12 BA Degree Programs in Blantyre United Kingdom

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.