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Our Contemporary Media Practice BA will challenge you to develop cutting-edge approaches to media arts with an emphasis on innovation and emerging creative technologies.
It will give you the opportunity to work across media disciplines to prepare you for a dynamic and ever-changing media arts landscape. Our graduates have a wide range of career options in the creative industries, such as content production across interactive media, immersive technologies, CGI and VFX, videogame design, film, experience design and emerging technologies including Artificial Intelligence and the Metaverse.
Our unique course combines traditional art school approaches to creative practice – where students develop skills in critical thinking, innovation and contextual awareness – with industry-level professionalism. As a Contemporary Media Practice student, you will have access to extensive industry-level facilities including photographic, green screen and film studios, video editing suites, photography printing and darkroom facilities, 3D workshops, emerging media and computer labs. Part of the University of Westminster's School of Arts, based at our Harrow Campus, a cutting-edge creative hub, and one of the leading media, arts and design educational facilities in Europe.
• This course is industry-recognised by ScreenSkills, the industry-led skills body for the UK's screen-based industries, and carries the ScreenSkills Select quality-mark, which indicates courses best suited to prepare students for a career in the screen industries.
• Connected to CREAM (Centre for Research and Education in Arts and Media) - You will be taught by researchers from the University’s CREAM research Centre
• Westminster is ranked 2nd in the UK in the Complete University Guide 2023 for ‘Research Quality’ in Art and Design
• Westminster is ranked top 15 among UK institutions for Communication and Media Studies in the QS World University Rankings 2023. The University is also ranked in the top 15 in the Complete University Guide 2023 for 'Student Satisfaction' in Communication and Media Studies
Our Global Challenges BA will help you to address some of the most pressing political, scientific and ethical challenges facing humanity globally today. You’ll explore some of the key dimensions of science, politics and society, working towards creating and leading positive change.
This course has a particular focus on responding to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and with this in mind, highlights the importance of promoting just, peaceful and inclusive societies, reducing poverty and hunger, ensuring health and wellbeing, achieving gender and racial equality, delivering a net zero future, bringing dignity to work, and enabling sustainable futures through decisive action on climate change.
You'll explore the challenges facing society on local, national and global levels and adopt an interdisciplinary approach to address these issues head-on. By combining a range of core and optional modules from across politics, international relations, sociology, criminology, law, health and nutrition, psychology and sustainability, you’ll gain a unique perspective and be well-equipped to enact positive change. In the final year of the course, your broad range of knowledge will allow you to develop an innovative final project on an area you are passionate about and create workable solutions to global challenges.
• Confront the ‘big questions’ of our time and create solutions to make a positive difference in the world
• Gain valuable experience by working with community and other organisations, completing a work-based placement and conducting research and fieldwork
• Study a range of modules from within social sciences, humanities and sciences to develop a broad insight into how we can respond to global issues
• Engage with real-world tasks through our authentic assessments linked to policy tasks, research and developing ‘job-ready skills’
• Produce an innovative final project in an area you are passionate about
• Enhance your CV with an optional year-long work or study abroad placement
Our Psychology and Counselling BSc Honours is accredited by the British Psychological Society. It provides you with a broad contemporary education in psychology and counselling within a vibrant, global learning environment situated in the heart of London.
Our teaching team includes qualified and practising counsellors and psychotherapists who are passionate about sharing their experience, knowledge and skills of therapy. In addition to psychology, you’ll study counselling and psychotherapeutic theories and approaches, and you’ll have the opportunity to develop practical skills such as active listening and effective questioning. Our course is also designed to help you to think creatively and critically, developing the problem-solving skills that will enable you to apply psychology and counselling to address a wide range of personal, professional and societal needs.
There will also be trips organised throughout the course, making the most of our central London location, with previous trips including visits to the Freud Museum, the Wellcome Trust, and the Bethlem Museum. In addition to this, film nights will be organised focusing on the themes of psychology and counselling.
Our Psychology and Counselling BSc offers you the opportunity to follow your own interests through an attractive range of option modules. A distinctive feature of the option modules we offer is that the majority are focused on professional practice. This provides you not only with a chance to specialise, but also to investigate potential career paths as a graduate psychologist.
Learning takes place through a combination of face-to-face teaching and independent study, including lectures, seminars and project work. Your experience will be further enriched by opportunities for research participation, counselling skills practice and work-based learning.
You’ll focus on active and often collaborative project work, which includes carrying out research practicals, allowing you to engage first hand with research practice and the knowledge base of our discipline.
Top reasons to study with us
• Development of practical skills and reflective practice – you’ll be able to practise skills such as active listening, reflecting, paraphrasing, and summarising
• Professionally trained course team – you’ll be taught by staff who are qualified and practising psychologists, psychotherapists and counsellors
• Work experience opportunities – you’ll be able to choose work experience from a wide range of settings, and you have the option to undertake a professional work placement year
• Our programme of study has been designed to meet the requirements for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society.
In an era defined by rapid technological advancements and ever-shifting consumer behaviours, the demand for individuals equipped with the expertise to navigate the evolving retail landscape has increased. Our innovative curriculum is designed to meet this demand head-on.
Our comprehensive degree programme covers all aspects of retail, with a distinct emphasis on three key pillars: technology, innovation and ethical considerations. We believe in fostering a mindful approach to commercial strategies that not only prioritise profit, but also centre on people and the planet.
The course can be uniquely tailored to your interests and aspirations, with specialisations available across various retail sectors, including fashion, luxury, sports and leisure and grocery retail. But we don't just stop at theory. We’re dedicated to providing you with authentic learning experiences through partnerships with leading retailers, giving you the chance to apply your skills in real-world workplace settings, enriching your knowledge with practical expertise.
Additionally, between your second and third year of study, you'll also have the opportunity to spend a year in industry applying your knowledge in a real-work environment or gain international experience with a year studying abroad. Be empowered to tackle the ever-evolving challenges of the retail world, shaping its future with confidence.
Top reasons to study with us
• Experience real-world learning, through partnerships with local and industry-leading retailers, enabling you to apply your skills in authentic workplace settings
• Learn from experienced retail practitioners with extensive industry experience alongside retail and digital academic specialists, in the epicentre of UK retail
• Delve into contemporary issues and digital innovation within retail and learn how to market traditional high-street stores as well as manage evolving channels including digital and social media shopping channels
• Experience innovative learning and assessment methods that allow you to learn in different ways
• Be equipped with sought-after skills and knowledge in retail, business and marketing practice to gain a competitive edge and become a mindful leader
• Put theory into practice on a year-long work placement or gain international experience studying abroad
• Cultivate your creativity and refine your digital skills with access to our dedicated digital marketing lab, Switch 23
The Fashion Photography BA has been designed to meet the industry’s demand for well-trained and agile graduates. The degree provides both deep disciplinary knowledge, and a broad range of photographic skills across various forms of analogue, digital and emerging media. Combining the success and legacy of photography at Westminster, with fashion practices, you’ll be equipped with the confidence, flexibility, and skills to develop careers within this competitive industry.
You’ll explore photography and digital imaging technologies, fashion photographic practices, critical thinking and partnerships with industry and employers. Upon graduation, as a contemporary image maker, you’ll be equipped with a very attractive profile to compete in a fast-growing creative industry.
This programme examines Fashion Photography as both a historical and contemporary practice. You’ll gain insights into styling, identity and image creation, from both a theoretical and practical perspective. This will inform and develop your practical projects such as crafting compelling fashion editorials and building a professional creative campaign portfolio.
We provide career enhancement opportunities that will allow you to flourish well beyond graduation, in fashion, commercial, digital and virtual environments. You’ll gain practical experience through regular contact with industry professionals, guest talks by industry experts, and field trips to photography and fashion related spaces. You’ll also have the opportunity to take an optional year-long paid internship or placement between years 2 and 3. This experience will enable you to develop your professional skills and gain industry exposure well before you graduate.
Top reasons to study with us
• Cutting-edge facilities – Our large photography and emerging media facilities provide you with everything you need to explore innovative practices
• Develop your creative production skills – work across a range of photographic and lens-based media to establish a critically engaged and self-reflective creative practice
• Contribute to fashion projects – work alongside Fashion Design and Fashion Business students, contributing photographic images for fashion campaigns. The University of Westminster has a strong Fashion department and offers a range of fashion programmes, offering collaborative and networking opportunities.
• Learn from high-profile experts in photography theory and practice, dedicated to photographic education
• Photographic pioneers – photographic education at Westminster has a unique history. Classes in photography were taught at the Polytechnic Institution, the forerunner of our University, from 1852, and the School of Photography was established in 1883.
Sustainable Business Management BA will equip you with the knowledge and skills needed to champion sustainable practices and drive positive change for businesses. Going beyond theory, this degree offers a comprehensive understanding of sustainable business practices and their importance. At the heart of our program is the development of responsible leaders who are well-equipped to navigate the evolving norms of the business world, where sustainability is fundamental to success. We will empower you to integrate sustainable principles seamlessly into all aspects of business management, encompassing finance, marketing, operations, and supply chain management.
In a world of uncertainty and rapid change, adaptability is key. Our course seamlessly integrates employability and sustainability, preparing you to thrive in a dynamic global, cultural and technological business environment. You’ll develop an enquiring, critical and reflective approach to ideas and issues, enabling you to contribute proactively to the world of private businesses, public or third sector organisations, entrepreneurship and the wider society in which businesses operate.
You’ll learn through a diverse range of engaging activities, including live briefs, simulation games, teamwork, problem-based learning, workshops, debates, self-assessment quizzes, action learning sets and role-plays.
• Gain a competitive edge and be equipped with the sought-after skills and knowledge in sustainable business practices
• Drive positive change by being at the forefront of creating a better world, learning how implement new business practices
• Address global challenges such as climate change, resource depletion, and social inequality by developing sustainable strategies
• Become a responsible leader and learn to navigate the new normal of business, where sustainability is a critical component of success
• Connect with a community of passionate individuals who share your commitment to sustainability and collaborate on projects that make a tangible difference
• Work on real-world briefs solving environmental, social and governance issues faced by business today
• Put theory into practice on a year-long work placement
The University of Westminster provides practical, industry-relevant education in the heart of London. We offer a wide range of professionally focussed courses from Architecture to TV Production, many incorporating professional accreditations.
A centre of pioneering education for almost 185 years, innovative teaching and student engagement are key to what we do. Established in 1838 as one of the first polytechnics in the UK, we continue to support our students to develop
their potential and achieve their ambitions. We provide a range of career services and have excellent links to industry, as well as a comprehensive offering of academic and pastoral support.
Westminster is a friendly and diverse global community of students, teaching staff and alumni, with more than 168 different nationalities represented in the student body. We are ranked as one of the most diverse institutions in Europe and pride ourselves in being an inclusive and truly global university, helping all our students realise their full potential and contribute to a more sustainable, equitable and healthier society.
University of Westminster Entry Requirements
Academic Requirements (3 yr Bachelors entry):
• High School Diploma with GPA 3.0/4.0 plus one of:
• SAT with overall score of at least 1180 (min 570 Maths, 610 evidence-based reading and writing)
• 2/3 APs min 3
• ACT 25+
• A combinations of AP and IB diploma subjects also considered westminster.ac.uk/usa
Students without additional exams may be able to consider a foundation route for entry. Please contact us.
(International Baccalaureate Requirements vary by course, see course pages for requirements)
Any additional requirements (portfolio, interview etc) are always stated on course web pages.
Located in the heart of central London, our students benefit from all the incredible opportunities of living in one of the world’s great cities
Established in 1838 as the Polytechnic Institution with the purpose of teaching Londoners professional skills, we have a proud history of innovative education and our teaching is practical, relevant and contemporary.
Ranked 1st in the Hot Courses Diversity Index, equality, diversity and inclusion are at the core of teaching and engagement.
Over 168 nationalities represented in our student and staff body and a commitment to international collaboration, joining us is joining a truly global community.
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