UG autumn modules

Level 4 (Year 1)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

Explore the fundamental elements of the architecture and interior design process through generating ideas to detailed resolution. You will investigate notions of private space through a primary design project whilst exploring the various stages in which designers engage with real-world problems. You will explore how to develop and test variations of the design with an emphasis on creativity, ideas generation and the acquisition of drawing and making skills appropriate to architecture and interior design, acknowledging design as an iterative process.

Prior knowledge is required. Please provide evidence as part of your application. We would recommend that you take this module alongside IND417.

Level 4 (Year 1)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

Explore fundamental architecture and interior design principles and how these underpin the creation of meaningful and appropriate three-dimensional environments. You will engage with historic and contemporary spaces through looking closely and imaginatively to develop a rich design vocabulary. You will develop methods of looking, writing and drawing, to build your skills of observation, investigation and communication. The module provides intensive introductory techniques in drawing, representation and presentation, helping you to communicate your architecture and interior design proposals.

Prior knowledge is required. Please provide evidence as part of your application. We would recommend that you take this module alongside IND416.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

Explore how sustainability and technology inform the design process, from concept to detailed resolution, by examining how buildings respond to environmental, social, and material conditions. You will analyse and interpret the environmental, economic, and social factors of a site and programme to develop contextually responsive and sustainable design strategies. Through research, analysis, and experimentation, you will investigate environmental design principles, material performance, and environmental control strategies that enhance architectural quality and human comfort.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  40 UK credits (20 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module provides you with an opportunity to develop your architectural skills and problem solving abilities through the innovative transformation of an existing building. This module enables you to integrate new analytical and creative skills within the context of a complex architectural setting. You will explore themes of adaptation and reuse through the examination of a site and its surrounding context. You will propose a hybrid program that engages residential, cultural, or workspace uses with a focus on spatial strategy. You will analyse, develop and reflect on design propositions, combining curiosity and creativity. Your study will be enriched through the exploration and iterative practice of architectural representation techniques to communicate your contextual understanding, project narrative, spatial strategy, construction method, and technical detail at appropriate scales.

*available from September 2027

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module will develop your engagement with architectural theory through critical comparison and debate. You will examine how architecture interacts with wider cultural contexts. This module provides you with an in-depth understanding of philosophy, ecology, and technology, focusing on modern and contemporary positions. You will explore and analyse critical texts, critique architectural manifestos and their realised works through seminars, debates and writing exercises, helping you to develop your capacity to articulate your own critical stance. This module provides a broad coverage of the principles that underpin your framing of theoretical ideas situating them actively in your design practice.

The aim of the module is to develop an understanding of architecture in the context of current critical, cultural and political challenges and perspectives. Introducing significant contemporary architectural theorists, movements and discourses the module strengthens your ability to critically engage with texts, relate theory and practice, and construct critical authentic arguments.

*available from September 2027

Level 4 (Year 1)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module will support your development as individual and collaborative performers and practitioners. Drawing on various acting methodologies, theatrical forms and traditions, you will explore making your own performance work in a nurturing environment. Practical classes will give you a grounding in movement overall stamina and range of movement potential. Improvisation is covered extensively, enabling you to develop your creativity, physical expression and critical reflection on performance processes. You will also start to develop a broad and inclusive view of theatre practice today, and of vocabularies for understanding and critiquing such practice. The module also introduces frameworks for critical study of performance and the fundamental core skills needed for research.

Level 4 (Year 1)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module establishes the groundwork and builds the fundamental acting techniques, core acting skills and collaborative practice in the ensemble. The workshop sessions aim to build your confidence, encourage collaboration, and start to free you of inhibition and promote spontaneity, storytelling skills, individual creativity and group complicity. Linking the personal ‘I’, the aim is to encourage your discovery of emotional, physical and imaginative resources and to relate these to group work as well as your own personal creative development. The module investigates the experience of truth and integrity, exploring narrative through improvisation, structured exercises, techniques practice and an engagement with realist text.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

On this module, you will develop your skills as an actor in relation to camera, while building your knowledge of a variety of approaches to film and television acting. You will be introduced to acting on screen in commercial and corporate Environments. You will develop your techniques for self-taping (now a central part of the casting process) as well as more conventional style of casting. You will explore the emotional truth you need to act on screen, but you will also look at the more pragmatic aspects of a screen actor’s work. Filming is always subject to pressures of time, so you will explore how the working professional actor deal with this challenge.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module explores approaches to script analysis and acting techniques for texts by nineteenth and early twentieth century dramatists. It will enable you to use research and practical experiment to explore the performance potentials of these plays. Workshops explore how different theatrical genres may engage different approaches to movement, voice and character creation. It provides the opportunity to develop your critical understanding of approaches to theatre practice through working on extracts and scenes as well as by seeking to expand your ‘creative tool-box’. The module engages you in research and rehearsal, responding to feedback, and the creation of scene-work performances.

Prior knowledge is required. You must be on an acting course at your home institution and be at least Level 5 (or equivalent).

Level 6 (Year 3)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

In this module you will put into practice key vocal and acting skills. The module will provide you with first-hand experience of the challenges of creating character in, and performance of, classical plays of complex language and stylistic conventions. Under studio rehearsal conditions, you will practically explore plays from Greek tragedy to Shakespeare - supported by vocal and staging work and promoting approaches to effective collaboration in creating performance for an audience. Learning includes structure and use of verse in dialogue, musicality and rhythm in language and embracing the emotional energy of heightened text in performance. You are encouraged to synthesise the principles of vocal, physical and emotional demands required in performing classical text.

Prior knowledge is required. You must be on an acting course at your home institution and be at least Level 5 (or equivalent).

Level 4 (Year 1)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

The Renaissance was a period of remarkable intellectual and artistic activity and this module will consider how our understanding of this period has come to shape the study of art history. We will begin with an introduction to the history and politics of the regions to be studied, focusing on the transition from medieval art, when the artist was usually an anonymous craftsman, to the Renaissance when some artists became celebrities with huge wealth and influence. You will study trends in the arts of Italy including painting, drawing and sculpture but also examine work by artists from Northern Europe who pioneered the technique of painting in oil and discuss the effects that the Protestant Reformation had on art in Northern Europe. Our discussions will include the rise of humanism, the importance of drawing, the introduction of printmaking, and the growth of artistic status and identity.

Level 4 (Year 1)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module introduces you to key methods in art history and explores how art functions in distinct social, cultural, economic and political contexts. The spaces in which art has been displayed and encountered are explored. You will engage with interpretive and critical methods used in the discipline, developing analytical and writing skills, together with a wider awareness of cultural differences and the understanding that there are many histories of art constructed from various perspectives. The module draws on examples from across time and space and from a global perspective. Small group, discussion-based seminars take place in the classroom and in museums/galleries around London.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module traces intellectual and cultural currents in France from the Enlightenment period in the 18th century through Revolution to the birth of Impressionism. You will be encouraged to analyse the art of the period using a range of different frameworks including Marxist views of the British landscape painting of Gainsborough and Constable, Orientalist fantasies in 19 the century art, evidence of colonialism in the work of Hogarth, the role of the black model in 19 the century French art and feminist interpretations of Impressionist subject matter. The role of the academy in promoting artists and selling their work and the influence of art criticism will also form a theme throughout the module.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

You will be introduced to a range of texts in order to develop your knowledge and understanding of how works of art have been written about in the past and are written about today in print and digital media. The module engages with the theories and methods used to examine art in order to develop your critical skills, communication skills and writing ability. On completing the module, you will be better able to distinguish between and critically evaluate various sources.

Level 6 (Year 3)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

The module explores selected movements and practices in the early 20th century in relation to the broad concepts of Modernism. You will engage with cross-disciplinary issues relevant to Modernism, including gender and sexuality, colonialism, the ‘other’ and the self, and examine how artists responded to the representation of these issues. You will develop your critical and analytical skills as independent researchers and thinkers, gaining a good knowledge of relevant works in the context of historical, cultural, social and political factors. You will also focus on the spaces in which Modernist art was displayed and consumed, as well as how it has been written about.

Level 4 (Year 1)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

In this module, you will discover both theory and practical application of business techniques to come to successful and informed decisions. You will be exposed to approaches that satisfy professional standards, enabling you to learn how to use these tools to accomplish business goals. The professional analytical skills and techniques will support you in making better business decisions and presentations. This module will equip you with the knowledge and skills to make effective use of key budgeting, financial reporting, mathematical and statistical techniques applicable to business, finance and management. You will develop the ability and confidence to use numerical and problem-solving techniques and take advantage of information technology tools in the context of business and finance to enhance your future employability.

Level 4 (Year 1)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

Organisational reputation is significantly driven by the organisation’s culture and capability to take care of their key stakeholders, such as customers, suppliers, industry and financial analysts, and current and potential employees. A good reputation will strengthen a brand and lead to greater stakeholder trust, customer loyalty and employee retention. This module will help you to understand the key characteristics, the types of management and the intertwined nature of organisational culture and reputation. The module will cover concepts and theories of organisational and consumer behaviour, from employee motivation and retention to customer engagement and satisfaction. This module will also focus on the importance of reputation and how it can enhance a brand and its marketing strategy. It will consider the roles of various stakeholders and the importance of corporate social responsibilities (CSR) to improve an organisation’s reputation.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

Sustainable operations today relates to the responsible management of all people, resources and processes (including their indirect impacts) that create, supply and renew the services and products of an organisation or function. This module emphasises the core theme of sustainability, which addresses the economic, social, and environmental aspects of operations over time as well as the role of advancing systems technology. The module will empower you to examine and apply heuristics and systems thinking to the strategic development of the operations of a business you choose. It will equip you with the skills to practically progress operations through analysis and reflection of information that supports socially, environmentally and economically sustainable decisions.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module has a particular focus on emerging markets, with the aim of both understanding and maximising business activities. You’ll adopt a holistic and sociocultural perspective that reflects the complexity of potential challenges and opportunities. You’ll examine international business practices and illustrative case examples from emerging markets and focus on key nations reported within these classifications, including BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China), MINT (Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria, Turkey) and CIVETS (Colombia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey, South Africa).

Level 6 (Year 3)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

In this module, you will explore how organisations can harness technologies to disrupt and create new business models. You’ll develop the confidence to think strategically, distil the frenzy and identify new and profitable opportunities. It will expose you to the latest strategic approaches so you can think more creatively, innovate and adapt by considering how businesses can create, capture value and disrupt.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

Coding has quickly become one of the data science professional’s most crucial skills. In this module, you’ll be equipped with a core understanding of the key concepts and techniques required for coding. By exploring basic concepts, such as data types, logic flow, functions, and packages, you will gain the critical skills necessary to manipulate, analyse and visualise data. On successful completion of this module, you will be a keen, confident, and data-focused coder, having gained essential skills for a career in the commercial world.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module encourages you to develop applied entrepreneurial thinking while solving business and societal problems using technology. You’ll learn to do this in a way that’s designed to be experiential – following core principles acquired within a series of timed scenarios, known as bootcamps. You’ll explore topics including seed money, crowd funding, pitching, futurism and professional personal branding – underpinned by an ethos of instilling soft skills that are of value to agile leadership styles, and applicable to a number of business models. This action-oriented approach is designed to stimulate discussions focused on imagining and creating solutions, for the challenges facing entrepreneurs and technology-centred businesses internationally.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

Entrepreneurs are motivated by making a difference and changing people’s lives through identifying opportunities and embracing the unknown. In this module, you’ll explore entrepreneurship across different geographies, sectors and companies, including global organisations. You’ll establish links to the dedicated entrepreneurial spirit that underpins family-run businesses; connect with start-up cultures and understand how ‘social entrepreneurs’ operate as change agents. You will also explore business models that address commercial and social needs in a variety of economies. Engaging with this module, you’ll understand the context and language of entrepreneurship; identify the characteristics and behaviour of ethical and family entrepreneurs, and understand the role of entrepreneurship in different areas of economic development.

Level 4 (Year 1)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module introduces you to the skills and thinking for creative fashion design practice. This will include research skills, idea generation, design development and the communication of your working processes and design outcomes. You will gain an understanding of the creative methods involved in fashion design and how they can be applied. Working both independently and in collaboration with your peers, you will work on identifying areas for primary and secondary research and exploration of design concepts and contexts. Working through the creative process, you will experiment and generate design ideas to inform the development of a contemporary collection. In addition, you will be introduced to fashion drawing and presentation techniques to visually communicate your process and design outcomes.

Level 4 (Year 1)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module is designed to equip you with the fundamental cutting and garment making skills, which you will use throughout your degree programme. Pattern & Construction I introduces you to the basic concepts of garment development and construction, moving from an initial design drawing through to the completed garment. You will identify and explore ethical production methods and sustainable fabric sourcing to underpin your own design conscious practice. Throughout the module you will be introduced to core terminology, cutting techniques, and pattern development practices, which will enable you to design and draft two-dimensional patterns. Based on your pattern development, and in conjunction with contextual fashion research, you will evaluate appropriate construction methods and fabric qualities in the realisation of final garments. Throughout the module you will build a technical folder which will act as a key reference in the future.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module introduces you to the role of ‘deconstruction theory’ in practice, allowing you to become more creative, critical, and explorative. Building on an introduction of philosopher Jacques Derrida’s theory of deconstruction, this module focuses on how disrupting conventional norms, engagement in interdisciplinary perspectives, and creative critical thinking will lead you to new innovative ideas. Through building your knowledge and technical skills, this module encourages avant-garde and experimental design outcomes, encouraging you to use creative thought processes drawing from contemporary influences. You will be introduced to innovative design techniques and encouraged to challenge principles of form, function and aesthetic. Working independently, you will use notions of deconstruction to guide you in designing a three-dimensional garment.

Prior knowledge is required. Please provide evidence as part of your application.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

In Design Studio in Practice you will expand and develop your theoretical, design and technical skills, while building on your overall fashion knowledge and ethical practices. This module will enable you to explore and generate design concepts through research, idea generation, design experimentation, toile development, and interpretation of a project brief. It will give you the opportunity to demonstrate your technical skills and knowledge of sustainability through the use of fabric, colour, texture, silhouette, shape, and garment construction techniques. You will design a full collection of contemporary clothing and then select, construct, style and photograph one final outfit. Design Studio in Practice is an especially creative module that encourages avant-garde and experimental design outcomes through creative thinking and awareness of contemporary influences. An increased emphasis will be placed upon the development of your problem-solving skills and ability to work with greater independence and autonomy.

Prior knowledge is required. Please provide evidence as part of your application.

Level 4 (Year 1)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

In this module, you will explore how images are used as an important means of communication in fashion and how the fashion industry promotes its products. You will be introduced to the skills of visual analysis and explore the role of semiotics in consumer culture and the importance of messaging within the creation of visual texts. You will explore the related roles of graphic design, art direction, styling and photography in communicating about fashion. You will be introduced to the techniques, processes and commercial applications of fashion images for the fashion industry and in particular fashion marketing. This module is designed to provide you with a practical introduction to image creation and editing, developing skills in photography, styling, editing, and layout techniques using the Adobe Creative Suite. This will culminate in applying the principles of visual analysis to the creation of your own visual solutions.

Level 4 (Year 1)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

In this module you will be introduced to the principles of fashion marketing. Including the role of marketing in creating competitive advantage within the fashion industry. You will learn about the marketing planning process, the external and internal marketing environment, segmentation, targeting, positioning and the marketing mix. This will develop your knowledge of fashion and the business of fashion, and your ability to stay in touch with developments at the forefront of this fast-moving industry. You will learn key fashion marketing principles, tools and frameworks and you will apply these to projects about the contemporary fashion market. You will comprehensively explore the range of marketing activities that fashion companies engage in. You will complete work both in groups and individually on this module. You will be encouraged to access a range of text-based and digital library resources, as well utilising the Universities institutional subscription services.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

In this module you will explore contemporary fashion brands and examine the strategies that are used to create strong brand equity. Developing your understanding of the brand building and brand management process in the fashion industry. You will learn how fashion businesses establish brand values and create and use brand identity as a strategic tool. You will discover how brands communicate their brand identity through the creation of brand guidelines in the process of positioning. The module will cover the development of values and ethics required to create successful brands. This will be done through examining case studies of successful international brands, and practical workshops focussing on the development of branding design for brand assets including logotype using the Adobe Creative Cloud. This will culminate in the application of theory to practice in the creation of a Brand Book.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module gives you the opportunity to study the planning and strategy development process in relation to fashion marketing, promotion and communication. The module takes you from concept generation including initial research and analysis through to messaging and appeal alignment in the creation of an integrated marketing and communications campaign plan and the creative realisation of aspects of that campaign through content creation. You will also learn how to create communications for content strategies, how to create personality through media platforms and how to analyse and identify audiences across channels. You will learn about the principles and activities involved in marketing communications planning including promotional tactic alignment across media types and channels, strategic objective setting and final measurement. This module aims to enhance both your critical research and analysis skills, alongside your ability to engage in creative development and application to realise a campaign and create content.

Level 4 (Year 1)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module will enable you to begin to develop your media literacy, essential for supporting your academic and professional development. You will be taught the basics of genre and narrative structure in drama as well as the principles of reportage. You will gain a practical understanding of production techniques and associated roles. You will build specialist production skills in the area of camera, sound, lighting, directing, producing and editing. Short group projects will develop your ability to create narratives in both drama and factual production, as well as key teamworking skills. Ethical and environmental issues of working with contributors will be central to research and practice

Level 4 (Year 1)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module introduces you to the principles of screenwriting through the development of an original film script. You will learn the basics of script layout, formatting and key terms. At the same time, you will develop an understanding of the process of script planning and development, from conception of idea through logline, outline, treatment and scene breakdown to early part-drafting and refinement of the work. The module examines the arenas of theme, intent and expression, and introduces you to the oral and written pitch and presentation. You will learn about the concept of the Pitch Deck and have an opportunity to visualise, package and create a marketing tool for your original script.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

In this module, you will investigate the world of the Creative Independent Producer including IP, crowdfunding, development and packaging projects for the market. In the first part of the module, you will examine formats and how to develop them for specific markets, as well as pitching and presentation. The module gives you an opportunity to attend a film festival, research a participating film and produce a short case study to contextualise your own future filmmaking ambitions. The module aims to facilitate the development of research, presentation and listening skills: in particular, your ability to put forward logical arguments to support individual perspectives and to consider and analyse opinions expressed by others.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

In this module you will explore a production mode of your choice, for example factual filmmaking, studio production, outside broadcast, comedy or reportage. Through a deeper investigation of film genres, you will learn how different modes of filmmaking require different skills and approaches. Through analysis of examples and practical application, you will develop an understanding about how to approach different forms of storytelling. The module will allow you to develop specialisms within specific roles and become adept at teamwork.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

In this module, you’ll use mathematical and numerical tools to understand real life business data. Applied quantitative approaches will enable you to analyse and solve complex financial and investment management problems, assess risk positions and estimate forecasted returns. You’ll begin by discussing different types of measurements that are helpful in dealing with business and financial data in spreadsheets. You'll then learn how to summarise data and examine various data distributions – applying statistical models that are fundamental in explaining muti-variable relationships. You’ll be exposed to practical financial applications of descriptive and inferential statistics such as frequencies, measures of central tendency, graphs and charts, statistical tests, correlation and regression – enabling you to use and apply relevant methods to empirically test research hypotheses through various regression methods of analysis, including how to draw practical conclusion from statistical and econometrics results to make decision in the field of financial investments.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

Sports coaching has advanced our understanding of performance in a way that is increasingly used to enhance business leadership. In this module, you’ll explore topics that are shared across sports and business management – for example, data analytics, executive and leadership styles, psychology and motivation. This module combines the newest management ideas with the best of traditional management thinking. It aims to equip you with practical management skills and values from the world of sports and is looking to connect with everyone involved in delivering sporting excellence, through applying techniques drawn from various psychology sub-disciplines. You will examine the relationship between sport and the law. This will focus on contractual issues relating to sporting participation, agency and agreements. You will also be introduced to relevant regulatory regimes engaging with drug misuse, match fixing and corruption.

Level 3 (Foundation year)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

In this module you will be introduced to the design cycle, idea generation, research principles and production practices. You will acquire relevant skills and develop awareness of key concepts and techniques.

While activities in this module will be multidisciplinary in nature, you will apply knowledge of your individual discipline and personal interests through the work you produce, and the output you generate.

By introducing you to a variety of creative perspectives, you will be able to better understand your place within the creative industries.

Level 4 (Year 1)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

Explore the fundamental elements of the architecture and interior design process through generating ideas to detailed resolution. You will investigate notions of private space through a primary design project whilst exploring the various stages in which designers engage with real-world problems. You will explore how to develop and test variations of the design with an emphasis on creativity, ideas generation and the acquisition of drawing and making skills appropriate to architecture and interior design, acknowledging design as an iterative process.

Prior knowledge is required. Please provide evidence as part of your application. We would recommend that you take this module alongside IND417.

Level 4 (Year 1)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

Explore fundamental architecture and interior design principles and how these underpin the creation of meaningful and appropriate three-dimensional environments. You will engage with historic and contemporary spaces through looking closely and imaginatively to develop a rich design vocabulary. You will develop methods of looking, writing and drawing, to build your skills of observation, investigation and communication. The module provides intensive introductory techniques in drawing, representation and presentation, helping you to communicate your architecture and interior design proposals.

Prior knowledge is required. Please provide evidence as part of your application. We would recommend that you take this module alongside IND417.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

The Design: Adaptation module provides you with an opportunity to develop your design explorations and to creatively and positively intervene with an existing building by transforming it for a new context and use. The site(s) and brief for the module will vary, with an emphasis on exploration of commercial programmes, such as retail, leisure or workspace. The module will allow you to explore and create your own detailed programme of inhabitation and develop conceptual design ideas and inventive spatial strategies. This builds directly on the knowledge and skills gained previously, enabling you to practice and integrate these within the context of a challenging problem and complex situation. Once you have established and tested an overall design proposal for the site, you will develop a part of your design to a more detailed level, considering sustainability, materials, technology, junctions, ergonomics and light.

Prior knowledge is required. Please provide evidence as part of your application. We would recommend that you take this module alongside IND517.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

The Narrative Spaces module runs in conjunction with Design: Adaptation to support your understanding of the design process. You will expand your abilities in effective communication, creative research, critical thinking and professional skills. You will be exposed to the diverse ways in which designers think about and represent their work to help develop your philosophy and approach to interior design. You will investigate the narrative details of your work in relation to an identified concept and programme, developing an understanding of the importance of ‘storytelling’ in representing and communicating design proposals. Building on the techniques established at Level 4, the module provides you with skills-based learning that supports and reinforces Level 5 design work. It enables you to integrate a range of representational techniques to effectively communicate the narrative details of your design proposals, accurately, evocatively and appropriately for multiple audiences.

Prior knowledge is required. Please provide evidence as part of your application. We would recommend that you take this module alongside IND516.

Level 3 (Foundation level)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

In this module you will be introduced to the basic principles of politics, society and citizenship. What is society, and how is it shaped by politics? Who are we as citizens? You will explore your political values by examining some real-world problems and debating with other students about how to deal with them. By working with other students, you will explore how political engagement works within and across societies. By the end of the module, you will have the tools to develop a more critical and thoughtful attitude to citizenship, which you will take forward for the rest of your life

Level 4 (Year 1)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module explores a range of topics in the global political economy. By considering the global distribution of wealth, you will examine the factors that have historically led countries or regions out of poverty and reflect on how those factors apply today, including the politics and economics of natural resource conflicts, such as energy, food, and water. These areas – economic development and natural resource conflicts and constraints – lead logically to consideration of global environmental concerns such as famine, pandemics, pollution and climate change. This module will utilise real-world examples and computer simulations, supported by relevant concepts and theories.

Level 4 (Year 1)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

The extent of globalisation requires an exploration of international politics to develop an understanding of current issues such as war, diplomacy, justice, and sustainability. This module will examine contemporary nations, regimes and the global contest for supremacy, exploring solutions to critical questions to evaluate a range of models for the international order the nation and the state. You will develop an interdisciplinary understanding of global politics, through examining case studies from global history. By critically engaging with a range of perspectives, you will gain experience presenting a convincing argument, utilising contemporary history and relevant theoretical approaches.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

We live in an increasingly urban world that has been shaped by complex spatial transformations derived from the forces of contemporary globalisation. This module looks at global cities as key agents of transnationalism and political economy. It uses London as an exemplar of global opportunities and challenges: prosperity vs poverty, diversity vs inequality, innovation vs tradition, security vs uncertainty, networking vs loneliness, and urban vs green spaces – among other examples. We will explore these topics through interdisciplinary reflection and research – utilising critical and normative/ethical approaches to the study of globalisation and international relations. Experiential learning will use London as a dynamic space of study beyond the traditional classroom through visits to the city’s museums, urban spaces, and galleries. Deploying a range of research methods will help us ask the right questions to pose feasible and legitimate practical solutions to contemporary global issues.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

The history and the origins of the modern state system have a central role in the way we understand today’s world. This module explores continuity and change in international relations and focuses on the historical study of themes central to contemporary debates on economic and political issues, as well as on traditional security and new global challenges. We will examine how the First and Second World Wars transformed international politics and consider the lasting effect of the Cold War and decolonisation on international relations. This module will provide you the theoretical foundation of international relations and will develop an understanding of a range of perspectives, including realism, liberalism, constructivism, feminism, postcolonialism and post-structuralism.

Level 6 (Year 3)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

Conflicts are challenging and intractable – but diplomacy is a way to help resolve them. This module will reflect on a range of historical and regional experiences – from traditional China to the aristocratic way of taming the conflict of the imperialist European system of states, to the partial attempts to democratise diplomacy in the late twentieth century. It introduces you to the phases and techniques of negotiations, including the role of mediators, international organisations and citizens. This will be applied to propose solutions to the recurrent problems in the Middle East, which involve significant issues of power; resources, both scarce (water) and abundant (oil); environment; statehood; terrorism; gender and culture. The module will include simulations and the attendance of external speakers. Other regions (including South and East Asia) will be discussed as well.

Level 4 (Year 1)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module will introduce you to the mechanics of how law is created, interpreted, applied and enforced. The focus will be on the law of England and Wales, but you will also learn how English law is related to other supranational legal systems – and how it has influenced other legal jurisdictions around the world. You will learn how to think like a lawyer, as well as how to find and interpret legal and academic sources. You’ll also collaborate with your peers on a group project, developing your ability to work effectively as part of a team.

Level 4 (Year 1)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module invites you to explore the fascinating world of criminal justice, challenging you to question how fair and effective the system is. You'll gain essential knowledge of criminal law doctrines and rules of evidence while investigating real-world issues like miscarriages of justice and hidden biases in the system. You will study a range of violent, non-violent, white collar and cyber crimes, providing you with a broad understanding of the criminal law. You will actively engage in discussions about reform, specifically examining how technology and artificial intelligence might be harnessed to improve the system.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module will introduce the legal principles that shape the ownership and use of land, the operation of equity, and the law of trusts in England and Wales. You will explore estates and interests in land, registration, co-ownership, licences and leases, alongside the creation, administration and termination of trusts and the equitable remedies that support them. Additionally, your study will be enriched by specialist sessions in the area of Family Law. You will gain focused exposure to the property issues that arise within domestic relationships, allowing you to apply land and equity principles in a family-law context and to gain insight into an important practice area.

*available from September 2027

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module provides a broad coverage of the principles that underpin civil liability in English tort law. You will examine how duties of care arise, the standards that govern breaches and the rules that link wrongful conduct to an award of compensation, while evaluating relevant policy considerations that influence the law in this area. Additionally, your study will be enriched by specialist sessions in the following areas: 

• Media and Privacy Law: you will analyse how tort law balances press freedom with individual reputation and privacy in a digital age
• Medical Negligence: you will investigate the legal issues that arise in clinical contexts.

*available from September 2027

Level 3 (Foundation level)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module will introduce you to the interdisciplinary Liberal Arts ethos. You will engage with the greatest thinking from the arts, humanities and social sciences and examine pressing global issues from various perspectives. You will begin your introduction to essential subject skills and knowledge in preparation to continue onto an undergraduate course. The module will also help support you to develop your study skills and abilities in academic English.

Level 3 (Foundation level)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

In this module, you will examine a broad range of case studies to enhance your understanding of culture as a matrix of power, history, values, identity, and behavioural patterns. You will recognise and describe different value systems and their representation in the physical and virtual world, acknowledging the connections between creativity, culture and identity. 

You will also explore the complex processes that have led to the culture that we see around us now. This will involve demonstrating the ways in which cultural activity creates and alters the human and physical environment. Through cultural analysis, you will be encouraged to relate theoretical concepts to your own personal histories and to international and multicultural contexts. 

The module will introduce you to a range of artforms and design traditions, alongside other forms of cultural expression. Case studies may come from such diverse areas as popular culture, the fine arts, music, literature, design, photography, sport and religion.

Level 3 (Foundation level)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

In a world of conflicting ideas, this module is designed to improve your critical thinking and reflecting skills. You will be given tools to help you evaluate information, investigate what is true, differentiate between opinion and fact, strong arguments from weak. Understanding how we know what we know is one of the most fundamental aspects of university education, a foundation in decision-making and reasoning that will help you academically and in your future career

Level 3 (Foundation level)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module develops your writing skills and knowledge, to prepare you for success at university. You will consider writing as a process that is shaped by your knowledge of genre, audience and purpose – and you’ll learn to identify common features of successful academic writing. 

Engage with motivating writing challenges that support the skills required in the Foundation, and the skills you will need to complete written tasks at degree-level. You will explore aspects such as style, register, structure and referencing, and learn to harness digital tools to aid your writing. In this module, you will take on board feedback and use it to develop further. You will also reflect on the overall process of becoming a more proficient academic writer, all within a supportive classroom atmosphere. As a result, you be able to approach your assessment tasks with confidence, demonstrating your learning in written tasks across your studies.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module explores new and emerging disruptive technologies and the risks posed by the increasing presence of artificial intelligence. You’ll learn how to enhance an organisation’s digital presence, as well as manage any critical issues that may arise from emerging technologies. You will explore how the use of digital technology enables organisations to be creative and innovate within changing environments and consider how these activities can equally empower or severely damage an organisation’s reputation. This exposure will also build your awareness of the regulatory requirements concerning the use of personal and commercial data, as well as cybersecurity and compliance frameworks.

Level 4 (Year 1)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module serves as an introduction to the luxury hospitality business, focusing specifically on the realm of food and beverage. Through this module, you'll gain a comprehensive understanding of various aspects including business practices, analysis methodologies, food hygiene standards, and market strategies pertinent to the industry. Yyou'll learn how to effectively analyse market trends, develop strategic plans, and maintain high standards of food hygiene and safety. Moreover, you'll explore the intricacies of delivering exceptional dining experiences in luxury settings, honing your skills in customer service, menu planning, and culinary innovation. Through a blend of theoretical knowledge and practical applications, this module will prepare you to excel in the dynamic and competitive landscape of luxury hospitality food and beverage operations

Prior knowledge is required. Please provide evidence as part of your application.

Level 4 (Year 1)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

Gain an overview of the financial and control systems commonly used in the luxury hospitality industry. Engage with data analysis and implementation and examine how it affects decisions. This course will focus on the principles of accounting including the preparation and interpretation of financial statements, mathematical finance and basic tools in statistics applied to finance in the Luxury hospitality industry. Careful attention will also be paid to inventory management and introductory principles of revenue management will be explored to highlight their impact on an operation’s financial health. The teaching strategy is through a blend of interactive workshops, lab sessions and online guided activities. You will pro-actively participate through regular in-class activities, completing readings, conducting your own research, contributing to weekly discussions, and attempting practice questions.

Prior knowledge is required. Please provide evidence as part of your application.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

Data-driven marketing is a contemporary approach for building strategies and providing solutions for businesses of all sizes. In this module, you’ll develop the theoretical knowledge and practical skills fundamental to addressing the challenges of modern data-driven marketing. You’ll focus on the cycle of data capture, analysis and visualisation, and gain an appreciation of how it informs decision-making, planning and the deployment of marketing strategies. Your conceptual knowledge will be underpinned by key skills based on a selection of industry-standard analytics tools. Through these tools, you’ll explore fundamental data analysis, social listening (e.g., the analytics of social media) and web data analytics. You’ll also test your knowledge through a variety of problem-based, industry aligned case-studies. At the end of the module, you’ll have a solid conceptual and applied grounding in a critical and in-demand skillset within the marketing sector.

Level 4 (Year 1)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

In this module you will explore the latest generation of new media communication technologies and apply key conceptual debates to understanding social media. You will examine social media in everyday life, with themes such as self-presentation online social networks and intimacy, privacy and conflict, online participation and activism, and the role of new digital technologies. You will draw on media theory, communication and cultural studies with an emphasis on decolonisation and cultural disruption. You will draw on your own creative skills in order to explore your own human digital condition. The aim is to bring your own experience with digital media (both as an individual and as part of a wider community of practice) into new focus.

Level 4 (Year 1)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module begins a journey that starts with the telegraph and takes you through to the metaverse and beyond, focusing on the biggest challenges in the development of media industries and showcasing the changes and continuities in history. You will engage with a variety of media artefacts: you will send a signal with Morse code, cypher a message with cryptography, create images with a handmade pinhole camera and, in the process, uncover parallels with contemporary media technologies. You will explore media histories as part of broad historical trends and family histories on the micro-level. The module challenges the narrative of radical innovations of "new" media by demonstrating the continuities in debates, discussions and decisions in the media industry over the past 150 years. In this module, you will also visit London museums and take part in interactive sessions.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module will investigate media industries, providing you with the practical experience on digital skills and theoretical perspectives on the ‘public sphere’ of global media and political economy of communication. You will explore how media are shaped globally and locally. Themes may include global co-operation and production, global circulation and local labour, global audiences and entertainment, transnational politics, intellectual property, transcultural communication, sector-based knowledge and skills development. A synthesis of theory and practice will help you develop real-world insights into the current state of global media industries. A thorough critical grounding of the subject will add the ability to apply knowledge in order to interrogate the future of those industries.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

Increasingly we live in the mediatized worlds where individuals are at a crossroads of powers aiming to persuade and influence. In this module, you will engage in media analysis and use a toolkit to examine and interpret a variety of media texts, including news, film, television, advertising, popular music, video games and online content. By developing a critical awareness to how meaning circulates across the sites of production, distribution and consumption, you will gain media literacy and fundamental analytical skills needed by educated citizens and for professional purposes. You will use a variety of methods - including semiotics and visual analysis, film and moving-image analysis (mise-en-scène, cinematography, montage and sound), discourse and rhetoric analysis, content and sentiment analysis – in order to develop insight into how signs and meanings are shaped in context and across the fields of political communications, popular culture and social media.

Level 6 (Year 3)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module will evaluate and critically analyse the ethical, legal, political and environmental challenges in media and communications. We will responsibly analyse the most debated issues around ethical decisions and legal standards not only of the media as an industry, but also as the common denominator of creating the current communication trends and practice. Themes could include surveillance, whistleblowing, hacking, fake news, standardisation, monetisation, media ecology, cybercrime, privacy laws and freedom of expression. We will analyse a variety of contemporary case studies to identify core ethical decisions, evaluate their consequences for contemporary media practice, and develop skills for effective and informed decision-making. Debates, discussions, presentations, and industry talks will be used to develop insight into policy trends in our fast-paced world.

Level 4 (Year 1)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

What are the core perspectives in classical and contemporary psychology? This module provides you with a whistle-stop tour through psychology’s early philosophical and historical beginnings, schools of thought, and key innovators (“roots”), through to its emergence as a multifaceted group of academic disciplines, and onwards towards the future of contemporary psychology (“branches”). You will explore fundamental approaches and ideas, including your own, to tease out their similarities and differences, and familiarise yourself with the explanatory theories of the classical psychology curriculum – cognitive psychology, social psychology, biological psychology, developmental psychology and individual differences. You will debate contemporary, real-word problems such as the nature-nurture debate, free will versus determinism and the mind-body problem.

Level 4 (Year 1)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

What is psychological science? How do psychologists ask questions and draw conclusions? Why do we need methods and paradigms, and how have these changed over time? This module will introduce you to creative enquiry in psychology, from experimentation and statistical analyses, through to qualitative, participatory, practice-based, and arts-based methods. A particular emphasis will be placed on diversity and inclusive research methods that view participants as co-researchers, and privilege service-users’ perspectives as experts by experience, such as action research and cooperative enquiry. You will learn about quantitative and qualitative analytic and digital techniques, through exploring examples of published work. You will also use these tools yourself to practice asking the diverse kinds of questions psychologists ask, to explore the data collected, and to consider possible conclusions and their relevance to contemporary world.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

What is a psychologist and what kinds of things do psychologists do? In this module you will engage with potential future training, academic and research pathways in psychology and consider your own professional development planning. You will learn about the “day in the life” work of people trained in the classical disciplines of applied psychology practice - sports and exercise, health, clinical, counselling, occupational, forensic, and educational psychologists – as well as about the changing opportunities in the wider psychological, coaching, and mental health work force. International psychology training and qualified practice opportunities and environments, including differences across borders in accreditations and registration, as well as careers in academic and research psychology will also be presented.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

How will your psychology degree equip you to add value and to make a positive contribution in the workplace? What kinds of industries do psychology graduates work in? Psychology graduates bring considerable knowledge and skills, increasingly vital and in demand by employers across a wide range of industries, including business, arts, media, human resources, and technology. In this module you will focus through a psychosocial lens on wider industry and organisational contexts in which psychological knowledge and skills are used. You will engage with intersectional fields such as marketing psychology, business psychology, and the psychology of fashion; learn about the psychological research skills used in industry; and understand why there is increasing demand for soft psychological skills in the fourth industrial revolution workforce. You will creatively engage with relevant contemporary issues such as cognitive bias in recruitment, behavioural economics, equality diversity and inclusion, and organisational and systemic dynamics.

Level 6 (Year 3)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

In this module you will examine how psychological literacy focuses on a holistic topic that spans theory, practice, research and real-world contexts, with increasing reflective, critical and evaluative depth. For example, you might explore the contemporary and growing field of trauma, which is informed by developmental psychology and psychoanalytic theory, and represented by widely varied empirical research. Trauma operates across the lifespan in individual, local and global contexts such as war, pandemic, and the environmental crisis, and is addressed through psychosocial and humanitarian practice interventions. Diverse discourses of trauma (for example victimhood, survivorship, resilience) can be found to impact lived experience represented in art and literature.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  20 UK credits (10 ECTS)  |  Module specification

Level 4 (Year 1)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This interdisciplinary module will introduce you to the relationship between a range of subject areas, including your own academic specialism, and London. Subject areas addressed may include such domains as art, business, fashion, film, media, advertising, history, marketing, music, politics, psychology, religion, theatre and literature. You will encounter specific contributions that London and Londoners have made to each of these fields, as well as consider how practitioners in each area have shaped the physical and intellectual landscape of the city that we know today. The module will thus enable you to explore the connections between your academic studies at Regent’s and the wider professional, cultural and civic contexts to which those studies contribute.

Levels 4-7  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

Regent's offers language modules across a range of levels (Grade 1-7 / CEFR A1.1 - B2.1) to  provide you with the tools to understand different cultures and communicate with others.

If you select one or more of these, please also complete a language placement test to determine your level so we add you to the appropriate class.

Levels 4-7  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

Regent's offers language modules across a range of levels (Grade 1-7 / CEFR A1.1 - B2.1) to  provide you with the tools to understand different cultures and communicate with others.

If you select one or more of these, please also complete a language placement test to determine your level so we add you to the appropriate class.

Levels 4-7  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

Regent's offers language modules across a range of levels (Grade 1-7 / CEFR A1.1 - B2.1) to  provide you with the tools to understand different cultures and communicate with others.

If you select one or more of these, please also complete a language placement test to determine your level so we add you to the appropriate class.

Levels 4-7  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

Regent's offers language modules across a range of levels (Grade 1-7 / CEFR A1.1 - B2.1) to  provide you with the tools to understand different cultures and communicate with others.

If you select one or more of these, please also complete a language placement test to determine your level so we add you to the appropriate class.

Levels 4-7  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

Regent's offers language modules across a range of levels (Grade 1-7 / CEFR A1.1 - B2.1) to  provide you with the tools to understand different cultures and communicate with others.

If you select one or more of these, please also complete a language placement test to determine your level so we add you to the appropriate class.

Levels 4-7  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

Regent's offers language modules across a range of levels (Grade 1-7 / CEFR A1.1 - B2.1) to  provide you with the tools to understand different cultures and communicate with others.

If you select one or more of these, please also complete a language placement test to determine your level so we add you to the appropriate class.

Levels 4-7  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

Regent's offers language modules across a range of levels (Grade 1-7 / CEFR A1.1 - B2.1) to  provide you with the tools to understand different cultures and communicate with others.

If you select one or more of these, please also complete a language placement test to determine your level so we add you to the appropriate class.

Levels 4-7  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

Regent's offers language modules across a range of levels (Grade 1-7 / CEFR A1.1 - B2.1) to  provide you with the tools to understand different cultures and communicate with others.

If you select one or more of these, please also complete a language placement test to determine your level so we add you to the appropriate class.

Levels 4-7  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

If you already have a higher intermediate level of Spanish and wish to develop an ability to understand how images are created and ‘read’, this module is for you. Through close study of a range of films and television series produced in Latin America and Spain, you will enhance your understanding of the sociocultural reality of those countries. You will become familiar with the multimodal framework and apply it to the analysis of audiovisual texts. You will also acquire practical and linguistic tools to discuss and analyse in Spanish, and with a certain level of complexity, any audio-visual product. The typical exit language level on this module is equivalent to CEFR B2.2.

Levels 4-7  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

For every prospective 21st century professional, higher-level business English skills are indispensable. Whether you study acting or psychology, business or fashion design, this module will develop your business English knowledge (grammar/vocabulary) and skills (listening/speaking/reading/writing) at an upper-intermediate (B2) level, enhancing your fluency, persuasiveness, and effectiveness as a global communicator. Classes provide opportunities to engage in motivating linguistic challenges (discussions, presentations, reports). Via a student-led component you will select and introduce business topics of current interest and enjoy multiple opportunities for formative feedback, all within a supportive, small group classroom atmosphere. You will reflect throughout and grow in confidence as you complete tasks designed for you to showcase the full range of business English skills required for success in your future career.

Levels 4-7  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module will develop your business English knowledge (grammar/vocabulary) and skills (listening/speaking/reading/writing) at an advanced level, enhancing your fluency, persuasiveness and effectiveness as a global communicator. Classes provide opportunities to engage in motivating linguistic challenges (discussions, presentations, reports). Via a student-led component you will select and introduce business topics of current interest and enjoy multiple opportunities for formative feedback, all within a supportive, small group classroom atmosphere. You will reflect throughout and grow in confidence as you complete tasks designed for you to showcase the full range of business English skills required for success in your future career.

Levels 4-7  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

The power of the written word is well-known and as a 21st century professional, you too will need sophisticated, higher-level writing skills in your toolkit. Whether your professional journey will be in acting, business, fashion, film or psychology, this module develops the writing skills that will allow you to express yourself and persuade others. Classes provide opportunities to create written texts (work emails/letters/proposals/reports) while developing your understanding of writing-as-process, how to customise professional writing for diverse audiences and specific purposes, and the impact that choices around tone, style, formality and other key language aspects can have on your target reader. As a result, you will be ready to apply what you learn to tasks on this module, in many other university modules and, later, in your chosen professional field.

Levels 4-7  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

ESK300 English for Academic Purposes is a voluntary non-credit bearing module aimed at students who wish to improve their English skills for academic study. Classes take place once per week and you may attend as often or as little as you want. There is no module specification for this module, and you will not be awarded credit for it.

This is a voluntary non-credit bearing module aimed at students who wish to improve their English skills for academic study. Classes take place once per week and you may attend as often or as little as you want. There is no module specification and you won't be awarded credit for it.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

In this module you will explore Shakespeare’s works in two distinct forms: firstly, as scripts realised through theatrical performance and secondly as film narratives adapted for the cinema. We will consider how the plays make sense when enacted on the boards of the specific London theatre for which Shakespeare wrote and in which he imagined them being staged. Special consideration will be given to the original performance conditions that Shakespeare would have had in mind. Then we will proceed to explore how, centuries later, the meanings of the dramas were transformed when directors adapted them into films. This will involve analysing how playscripts become screenplays, comparing theatrical resources with filmic imagery and considering how practitioners in other cultures and times have reinvented Shakespeare’s creations.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

The aim of the module to enable you to appraise the challenges of valuing a new business and the strategies in obtaining a financing mix. You will be able to analyse companies for Private Equity / Venture Capital funds and will also be able to choose appropriate funding structures (loans, mezzanine capital, warrants, pref. equity) given a business position and future goals. The module addresses the following themes: Stewardship; Creativity; Intercultural Intelligence; Leadership; Enterprise. The module will provide you with an understanding of the process of start-ups and venture capital and will enable you to apply analytical skills to an array of financial instruments.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module is designed to enable students to assess the current global business environment and design appropriate international finance management strategies. It is focused on developing students’ understanding of multinational financial management through interpretation, use and analysis of strategic financial information, in the context of an understanding of the strategic reasons for the existence of multinationals. This module is very distinct to other finance modules as the issues covered in the content form the core of the financial theory that is unique to international finance. The aims of this module are: • To evaluate the multinational financial management environment, recent multinational financial management issues and their impact upon international organizations from strategic and related ethical perspectives; • To critically know the significance of the fruits of international multinational financial management research to global organizations; • To critically explore the considerations in optimizing multinational financial management practice in the developmental, operational and strategic stages and at different stages in the development of the multinational; • To review the wider developmental, strategic and ethical issues concerned with multinational financial management.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module aims to enable you to understand, analyse and critically examine the purpose, principles and fundamental concepts of today’s commercial and investment banks. This comprises: understanding what is special about banks, the most relevant bank activities and services, the different typologies of banking, an overview on international banking, the role of central banks and their impact on banking business, bank regulation and supervision, bank failure and banking crises, banks’ balance sheet, bank financial management, and bank risk management. This module will enable you to demonstrate your intercultural ability through dealing with international monetary and banking problems, and your stewardship in how to use bank services when investing and creating business opportunities locally or internationally.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

In this module you'll study the British political system in depth. This module will familiarise you with  the origins and functioning of the parliamentary system; the nature of the party system and the way this has evolved in recent years; the ideologies and structure of the main political parties; and the most significant contemporary political and constitutional issues. You'll examine constitutional change and the nature of the legislative process; the way in which debates have been formed and influenced by the main British political traditions (especially Conservatism, Liberalism and Socialism); how changes in the media have affected the language and practice of politics. In studying British politics, you'll also gain understanding of some of the major issues which continue divide British society, especially social class, European integration and questions of culture and national identity.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module examines the legal aspects of international business law. You'll examine the principal characteristics, purpose and functions of public international law;  the principal issues in private international business law; the relationship and interaction between public and private international law; and the law of treaties. You'll also develop knowledge on international organisations; international marketing and data protection law; international labour and environmental law; the law on banking and finance; and EU and Competition law. You'll gain an understanding of the various mechanisms for the resolution of international business disputes including jurisdiction, enforcement and alternative dispute resolution.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

Consumer behaviour is complex and is influenced by many factors. A thorough analysis and understanding of these factors allows organisations to plan effective marketing activities suitable to their target market. This module enables you to understand the importance of the consumer in the marketing process. You'll examine the theoretical models and frameworks within the discipline and how they are implemented within specific areas (e.g., Product and Brand Management, Retail Marketing and Marketing Communications). This module will offer the ability to construct and conduct effective consumer research projects enabling more effective marketing decisions to be made upon the basis of sound evidence and analysis.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module will introduce you to the relevance of both styling and photography as artistic, narrative and promotional tools for use in the fashion industry. It will enable you to develop an understanding of their role in different areas of fashion such as; advertising, film, catwalk, and editorial. You will develop your aesthetic sensibilities and you will learn to work creatively, developing ideas and narrative, from concept through to finished work. Throughout the module you will learn to work creatively, developing ideas from concept through to end product. You will engage in group work and will learn to communicate your ideas verbally and through visuals. You will explore the cultural significance of this part of the industry and examine audiences and media channels. You will learn to create and manipulate directional styled images and outcomes for use in a contemporary fashion context.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This course will explore the history of London, from the time of its foundation in the first century AD to the end of the Second World War. The course aims to give students a sense of the chronology of London, from Roman to medieval, and from early modern to the twentieth century. It also aims to give a sense of the diversity of historical evidence: buildings, artefacts, images and oral histories as well as traditional documents. We will cover themes such as religion, entertainment, housing, industrialisation, disease and war, and look at the varied experience of ordinary Londoners. The module incorporates a number of field trips which include walking tours and visits to various historic buildings.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

You will learn about the various design styles that were popular in Britain from 1600 to 1939, enabling you to develop a critical awareness of the history of interior design, gaining a sound understanding of relevant historical, cultural, social and political factors. By the end of the module, you will be able to differentiate between the different design styles and understand the primary reasons for their development and employment.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

Develop your critical engagement with drivers of the global art market by examining the changing role of the artist, collector, influencer and seller. You will become more creative, entrepreneurial, critical, reflective and well-informed about the field and future career paths, as well as skilled and fluent to work across disciplines. The module explores contemporary global forms of patronage, and the crossovers between art and luxury goods, between museums / commercial galleries and fashion brands. You will discuss the ethical complexities around sponsorship and address the urgency of sustainability. Finally, you will enhance your appreciation of other cultures by exploring the ways in which works of art are marketed and consumed.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module will help you to develop media literacy by exploring the basics of film production in multicamera format. You will gain specialist production skills of camera, sound, lighting, directing, producing and editing. In this module, you will create a short live production including short reportage pieces and apply skills learned in order to understand and practice the roles therein.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module will equip you with the reflective skills you need to thrive in the contemporary socially mediated world. In this complex and ever-evolving environment, these human relationship skills have never been more important and will contribute to your life-long learning. In this module, you will develop an awareness of the 'lens' through which you view the world. You will reflect on how you impact other people, and how they impact you. You will learn how to communicate more sensitively and understand more about how you are different from other people, and they from you. You will explore how to cope with change and uncertainty, and how to engage in self-care. You will practice listening, and ways of communicating openly, authentically and with empathy. Sessions will be experiential and problem-based, focusing as much on co-learning and improvement as success. You will learn collaboratively with your peers in the classroom through creative tasks and examples that are topical and relevant to you.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module introduces you to fundamental ethical issues in modern business. You will gain the critical thinking and decision-making skills that are necessary to successfully lead in business – skills that are also demanded by employers and society. You will examine ethical theory frameworks, for example utilitarianism and rights-based theory, and apply them to a variety of case studies that involve a diverse array of stakeholders (for example, consumers, employees, government, and civil society). You will also explore the concept of corporate social responsibility and evaluate the various roles that business can adopt in diverse international contexts. You will collaborate with other students to engage in organised debates that will acquaint you with multiple perspectives on key issues, such as corporate governance, employee rights, consumer protection and environmental preservation. You will improve your leadership ability to provide sophisticated, well-reasoned justifications for your decisions, your actions, and your strategies.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

In this module, you will explore the nature of creativity by encountering, experiencing and reflecting on a variety of creative practices. Topics explored may include originality, influence, imagination, genre, the senses, trends (how to spot and start them) and design thinking. You will develop your own project, exploring the theme of a change you want to see in the world. Creativity is a defining human characteristic valued in many fields. It is also one of our most puzzling concepts. Can anyone be creative? Is Creativity something you have or something you do? Where does inspiration come from? How can we enjoy and learn from our “mistakes”? You will explore the methods, processes and achievements of key creatives who changed the way we see the world. Examples will be drawn from across the realms of the arts, business, and wider society - both locally and globally. Your work will be developed through both peer and tutor coaching with an opportunity to exhibit your projects for the wider Regent’s community. For assessment, you will submit a visual and/or textual presentation reflecting upon your own creative journey.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

Develop an enjoyment of theatre arts by going behind the scenes of theatre production. By understanding the mechanism of staging productions, from Shakespeare to musical theatre, you will start to appreciate the complexity of such collaborative projects, and begin to recognise the teamwork that realises them. Classroom activities will give you a taste of the discipline, intellectual demands and the craft and skills that shape a performance. You will learn the importance of collaborative contribution, critical thinking and innovation through digital technology in the arts.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

London is a Fashion icon. This module aims to serve as an introduction to London as a key Fashion Capital within the global industry. You will be introduced to key developments in the history of the city that led to its prominence in the international spotlight. By exploring a number of diverse areas and locations, you will learn how London is unique in its fashion geography, varied consumer base and wider appeal including its hotspots and leading style tribes. You will explore the strong interrelationships between London's fashion and culture, art, design and creative scenes. We will explore why the city is unparalleled in its position as home to not only the world's most exciting and dynamic emerging talent, but also some of the world's leading industry players. This module makes full use of London as a resource and therefore much of the activity takes place outside of the classroom.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module will be of interest to those who are curious to explore fintech and new technologies that are disrupting the financial service industry. You will explore business models, produces, applications, and user interfaces. You will gain an overview of artificial intelligence and machine learning, blockchain technology and open APIs. You will also understand the competitive landscape, and how start up, big finance and big tech companies interrelate. In this module, you will gain critical reasoning skills by reflecting on and understanding the lessons behind fintech companies, and by strategically analysing business and technology.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

Learn to differentiate between correct and incorrect reasoning in a world that is often described as post-truth. You will be introduced to the study of reasoning, including the nature of arguments, deductive and inductive inference, validity, syllogisms and the identification of fallacies. The module will emphasise reasoning in natural language and arguments in practical contexts, while introducing you to formal and informal techniques of logical analysis. We will also examine various phenomena and arguments associated with a post-truth world, including the prevalence and structure of conspiracy theories, cultural and ethical relativism, and claims about the political and corporate capture of scientific understanding. You will be challenged to research your own choice of conspiracy theory or post-truth phenomenon and analyse its logical structure, discover its history and detect the stakeholders who are promoted or harmed by it.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module will help to own, plan, and manage your professional success through your personal brand, the authentic voice you want to go to market with. To inform your own practical strategy to get your voice, message or product noticed, you will investigate storytelling, and analyse case studies to develop an understanding of brand identity, using approaches derived from psychology, journalism, and wider media studies. You will learn how to work with images, including basic video editing, web page creation, and user experience design. And you will begin to produce assets such as bio in various formats and lengths. You will also develop your presentation skills, including tone of voice, body language. At the end of the module, you will have a basic personal brand identity and a set of brand assets.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module explores the use of digital design and desktop publishing, using Adobe’s industry standard suite of Creative Cloud applications. From editing and synthesising photographic imagery in Adobe Photoshop or creating computer-aided designs in Adobe Illustrator, to creating complex rich-media materials for print and multimedia in Adobe InDesign, this module will teach hands-on skills, encourage critical design thinking, and help you understand the use of media in a digital world. You will also explore intellectual property rights, fair usage, team-working and entrepreneurship – areas that are also fundamental to digital creativity.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module will teach you collaboration, empathy and insight, as well as the skills of acting and voice projection. This module will help you connect with your emotions to effect authentic communication and evoke emotional responses. You will learn how to express yourself to an audience or screen, and the nuances involved in doing so. This module will be critical and reflective and will help you connect with your emotions in a therapeutic and positive way. It is a culturally and socially versatile module that will encourage you to embrace cultures, cultural settings and beliefs.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module aims to equip you with the knowledge and skills to deal with the rapid growth and change of technology and show how new and emerging technologies can be applied to different industries and business contexts. This module will consider the emerging technology landscape by covering technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, blockchain, internet of things (IoT) and metaverse applications and immersive technologies (VR & AR). You will understand technological trends, identify the opportunities and challenges that new and emerging technologies may bring, and identify cases and industries that could face disruption from new and emerging technologies. The focus is not just introducing you to the emerging technologies but showing you how to examine the disruptions on various business models and functions, and how to identify opportunities for innovation. You will also examine the connections between technologies.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

Our cities are already busy reinventing themselves from the bottom up and, as they are the drivers of human ingenuity and social transformations, we need them now more than ever. For over 6000 years, cities have been pulling us in with promises of adventure, independence, diversity and new ideas. Today more than half of humanity lives in cities, and this number is expected to reach three-quarters by 2050. But how will our future superorganism-like cities serve as sustainable and thriving socio-economic habitats? This module provides a glimpse into the economic, political, cultural and technological forces reshaping our urban environments today. It reveals a positive trajectory for both people and planet; the enriching roles our local neighbourhoods play; the ways in which more flexible work patterns increase demand for urban experiences; the different ways in which our public spaces are opened up, rethought, and redesigned; and the exciting new forms of retail and food experiences heading our way.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module provides a practical approach to understanding human rights in everyday life and in the professional environment. You will develop transferable problem-solving and enquiry skills, thus enhancing your knowledge of the protection of human rights. By using case law and the rich data it provides, you will analyse and evaluate violations and discrimination, and develop skills to synthesise, understand and communicate the knowledge you acquire. While you learn, you will apply pre-defined human rights principles to real case studies, and enhance your interpersonal, team-working and networking skills through practical, creative in-class work and debates. The complexity of the subject will be addressed through the study of diverse cultural, professional and political environments. Comparative analysis of international and national human rights protection systems will lead you to study practices of the European, African and inter-American human rights courts.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module will provide you with a critical understanding of the relationship between London and the literature that the city has inspired. In particular, we will analyse contrasting perspectives upon the remarkable social and cultural diversity of London: from Shakespeare’s and Dickens’s depictions of class conflict to the celebration of modern multiculturalism in the writings of such authors as Selvon, Ali and Smith. Through studying landmark texts from the city’s literary history, we will discover how authors have interpreted and recorded the complex interplay of political, economic and cultural forces that have made London into, in Addison’s phrase, the ‘aggregate of various nations’ that we inhabit today.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

In this module you will advance your photographic and image-making skills across a broad range of applications. The multi-disciplinary approach will nurture a comprehensive understanding of photographic and creative skills. This will help you to articulate your personal cohesive visual narrative and will help you make your work stand out. You will learn and refine new techniques, which you will then apply to a range of industry-applied briefs. As a result, you will expand your capabilities when realising your projects and enrich your portfolio with applied visual outcomes.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

An emotion is defined as a complex reaction pattern that involves experiential, behavioural and physiological elements; it is a subjective and socially shared experience. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the ways in which people have expressed their emotions has changed as we have been forced to communicate virtually; the lack of contact with others and face-to-face experiences have impacted people, especially the youngest. Human emotions have increasingly been expressed digitally through video calls, social media and online messages, and people have become less used to facial expressions. This has impacted on the development of emotions in childhood and emotional awareness in adolescence and adulthood, as well as verbal and non-verbal communication in the family context, and working and educational environments. This module aims to introduce you to types of emotions, emotion development and theories, physiological changes, abnormal emotional processing, facial expressions, and the use of emojis in virtual communication.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

Language, and the way we use it, is vital to our understanding our 21st century lives. This module explores the power of language and how it is infused throughout key areas of our lives by examining topics as diverse as love, politics, technology, business, crime and film. You will gain awareness of the key role language plays in our daily activities, from decoding advertisements and slogans, to using Google Translate and Alexa’s interface, protecting mental health and resolving geopolitical crises. Working with a variety of materials, you will also be encouraged to think laterally and across disciplinary boundaries to explore and understand how to harness the power of language for your career and future.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module brings your experiences of social media, voices and personal stories into the classroom. You will gain critical exposure to interactive and interdisciplinary thinking and practices surrounding social media. Learning social media will improve your cooperative learning skills, and will help you to communicate effectively and meaningfully. As this is a practical module, you will gain strategies and tools to critically understand social media and how it connects to industry – ultimately creating your own social and digital media content.

Level 5 (Year 2)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

In this module, you will explore how human activity shapes both the natural and built environments, and how design and decision-making can support not only people, but the wider web of life. You will expand your perspective beyond a human-centred approach by developing climate literacy, ecological awareness, and an understanding of the ecosystems that we are part of. Taking inspiration from and examining your natural surroundings, you will identify non-human and environmental stakeholders; the plants, animals, ecosystems and natural processes that are affected by human decisions and actions. You will explore ideas inspired by and responding to natural systems to propose responsible and imaginative futures. You will be designing a speculative concept (e.g. for a public space, product, or service) that considers nature as a co-designer.

*available from September 2027

Level 6 (Year 3)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

The module encourages you to learn about the future of materials and digital fabrication technologies and to consider this in relation to sustainability and your own discipline. The module focuses on material innovation, sustainability and circular economy, and asks students to research and actively explore a material or series of materials. A key part of your learning will take the form of hands-on testing as well as in-depth research into contemporary and cutting-edge material cultures.

Level 6 (Year 3)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

In this module, you will develop your ability to influence, positioning yourself so you can reach your goals. You will critique and reflect on the differences between conventional branding and personal branding, identify your own unique promise of value and purpose, and develop your reflexive skills so that your personal brand remains authentic and relevant at all stages of your professional career journey. In practical terms, you will learn how to develop a content creation schedule and features list, to identify target audiences, and how to collaborate with other content creators and organisations. You will explore communications such as live streaming and selecting an appropriate platform. You will also gain awareness of some of the impotent legal, ethical and mental health implications of having a public profile. Importantly, you will also develop a strategic approach to monetise the content you produce.

Level 6 (Year 3)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module focuses on developing writing practices that can be applied in a variety of professional settings. These tools can be used across disciplines and in any subject to help you communicate more powerfully. In this module, you will take on writing activities such as responding to prompts, environmental observation, developing sense imagery and using metaphor to gain insight. You will write, share your work and respond to others, therein cultivating your creativity, curiosity and voice, working kindly and collaboratively to respond to drafts and plan future work. You will gain confidence to explore new ideas and techniques, while gaining tools to take your writing further in the future. This is an opportunity to develop greater self-knowledge in expression, beginning in familiar territory and ending in an expanded sense of possibility.

Level 6 (Year 3)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

In this module, you will create and curate an experiential group project that demonstrates the kinds of creative leadership demanded by the challenges of our future. You will explore new ways of imagining, perceiving, and sensing your local environments, focusing on our global community as a great place for exploration and learning. You will discover your own role in leading change and learn how to creatively respond to challenges that matter to you. You will explore fresh solutions to complex problems and use your imagination and new ways of perceiving and sensing to expand and map the potential for change. You will explore how we work together, frame challenges, respect diverse perspectives, manage paradox and uncertainty, make collective sense of a chosen situation, and create new stories to enact change. Your goal, at the end of the module, is to design a project with others that will enable an invited audience to see and explore a core issue of your own choosing in a new way.

Level 6 (Year 3)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

In this module, you will learn and practice the analytical and statistical skills that will help improve this kind of decision making. Drawing on new developments in judgement enhancement, you will learn how to recognise common biases and habits that interfere with good predictions. We will also use online tools to determine whether you can be a ‘superforecaster’ – a person capable of making correct predictive judgements with a higher reliability than the general public or even subject area experts.

Level 6 (Year 3)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module will introduce you to key concepts and issues surrounding the regulation of the environment. These include government reactions to climate change and global warming. You will have an awareness of the laws on waste disposal in the energy and industrial sectors. You will also become familiar with other laws regarding recycling and the protection of the environment. The module will review case studies both in the context of international law and the common law. You will be sensitised to the impact of natural resource extraction, carbon emissions from production processes and pollution.

Level 6 (Year 3)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module investigates the relationship between the arts and global conflict during the 20th and 21st centuries. Bringing together the study of art, literature and music created in response to conflict, you will examine the role the state plays in commissioning works on the theme of conflict, and how this affected the resulting works. You will explore the distinction between art and propaganda and investigate the contrast between works that glorify war and those created in protest. In this module, you will also explore the relationship between the arts and atrocity and debate the ‘limits of representation’ (above all, in relation to the Holocaust and Hiroshima), issues of religion, race, gender and sexuality, and questions of cultural memory and the memorialisation process. Visits to appropriate cultural events will be organised.

Level 6 (Year 3)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

With the ever-shrinking gap between our digital and offline worlds becoming ever more noticeable, you will need to have an awareness of the earning potential of online tools and social platforms. During this module you will be taught the technical and creative skills to produce engaging content using the technology readily available to all of us. You will gain insight into how to develop your ‘digital self’, and how to create more coherent and manageable online outputs for a variety of purposes. You will also explore the professional and commercial opportunities that come with engaging with the influencer economy and how social feeds can become monetised content.

Level 6 (Year 3)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

In this module, you will consider the self in the context of wider systems and organisations. You will explore issues of wellness in the workplace and understand more about diversity and discrimination. You will consider leadership from an ethical perspective, learn about professional organisations as complex human ecosystems, and learn to work with listening and communication, power dynamics, teamwork and conflict negotiation. Sessions will be experiential and problem-based, focusing as much on co-learning and improvement as success. You will learn collaboratively with your peers live in the classroom through creative tasks and examples that are topical and of future relevance. This module will equip you with the higher-order cognitive, social and emotional skills you need to thrive in future work domains, in which demand for reflective forms of leadership, diversity intelligence, authentic communication, team-work and problem-solving skills has never been higher.

Level 6 (Year 3)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module will introduce you to a range of religious communities including Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism, by utilising London as a rich resource for religious studies. By focusing on the living traditions, we will deconstruct and challenge essentialist assumptions concerning the category ‘religion’. You will explore how religion affects continuity and change among diverse cultures and communities. By applying the basic concepts of comparative religious studies and experiential learning on a series of field trips, you will learn how to integrate perspectives from multiple sources, including history, philosophy, art and architecture. Social interaction with people of faith will yield a multifaceted understanding of what religion means to people, fostering a greater appreciation for the many ways of living in this world other than our own. Through self-reflection, we will learn how our own belief systems interact with others.

Level 6 (Year 3)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

In this module, you will investigate the impact of artificial intelligence in the digital ecosystem. AI is currently driving change across all industries and will have a significant impact in how we work, live and learn. More than automating processes, machines are on the cusp of leading processes and conducting higher-level tasks to unimaginable levels. This module will equip you with the tools and knowledge to understand and maximise the potential impact of AI. This will be an immersive and interactive experience where you will have the chance to explore the strategies behind AI and its implications for the development of complex technologies and new ways of living.

Level 6 (Year 3)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module covers the science, behaviour and philosophy of sleep and dreaming. Sleep is critical for all physical and psychological functions, yet is undervalued in society – people typically do not achieve sufficient sleep. In this module, you will understand and appreciate sleep and its functions, and you will be supported to make lifelong changes with a positive impact on their academic and cognitive performance and physical and mental health. You will learn about topics including the science of sleep across the lifespan, the philosophy of consciousness and sleep disorders. You will cover how to measure sleep, including using sleep trackers, and the impact of sleep on cognition, academic performance, and mental and physical health.

Level 6 (Year 3)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module provides an understanding of current refugee and migration situations by tracing historical and political developments at national and international level. Using a range of legal, policy and theoretical approaches, it will explore migration flows from both sending and receiving country contexts. We will ask questions about the causes and origins of migration and refugee flows, as well as provide some insight into the consequences of immigration for populations and politics of receiving countries. The module will explore issues of race and racism, integration, identity and belonging and gender. You will also study how new minorities are created, and diaspora and changing identities will be studied in a context of permanent social change.

Level 6 (Year 3)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module will introduce you to the topic of cyberpsychology. This is an emerging, interdisciplinary and naturally applied field that utilises scientific practices to examine human behaviours that result from interactions with digital technology and the internet. Built on the foundations of traditional psychology, cyberpsychology posits how the integration of, and interactions with, digital technologies in modern life impacts behaviour. In this module, you may cover topics such as: the online self, technology across the lifespan, computer-mediated communication, online group behaviour and communities, social media use, online consumer behaviour and marketing, health and technology, gaming behaviours and virtual reality, cybercrime and security, internet-mediated research, and misconceptions and debates in cyberpsychology.

Level 6 (Year 3)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module will help you understand the technical, business and creative skills used in producing audio. You will engage with project-based artefacts that demonstrate your understanding of sound as a vehicle for creating a narrative and sonic experiences for various audiences, platforms and formats. You will receive full technical training in how to record, edit and produce audio to a professional standard. In addition, you wil engage with a variety of genres and styles of podcasts and critically examine case studies that will assist you to develop your media and digital literacy.

Level 6 (Year 3)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

This module will provide the knowledge and tools to help you plan, manage and deliver projects in your personal, educational and professional life. Starting with an introduction to project management, you’ll learn about the project lifecycle, how to plan and scope a project, identify and mitigate risks, monitor project dependencies, and measure progress. You will mirror the process of the project manager applying tools and techniques used in industry throughout the project lifecycle. The module will culminate in you applying what you have learned to a real-world case. You’ll gain an understanding of different project methodologies, from Waterfall to Agile, as well as understanding how to work with stakeholders to deliver results that work for everyone.

Level 6 (Year 3)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

In this module, you will study the ways in which people in the social economy, civil society and enterprises are innovating, adapting and using business strategies to address big global challenges – from income inequality and employee dissatisfaction to climate change. You will investigate the rising global phenomenon of social innovation: systems, organisations and processes that aim to improve the welfare and wellbeing of individuals and communities, through practices like microfinance, frontier technologies, urban farming and healthcare apps, arts and culture. In this module, you will also be able to access mentorship as you develop your own social initiative.

Level 6 (Year 3)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

We live in a world driven by data and there’s a high demand for leaders who can convert data into insights that lead to game-changing solutions. Data storytelling is not simply data visualisation, analytics reporting, or a collection of statistics and illustrations sitting in a dashboard report. It involves skilfully crafting a compelling narrative by exploring data and revealing deep insights. In this module, you will use industry-standard, user-friendly data analytics and visualisation tools in a creative exploration of the art and science of data storytelling and communication.

Level 6 (Year 3)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

In this module you will explore the nature of borderless, blockchain-powered relations. From digital identities, online banking, gaming, digital arts and healthcare, blockchain supports users to manage their personal data in revolutionary ways. You will combine approaches to the use of blockchain technology and consider how it is implemented in real-world settings. Blockchain is the technology that underpins cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and it has almost unlimited applications beyond finance. You will utilise cryptocurrencies and digital exchange within blockchain, explore and join existing projects, evaluate the impact of decentralisation of data and integrate varied perspectives on how emergent technologies are shaping the future and inspiring new types of social action. This module does not require previous financial analytical background or knowledge of coding.

Level 6 (Year 3)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

In this module, you will be introduced to theories and practical methods to predict futures, such as scenario planning, horizon scanning, foresight, trend analysis, and forecasts and backcasts. Futures studies is an interdisciplinary, systematic process for imagining possible outcomes and planning for the future. Using a pattern-based understanding of past and present, it looks for insights into social, cultural, technological, environmental, economic and political drivers. You will emerge with the skills to apply this way of thinking to your own discipline, and with the skills to read trends and identify potential innovations.

Level 6 (Year 3)  |  10 UK credits (5 ECTS)  |  Module specification

In this module, you will explore how the built environment reflects social and economic inequalities, and how interdisciplinary, research-based practices can be used to enhance equity and fairness. Drawing on the Mayor of London’s Good Growth by Design principles, the module invites you to critically examine how design, policy and spatial decision-making can contribute to inclusive, sustainable, and resilient urban and spatial development. You will examine how people interact with places, how inequality becomes embedded in physical and social infrastructures, and how community-engaged approaches can support fairer access to resources, opportunities and public life. You will develop a proposal that responds to the specific context you have studied. Your work will focus on identifying opportunities to promote social good through spatial, cultural, environmental or community based strategies.

*available from September 2028