept for entry the opportunities open to you, and to read student
• plenty of student societies dedicated to people v/international/ reflections on their Study Abroad experience visit
and interests from diverse nations university-preparation-courses westminster.ac.uk/study-abroad
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TEACHING EXCELLENCE
TEACHING
EXCELLENCE
Our high-quality teaching is informed
by our internationally recognised
research, and underpinned by our
wide-ranging links to industry and
professional bodies.
Our goal is to provide a transformative learning
experience for students from every background, to
enable them to develop into resilient and expert
graduates who respond flexibly and contribute
positively in an unknown global future.
As a University community we are committed
to teaching in a way that is practical, active,
inquiry- and problem-focused, and socially
engaged. We aim to provide personalised
learning and flexibility for students, and to embed
critical thinking, employability, enterprise and
global fluency in our courses.
We are committed to inclusivity and accessibility
and to removing barriers to success. We work
through partnership with students, employers
and the broader community, and we support
our students to become changemakers who can
tackle global challenges. Our education
is digitally enabled, and we embrace
technology-enhanced learning.
To help us achieve these aims our Centre for
Education and Teaching Innovation (CETI) “The highlight for me throughout
supports a University-wide culture of pedagogic
reflection, development, innovation, scholarship the course has been the support from
and research to champion teaching and the teaching staff. As a part time
professional development. CETI acts as an student I cannot stress how crucial
incubator for staff and students to collaborate on that has been to me throughout my
creating the kind of unique learning opportunities time at Westminster”
that are essential in the ever-changing world,
to think critically about the future challenges of Nino Cuffaro, LPC
higher education, and to explore the big issues
that will shape the future of knowledge production
both within and beyond academia.
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westminster.ac.ukResearch Degrees: Graduate School
RESEARCH DEGREES:
GRADUATE SCHOOLS
As a PhD research degree student At Westminster, you will thrive within a highly
at the University of Westminster, not respected research degree programme with
an established reputation for delivering world-
only will you belong to an academic class research degree outcomes, supported by
school and research group, you will a supervisory team of subject-leading research
also be a member of a much wider experts and dedicated professional colleagues.
community of doctoral researchers
You will be actively supported as you progress
through the University’s Graduate through your degree to achieve timely completion.
School: a vibrant, high quality and
inspiring globally engaged research Westminster has scored highly in the Postgraduate
environment in the heart of London. Research Experience Survey in respect of
induction, academic progress and completion
of thesis (PRES2018). These results evidence
Westminster is celebrated for combining world
Westminster’s commitment to help you succeed in
leading research and innovation with practice-led
your doctoral research.
engagement and impact across a wide range of
subject areas.
For more information, please visit
westminster.ac.uk/research-degrees
Through the Graduate School, you will have
the opportunity to become a highly regarded
professional in your field of expertise both
nationally and internationally, and to enhance Each year, the Graduate School hosts
your future professional and career development. a number of events to highlight the work
and wider impact of the doctoral research
A series of tailor-made workshops and specialist community at Westminster.
skills sessions (the Doctoral Researcher
Development Programme) will support your Our Annual Reception celebrates the breadth
development into a confident, highly skilled and and quality of the inspiring research carried out
well rounded professional researcher. by the University’s doctoral researchers. With
interactive displays and presentations, the event
provides a unique opportunity for research
students to discuss their research, and its impact
within their field of expertise, with a wide range
of professional guests and colleagues.
For the Annual Lecture, a world renowned guest
is invited to speak to the research community
on a theme related to the wider role of research
in the public sphere. Recent lectures have
included themes on the importance of public
engagement and involvement in research.
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westminster.ac.ukOur Campuses and Facilities
OUR CAMPUSES
AND FACILITIES
“Our exposure to the Fab Lab has been
of the best experience in Westminster.
The facilities are pretty advanced
and interesting to indulge yourself in
We are proud of our strong international So, whether you are looking for arts and culture, working in these workshops”
We believe in inclusivity and outlook and extremely close links in business, business networking, shopping or socialising, we
empowerment. Since our professional and academic life across London are perfectly placed for you to take advantage of Iman Keaik, Architecture MA
foundation as one of the first and the globe. Thanks to our location, right in everything that London has to offer.
polytechnics in the UK in 1838, the very heart of London, we can offer a vibrant
learning environment which fosters innovation and
the University of Westminster has Develop yourself and your Career
creativity, is informed by professional practice and
never stopped pursuing its mission inspired by research, and focuses on the areas in
Your time at Westminster can be a life-changing
experience, both personally and professionally. Alongside all of this, we have unique and
of delivering transformational which we excel.
The University of Westminster is an exceptional place specialist resources and facilities for our students –
education to people from all to learn, live, work and uncover your true strength. available according to course of study – including:
We look forward and embrace the new with
backgrounds. We can help you • art, design, photography, film and TV studios
energy and imagination. Our aim is to nurture,
with discovering your identity, true transform and inspire distinctive graduates and
You will make friends and connections from • world-class audio recording studios
around the world whilst you learn, explore and • state-of-the-art scientific laboratories
potential and all the opportunities professionals who are able to make a difference
develop professional skills. • dedicated architecture studios
available to you. in the world.
• specialist workshops for a range of media
Across the campuses, our excellent facilities include
Three of our campuses are under five minutes walk
libraries equipped with an extensive collection We are also one of the few universities in the UK
from central London Tube stations, and our Harrow
of books, journals, DVDs and other specialist to have access to Bloomberg Financial Markets
Campus in north-west London, is only 20 minutes
materials, cafes and coffee shops, gym facilities, Suite and a new cutting-edge, digital Fabrication
by Tube from central London.
prayer and quiet rooms, advanced IT services and Laboratory that offers a range of 3D printers and
dedicated, innovative learning and lecture spaces. laser cutters.
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westminster.ac.ukEDUCATING FOR PROFESSIONAL LIFE
EDUCATING FOR
PROFESSIONAL LIFE
Skills and professional development Our courses include, but are not limited to:
The University of Westminster, an accredited • Evening Language Courses
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) • Management and Leadership Development
Centre, offers a range of short courses scheduled • Tour Guiding.
throughout the year in the heart of London. Our
long history of educating for professional life Our accredited professional courses include, but
coupled with our experience of teaching thousands are not limited to:
of students on undergraduate and postgraduate • PRINCE2®
degree courses means we are well placed to • AgilePM®
work with you on enhancing your career and your • DMI Certified Digital Marketing Professional.
personal and professional development.
Our preparatory courses (designed to help you
Taking charge of your development will help gain a professional or chartered status) include,
you excel in today’s complex and continually but are not limited to:
changing business environment. Our short courses • ACCA
provide you with the working knowledge and • CILEx.
practical skills and techniques that apply to your
real life day-to-day tasks. By combining academic To view the full range of courses, dates,
excellence with profound industry knowledge, locations, fees and entry requirements please visit
our tutors’ practical focus and sector insider westminster.ac.uk/short-courses or call,
knowledge enriches your learning experience. T: +44 (0)20 3506 9900
By collaborating with leading industry practitioners
in this way, and with many of our professional
courses benefitting from accreditation by their
industry regulators, you can study with peace of
mind knowing that our courses deliver the highest
standard of learning. Our short courses reflect all
the latest developments, arming you with crucial “The combination of academics and
knowledge and transferable skills, boosting your industry professionals delivering the
own personal and professional achievements, course in combination with the students
which deliver immediate value to your current or
has made it an invaluable experience
future employer.
and journey”
Alexi Pitsillis, Air Transport Planning and
Management MSc
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Accounting and Finance................................................................ 27
Architecture and Interiors .............................................................. 31
Art, Design and Visual Culture........................................................ 37
Biological and Biomedical Sciences................................................ 43
SUBJECT
Business and Management............................................................. 51
Computer Science and Engineering................................................. 59
Construction Management, Real Estate and Urban Planning............... 63
Data Science and Informatics......................................................... 69
Economics.................................................................................... 73
AREAS
English and Creative Writing.......................................................... 77
Fashion........................................................................................ 83
Film and Television........................................................................ 87
Languages................................................................................... 91
Law............................................................................................. 95
Marketing...................................................................................101
Media and Communication.......................................................... 105
Music.........................................................................................113
Nutrition and Public Health...........................................................117
Politics and International Relations..................................................121
Psychology................................................................................. 125
Tourism and Events Management.................................................. 129
Transport and Logistics................................................................. 133
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ACCOUNTING
AND FINANCE
The global financial services industry is facing
a period of unprecedented change. Our
innovative and challenging courses have an
international focus and are developed in close
collaboration with employers and professional
bodies such as the CFA, the CISI and the ACCA
to provide the distinctive skills-set you need to
meet the demands of tomorrow’s job market.
The University of Westminster’s Masters programmes in finance
and accounting draw on the teaching excellence and research With over thirty years of
expertise of our academic and professionally qualified staff. combined experience
Our taught programmes are uniquely designed to enhance the in Financial Services
value of a Masters academic qualification with professional and Head of School
skills. Moreover, the University has invested in a purpose-built Professor Harry Thapar
Financial Markets Suite, which is widely used in leading financial has worked as a Treasurer
institutions around the world to provide a state-of-the-art teaching and Manager in a major
and learning experience. Japanese Citibank and as
a Chief Markets Analyst/
Strategist for a US company,
before joining Westminster.
“The fascinating subject material and
knowledgeable yet approachable
lecturers have gifted me with a far
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broader outlook on life”
Kristina Laasik, Finance and Accounting MSc
The Finance and Accounting MSc
offers up to nine exemptions from
the ACCA examinations.
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Finance MSc Finance and Accounting MSc FinTech with Investment and
(Banking/International Finance) Business Analytics MSc Risk Finance MSc
Length of course: one year full-time
Length of course: one year full-time Location: Marylebone (see map p146) Length of course: one year full-time Length of course: one year full-time
Location: Marylebone (see map p146) Entry requirements and fees: check our website and online Location: Marylebone (see map p146) Location: Marylebone (see map p146)
course pages.
Entry requirements and fees: check our website and online Entry requirements and fees: check our website and online Entry requirements and fees: check our website and online
course pages. For full and most up-to-date information, see course web page: course pages. course pages.
westminster.ac.uk/finance-and-accounting-msc
For full and most up-to-date information, see course web page: For full and most up-to-date information, see course web page: For full and most up-to-date information, see course web page:
westminster.ac.uk/finance-banking-msc or westminster.ac.uk/fintech-with-business-analytics-msc westminster.ac.uk/investment-and-risk-finance-msc
westminster.ac.uk/finance-international-finance-msc
Core modules
• Financial Accounting Policy and Practice
Core modules Core modules
• Managerial Accounting
Core modules • Financial Markets and Institutions • Financial Derivatives
• Financial Management and Corporate Valuation
• Contemporary Finance • Business Analytics • Financial Modelling
• Project
• Financial Modelling • Computational Methods for Finance • International Risk Management
• Research Methods in Finance and Accounting
• Financial Risk Management • Banking Technology • Modern Portfolio Management
• Taxation Principles and Practice
• Project • Blockchain Technologies and Cryptocurrencies • Project
• Research Methods • Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in • Research Methods in Finance and Accounting
Optional modules
Finance Services
• Auditing Assurance and Professional Ethics
Banking pathway: • Predictive Analysis for Decision- Making Optional modules
• Data Analysis
• Commercial Lending • Project (FinTech with Business Analytics) OR • Financial Analysis and Valuation
• Financial Derivatives
• Global Banking Work Placement Project • Financial Markets and Institutions
• Financial Information Systems
• Wealth Management • Fixed Income Analysis and Trading
• Financial Markets and Institutions
Optional modules • Forecasting Markets and Risk Modelling
• Fixed Income Analysis and Trading
International Finance pathway: • Big Data management in Financial Services • Financial Accounting Policy
• International Risk Management
• Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation • High Frequency Trading • Financial Information Systems
• Modern Portfolio Management
• International Finance Management • International Financial Reporting
Associated careers • Managerial Accounting
Associated careers
Optional modules The FinTech with Business Analytics MSc will • Modern Finance
As a graduate, you can expect to pursue a range
Banking pathway: equip you with the skills to collect and analyse
of career opportunities in financial accounting,
• Banking Technology big datasets to develop new investment and risk Associated careers
management accounting, finance, and public
• Behavioural Finance insights. Specialist knowledge of the Financial Career choices include security and financial
administration and other roles in finance and
• Compliance and Banking Law Markets will prepare you to enter or progress in analysis, trading and fund management, capital
accounting. Past graduates of this course have gone
• Corporate Financial Strategy careers in the global financial services market, market sales and administration. The skills you
on to work for leading accounting firms such as
• Investment Banking including work in retail and corporate banking, will acquire through the teaching and learning
KPMG, Ernst & Young, and even multinationals and
capital markets, asset management, insurance and experiences combined with a postgraduate
financial institutions as accountants, management
International Finance pathway: related sectors. qualification in this area of finance will allow you
consultants, audit managers, business analysts,
• Behavioural Finance to expand your career in a dynamic and rapidly
senior financial analysts and in asset-based finance,
• Global Banking evolving global industry.
among other professions. Graduates can apply to
• Global Entrepreneurial Finance
various professional accountancy bodies, and The
• International Trade Finance Professional recognition
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
• Project Finance Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI)
(CIMA) allow graduates to go through a “Gateway”
• Treasury Risk Management and CFA Institute University Affiliation Program
route, which upon completion grants 11 exemptions
from CIMA’s 16 examinations. The Association of
Associated careers
Chartered and Certified Accountant (ACCA) allows
Can open a global career in equity, bond/
graduate to claim 7 – 9 exemptions from the 14
currency markets, banking, investment management,
ACCA exemptions.
hedge funds, insurance, corporate treasury or
risk management. Graduates work for the likes of
Professional Recognition
Amazon, their own businesses or banks throughout
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
the world including Banco Santander, Standard
(ACCA) Chartered Institute of Management
Chartered, Citibank, Société Générale and Paribas.
Accountants (CIMA)
Professional recognition
The Finance (Banking) MSc is formally accredited
by the Chartered Banker Institute.
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westminster.ac.ukArchitecture and Interiors
ARCHITECTURE
AND INTERIORS
The University of Westminster is one of the
largest providers of Architecture, Interiors and
Urban Design education in the country. We offer
specialist, experimental postgraduate education
grounded in continually extending theoretical
and technical knowledge, and the chance
to develop your ideas through creative and
reflective approaches to your chosen discipline.
Our 110-metre long, galleried, day-lit architecture studios are situated
on the roof of the Marylebone Campus, and provide a vibrant “Our mission is to
and experimental studio culture. And our Westminster Fabrication empower architects,
Laboratory combines the digital with the analogue and provides the engineers and
finest facilities of any school of architecture in central London.
building professionals
Our strong links with the professions and future employers create with the knowledge
exciting networking opportunities and lead to excellent employment and skills needed
prospects for our students. to design healthier,
more comfortable
and sustainable built
environments”
Dr Rosa Schiano-Phan
Principal Lecturer
Our facilities include:
• Fabrication Laboratory
• Expanded architecture studios –
complete with a wide range of graphics
and design software
• Construction laboratories
• Ambika P3 Gallery
Student work: Sonya Batsova, Chris Birt, Mahmoud Chehab, Simona
31 Kuneva, Anna Pazurek, Isabela Popescu, Callum Stubbings, Gavin Yau 32
westminster.ac.ukArchitecture and Interiors
Architecture MA Architecture and Architecture Postgraduate Interior Architecture MA
Environmental Design MSc Diploma Professional
Length of course: one year full-time or two years part-time Length of course: one year full-time or two years part-time
Location: Marylebone (see map p146)
Practice (RIBA Part III) Location: Marylebone (see map p146)
Length of course: one year full-time or two years part-time
Entry requirements and fees: check our website and online Location: Marylebone (see map p146) Entry requirements and fees: check our website and online
course pages. Please note, for this course you will need a Length of course: one year part-time course pages. Please note, for this course you will also be
portfolio of work, or a comprehensive written account of Entry requirements and fees: check our website and online Location: Marylebone (see map p146) required to submit a portfolio of work electronically.
relevant experience. course pages. Please note, for this course you may be required
to attend an interview, and to bring a portfolio of work Entry requirements and fees: check our website and online For full and most up-to-date information, see course web page:
For full and most up-to-date information, see course web page: demonstrating prior experience and interests or submit work for course pages. Please note, for this course applicants are westminster.ac.uk/interior-architecture-ma
westminster.ac.uk/architecture-ma digital inspection. required to have RIBA Parts 1 and 2 from a recognised school
of architecture or have passed the ARB assessment for RIBA
For full and most up-to-date information, see course web page: Parts 1 and 2.
westminster.ac.uk/architecture-and-environmental-design-msc Core modules
For full and most up-to-date information, see course web page:
Core modules • Retail Design
westminster.ac.uk/architecture-postgraduate-diploma-
• Research and Thesis Positioning professional-practice-riba-part-iii
• Decoding the Interior
• Major Thesis Project • Thesis Development
Core modules
• Technical Study
• Post-Carbon Culture
Optional modules • Case Study
• Fundamentals of Environmental Design Core modules
• City Re-Imagined: Conceptual Design for Right • Thesis Project
• Climate Positive Environments • Architectural Practice Management
to City
• Evidence-Based Environmental Architecture • English Law, Regulations, Contracts and
• Ethnographic Ways of Knowing: Critical and Associated careers
• Thesis Project Procurement
Creative Explorations of Site The broad range of skills taught has enabled our
• Professional Case Study
• Reading London: Place, Experience and graduates to either strengthen or change their
Optional modules • Professional Development and Experience
Representation career paths. We strive to encourage you to
• Thesis Topic
• Site and Motion develop your professional interests while studying
• Energy and Carbon Associated careers
• Space and Identity: Design Project with us, to build a portfolio of work that you can
This professional qualification leads to registration
• Theories of Critical Practices in Architecture use to find work or relaunch your career after
Associated careers as an architect with ARB and professional
• Media Space and Network Culture graduation. Former graduates are practising in
This course will give you skills that can be used membership of the RIBA. Successful graduates
a variety of areas of design including interior
both in architectural practice and environmental have obtained senior positions or taken greater
Associated careers architecture, retail design, exhibition design, set
design consultancy. The final thesis project could responsibility in architectural practice, developed
By being consciously International in our and lighting design, product design, and interior
also lead to further research and PhD study in their own architectural practice and also gone
academic thinking and with strong global links, conservation, as well as within multidisciplinary
a number of related fields. Alumni have found on to work overseas. Former students have also
our graduates are amongst the most sought after and traditional architectural and design practice.
employment leading sustainability groups in developed specialism in construction law.
anywhere in the world. The flexibility offered
architectural practices and as environmental
within the course is intended to extend your
consultants in consulting engineering companies.
creative abilities and enhance your employability
and performance as a design professional. Typical “The course has been amazing and
employment destinations for our graduates include challenging; I have developed many
architectural practice but they are also successful different skills in design. The tutors
in other design disciplines, media and the arts. kept me focused and helped unlock my
true potential. For my thesis project, I
was given complete freedom and was
“This Course did help me a lot in terms able to reach a higher level of research
of understanding more cultural and in my area of interest. I am confident
global architectural design approaches” in my career prospects”
Kemal Yalaz, Architecture MA Tobi Agunbiade, Interior Design MA
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westminster.ac.ukArchitecture and Interiors
Master of Architecture Urban Design MA
(MArch) (RIBA pt II)
Length of course: one year full-time or two years part-time
Length of course: one year full-time or two years part-time Location: Marylebone (see map p146)
Location: Marylebone (see map p146) Entry requirements and fees: check our website and online
course pages. Please note, for this course you will also need to
Entry requirements and fees: check our website and online submit a portfolio of work.
course pages. Please note, for this course a RIBA for Part 1
/ prescribed by the ARB for Part 1 validated qualification is For full and most up-to-date information, see course web page:
usually required. Applicants will also usually have post-degree westminster.ac.uk/urban-design-ma
professional experience and at interview, should present a
portfolio and examples of professional experience.
For full and most up-to-date information, see course web page: Core modules
westminster.ac.uk/master-of-architecture-march-riba-pt-ii • Dissertation/Major Project
• Research Methods and the Built Environment
• Sustainable Cities and Neighbourhoods
Core modules • Urbanism and Design: Form, Context and
• Architectural Productions Philosophies
• Architectural Reflections I • Urban Design and Planning in Context
• Architectural Productions II • Urban Design and Urban Development Process
• Architectural Reflections II • Urban Design Field Trip
Associated careers Optional modules
Most successful graduates are subsequently • Master Planning
employed in architectural offices and become • Public Realm: Significance, Design and Experience
registered architects after taking the Part III exam. • Reflective Practice
Others progress to take further Master’s or PhD
degrees and then go into research or teaching. Associated careers
Our graduates typically find employment as
urban designers in private consultancy or local
authorities. Many also find the course a useful
tool for developing careers in architecture,
planning or landscape architecture.
We seek to evolve our courses in response to market
conditions and student feedback. For the latest information
on this course, please refer to our website.
Our Alumni are working
with world class organisations
including Zaha Hadid, Wilkinson
Eyre, Hopkins Architects, Foster
and Partners and Rogers Stirk
Harbour and Partners.
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westminster.ac.ukArt, Design and Visual Culture
ART, DESIGN AND
VISUAL CULTURE
Westminster’s postgraduate arts and design
“I have enjoyed
portfolio offers a unique combination of
the opportunity to
professional practice, creative development,
study within diverse
skills enhancement, and contextual, specialist
classrooms while
and interdisciplinary knowledge. developing close
Our courses have always reflected and influenced the state of the relationships with
art. Right back to 1839 when Photography education at Westminster my lecturers who
began and the world’s first photography degree was delivered at our constantly offered
predecessor, the Regent Street Polytechnic. support both leading
up to assessments and
We work with leading professionals and organisations to cultivate
new talent and foster original, innovative thinking. You will be in developing my
exposed to a rich mix of visiting professionals from across the creative long-term career goals”
sector and be able to draw upon the skills and expertise of lecturers,
Michael Anthony Bukur II,
other students and links to London’s vibrant creative community.
Cultural and Critical
Studies MA
Our graduates go onto a wide range of careers as artists,
photographers, curators, designers, academics, writers, digital
advertising executives, creative technologists, digital content
producers and developers, game designers, new media producers
and marketeers, app developpers and entrepreneurs.
The Photography
Centre at our
Harrow Campus
offers six large,
newly upgraded
and professionally
equipped studios.
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westminster.ac.ukArt, Design and Visual Culture
Art and Visual Culture MA Creative Practice MRes Cultural and Documentary Photography
Critical Studies MA and Photojournalism MA
Length of course: one year full-time or two years part-time Length of course: one year full-time or two years part-time
Location: Regents (see map p146) Location: Harrow (see map p146) Length of course: one year full-time or two years part-time Length of course: one year full-time or two years part-time
Entry requirements and fees: check our website and online Entry requirements and fees: check our website and online Location: Regents (see map p146) Location: Harrow (see map p146)
course pages. Please note, for this course you may be asked to course pages. Please note. for this course an interview may
respond to a specific article as part of the application process. form part of the application process. Entry requirements and fees: check our website and online Entry requirements and fees: check our website and online
course pages. course pages. Please note, for this course you will need
For full and most up-to-date information, see course web page: For full and most up-to-date information, see course web page: a portfolio and to demonstrate a commitment to studying
westminster.ac.uk/art-and-visual-culture-ma westminster.ac.uk/creative-practice-mres For full and most up-to-date information, see course web page: documentary practice. Selected applicants are also interviewed.
westminster.ac.uk/cultural-and-critical-studies-ma
For full and most up-to-date information, see course web page:
westminster.ac.uk/documentary-photography-and-
Core modules Core modules photojournalism-ma
Core modules
• Dissertation • Research Project in Creative Practice (whole year)
• Capitalism and Culture
• Visual Culture: Theoretical • Research Methods in Creative Practice
• Dissertation
and Critical Perspectives
• Problems and Perspectives in Cultural Studies Core modules
• Visual Culture: Production, Display and Discourse Optional modules
• Orientation
• Module of your choice selected from our
Optional modules • Critical Review
Optional modules wide range of arts, design and media
• Digital Cultures • The Photo Book
• Capitalism and Culture postgraduate courses
• Engaging the Archive • Final Major Project
• Engaging the Archive
• Experimental Women’s Writing, Photography • Dissertation
• Representing World Cultures Associated careers
and Film
• Urban Cultures The Creative Practice MRes provides you with
• Queer Now Optional modules
• Museum Narratives the tools to develop a profession in research
• Representing World Cultures • Histories and Context - Documentary
• Work Placement in Cultural Institutions and scholarship relating to teaching in higher
• Trauma in American Modernity: The Nation and Photojournalism
• Digital Cultures education, working in archival research and
and its Limits • Writing Photography
• Art Museums and Contemporary Culture related fields, as well as developing your work
• Urban Cultures • Contemporary Debates
as a practising artist, curator, designer and writer
• Work Placement in Cultural Institutions • Photography and Aesthetics
Associated careers working in your chosen field.
This MA prepares you for careers in the creative
Associated careers Associated careers
industries as well as academia. The combination
Graduates have gone on to pursue a wide variety Course emphasis is on the development of your
of seminars, workshops and field trips that the
course offers equips you with sophisticated critical “The MRes has given me direction and of careers both within the educational, cultural and work, through experimentation, and knowledge
can be beneficial whether you want to creative sectors and beyond. Recent graduates creation within contemporary approaches to
thinking skills as well as practical knowledge of
from the course have gone on to become archivists documentary and photojournalistic practice.
how the cultural sector operates, and we work develop your own Creative Practice or in cultural institutions such as museums, galleries Technical skills are acquired enabling photographic
closely with the university careers office to help you as a foundation towards a PhD. I now and universities, as community and educational production of works and involving competent use
prepare for entering the job market. As a result,
have a much better understanding programme co-ordinators for museums, as art of various hardware and software. You will also
many of our students have gone on to pursue
successful careers as curators, cultural consultants, and appreciation of Creative Practice gallery directors, theatre managers and a range of develop relevant skills to establish your career such
in connection to the research other roles within the creative industries, including as large/small scale project management, direction,
art educators and administrators, media arts
public relations, marketing and recruitment. curating, facilitation, advocacy, and experience of
project managers and learning producers. Many environment and how this relates to group and collaborative working.
others have gone on to MPhil/PhD study in fields undertaking a PhD”
such as art history and visual culture, cultural
studies and new media. James Snazell, Creative Practice MRes “Our lecturers are extremely
knowledgeable with an expansive
understanding of subject areas. Their
practices range from photographers,
curators, writers, essayists and
publishers. The state-of-the-art facilities
are a real asset”
Terrence Burford-Phearse, Documentary
Photography and Photojournalism MA
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