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A catalogue of modules from our faculties

Studying abroad at the ϳԹ is an amazing opportunity to explore a different city and culture – but it is also a chance to study the subjects and topics that interest you most.

You can search for these modules by their code or name on our . When you make your application, you'll submit your module choices and these will be considered by the relevant department.

Modules are either taught in Teaching Block 1 or Teaching Block 2, and this is indicated below. The 2024/25 academic calendar year can be found on our key dates page. Modules could also be taught in different academic cycles:

  • First is Undergraduate level
  • Second is Postgraduate Taught courses (Master's)

Important information

We will endeavour to deliver courses and modules in keeping with the course and module descriptions on our website, but reserve the right to change the content, timetabling, administration and other organisation of courses, subject to maintaining equivalent academic and quality standards.

From time to time the modules you have selected may not be available due to timetabling clashes, spaces on the modules, pre-requisites requirements and module or course availability. The University will work with you to find alternative arrangements that are suitable for you and in such instances will support you in securing approval from your home institution to undertake the alternative modules. You can read the full terms and conditions for exchange and study abroad module offering.

Subject areas:

Architecture

Module code Module name Level Cycle UK Credits ECTS Credits
M32802 Body and Interior Space 5 First 20 10
M30637 Communication: Creative Practice 5 First 20 10
M30638 Design: Adaptive Re-Use 5 First 20 10
M30639 Design: Architectural Investigation 5 First 20 10
M30642 History And Theory Of Modern Architecture 5 First 20 10
M32277 Design: Space, Detail, Atmosphere 6 First 20 10
M30652 History And Theory: Dissertation 6 First 20 10
M30654 Technology And Environment: Discovery 6 First 20 10
M21337 Architectural Design: Strategy 7 Second 30 15
M30979 Architectural History And Theory: Introduction 7 Second 15 7.5
M24237 Conservation: Theories 7 Second 30 15
M30981 Creative Theories: Thinking And Making 7 Second 30 15
M32963 Landscape and Urbanism: Territories and Systems 7 Second 30 15
M30659 Practice Management And Professionalism In Architecture 7 Second 15 7.5
M30660 Project Management In Architecture 7 Second 15 7.5
M30984 Research Methods (Complete this to take M21356 in TB2) 7 Second 30 15
M32965 Spatial Practices: Thinking and Making 7 Second 30 15
M24240 Thesis Dissertation 7 Second 30 15
M25777 Thesis Preparation 7 Second 15 7.5

 

Module code Module name Level Cycle UK Credits ECTS Credits
M30640 Design: Architectural Narratives 5 First 20 10
M30641 Design: Interior Investigation 5 First 20 10
M30643 Technology And Environment: Design Practice 5 First 20 10
M30644 Technology And Materials 5 First 20 10
M30645 Thematic Design 5 First 20 10
M30646 Communication: Professional Identity 6 First 20 10
M30647 Communication: Professional Practice 6 First 20 10
M32806 Design: Major Project Reflective Synthesis 6 First 20 10
M30653

Material Expression

(If not attending the module M24223) Students need to have a completed suitable design project to link  with elements of this module (to be agreed with module coordinator)

 6 First 20 10
M21338 Architectural Design: Synthesis 7 Second 30 15
M30980 Architectural History And Theory: Application 7 Second 15 7.5
M32278 Building Tectonics and Environment 7 Second 15 7.5
M24236 Conservation And Practice 7 Second 30 15
M30982 Integration Of Transdisciplinary Experiences 7 Second 30 15
M30983 Interior Practices: Design Project 7 Second 30 15
M32964 Landscape and Urbanism: Sites and Systems 7 Second 30 15
M32966 Spatial Practices: Situated Ecologies 7 Second 30 15
M21356

Thesis 

(To take this module students need to complete M30984 in TB1)

 7 Second 60 30
M31105 Thesis Design 7 Second 60 30

 

Module code Module name Level Cycle UK Credits ECTS Credits
M24223 Interior: Major Project 6 First 40 20
M32805 Design: Major Project 6 First 40 20

 

Area Studies, Sociology, History, Politics and Literature

Module code Module name Level Cycle UK Credits ECTS Credits
M32560 Analysing Foreign Policy 5 First 20 10
M26424 British Political Leadership 5 First 20 10
M33830 Climate Crisis 5 First 20 10
M33234 Comparative European Politics 5 First 20 10
M30440 Consumer Society: Critical Themes and Issues 5 First 20 10
M21031 Crime Writing 5 First 20 10
M26440 Critical Psychology 5 First 20 10
M32759 Debating the Past: Historical Case Studies 5 First 20 10
M26132 East Asian States and Societies 5 First 20 10
M30443 Gender and Sexuality 5 First 20 10
M30594 Health, Wellbeing, and Happiness 5 First 20 10
M21028 Literary Prizes and Public Acclaim 5 First 20 10
M30447 Race and Racism 5 First 20 10
M30449 Sociology of Culture: Taste, Value and Celebrity 5 First 20 10
M32751 The Hidden Lives of Things: Material Culture in the Early Modern World 5 First 20 10
M30476 Underworlds: Crime, Deviance and Punishment in Britain, 1500 - 1900 5 First 20 10
M30313 US Politics 5 First 20 10
M20542 Work, Employment and Society 5 First 20 10
M31594 Consumer Society: Critical Themes and Issues 6 First 20 10
M30452 Creative Research Methods in Psychology 6 First 20 10
M24715 Gender and Sexuality 6 First 20 10
M26431 Global Capitalism: Past, Present and Future 6 First 20 10
M24964 Health, Wellbeing and Happiness 6 First 20 10
M21047 Holocaust Literatures 6 First 20 10
M30460 Race and Racism 6 First 20 10
M32565 Race, Rights and Development: Global Perspectives on Inequality and Social Justice 6 First 20 10
M25046 Rethinking and Development 6 First 20 10
M30462 Sociology of Culture: Taste, Value and Celebrity 6 First 20 10
M33816 The Gothic 6 First 20 10
M21049 US Masculinities 6 First 20 10
M31548 European International Relations: Facing New Challenges 7 Second 20 10
M31544 Exploring International Relations 7 Second 20 10

 

Module code Module name Level Cycle UK Credits ECTS Credits
M32755 A History of US Foreign Policy: From The Great War to 9/11& 5 First 20 10
M25004 Bending The Truth A Little? Researching Politics and International Relations 5 First 20 10
M32160 Bloody Shakespeare: The Politics And Poetics Of Violence 5 First 20 10
M33242 Discursive Psychology 5 First 20 10
M22569 Emotions and Social Life 5 First 20 10
M32750 Empire and its Afterlives in Britain, Europe, and Africa 5 First 20 10
M30441 Equality or Liberation? Theorising Social Justice 5 First 20 10
M30442 Family, Career and Generation 5 First 20 10
M24257 Ideology And Politics 5 First 20 10
M20530 Modernity and Globalisation 5 First 20 10
M23780 Puritans to Postmodernists: American Literature 5 First 20 10
M20533 Risk and Society 5 First 20 10
M33828 The Geopolitics and Geo-Economics of Africa 5 First 20 10
M33328 Transitional Justice and Human Rights 5 First 20 10
M32183 Understanding Personal Life 5 First 20 10
M32756 Civil Rights USA 6 First 20 10
M33213 Community Psychology 6 First 20 10
M21046 Consuming Fictions: Food and Appetite in Victorian Culture 6 First 20 10
M30453 Emotions and Social Life 6 First 20 10
M24965 Equality or Liberation? Theorising Social Justice 6 First 20 10
M30454 Family, Career and Generation 6 First 20 10
M32165 Global Health 6 First 20 10
M33199 International Security in the Asia-Pacific 6 First 20 10
M25003 Looking for Utopia, Finding Dystopia? Ideas and Ideologies in the New Millennium 6 First 20 10
M21038 Magical Realism 6 First 20 10
M33200 The European Union: A Global Power in the Making? 6 First 20 10
M24211 Time, Temporality, Contemporary Fiction 6 First 20 10
M32182 Understanding Personal Life 6 First 20 10
M32567 Comparative Public Policy 7 Second 30 15
M22426 Contemporary Security in International Relations: Providers and Challenges 7 Second 30 15
M31586 Defence and Deterrence 7 Second 30 15
M31550 Resistance and Rebellion 7 Second 30 15

Art, Design and Performance

Module code Module name Level Cycle UK Credits ECTS Credits
M30691 Advanced Skills and Innovation 5 First 20 10
M31489 Graphic Medicine 5 First 20 10
M24872 Musical Theatre Laboratory 5 First 20 10
M30700 Performance Histories 5 First 20 10
M30701 Photographic Critical Practices and Research 5 First 20 10
M31490 Sequential Illustration 5 First 20 10
M21517 Theatre Skills 5 First 20 10
M32801 Visual Culture: The Body in Practice 5 First 20 10
M26246 Alternative Theatres 6 First 20 10
M30710 Applied Theatre for Young Audiences 6 First 20 10

 

Module code Module name Level Cycle UK Credits ECTS Credits
M30689 Advanced Scene Study (D&P) 5 First 20 10
M30690 Advanced Scene Study (MT) 5 First 20 10
M32791 Book Arts 5 First 20 10
M30693 Critical Contexts 5 First 20 10
M30667 Engaged Citizenship Through Interdisciplinary Practice 5 First 20 10
M30702 Photographic Practice and Project Development 5 First 20 10
M31443 Playwriting and Text for Performance 5 First 20 10
M30703 Professional Practice and Freelance Experience 5 First 20 10
M24764 Professional Skills Development 5 First 20 10
M30704 Research in the Public Sphere 5 First 20 10
M32800 Social Awareness 5 First 20 10
M30711 Applied Theatre: Workshop Skills 6 First 20 10
M30712 Blogs, Grants and Catalogues: Writing Visual Culture for the Public 6 First 20 10

 

Biological Sciences

Module code Module name Level Cycle UK Credits ECTS Credits
M20008 Cell Biology 5 First 20 10
M20010 Microbiology 5 First 20 10
M32570 Animal Adaptations 5 First 20 10
M30000 Marine Ecology and Conservation 6 First 20 10
M20030 Marine Ecophysiology 6 First 20 10
M20021 Gene Organisation and Expression 6 First 20 10
M20031 Genomics in Molecular Medicine 6 First 20 10
M32682 Evolution, Ecology and Environment 6 First 20 10

 

Module code Module name Level Cycle UK Credits ECTS Credits
M33324 Recombinant DNA and Protein Expression 5 First 20 10
M20015 Marine Organisms and Ecosystems 5 First 20 10
M30001 Fisheries and Aquaculture 6 First 20 10
M25768 Enzymes and Metabolism 5 First 20 10
M33324 Recombinant DNA and Protein Engineering 6 First 20 10
M24370 Global Climate Change in Marine Systems 6 First 20 10
M33321 Mechanisms of Development 6 First 20 10
M33322 Microbiomes 6 First 20 10

 

Business and Law

Module Code Module Name Level Cycle UK Credits ECTS Credits
M20451 Econometric Method 5 UG 20 10
M30892 Intermediate Economics 5 UG 20 10
M30926 Digital Marketing 5 UG 20 10
M23765 Human Resources for the Professional 5 UG 20 10
M23371 Leadership, Ethics, Governance & Sustainability 5 UG 20 10
M31767 Business Logistics Management 5 UG 20 10
M21772 Business Venturing 5 UG 20 10
M21773 Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship 5 UG 20 10
M21783 Innovation Management 5 UG 20 10
M25841 Corporate Financial Management 5 UG 20 10
M21773 Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship 5 UG 20 10
M33089 Psychology and Altruism in Economics and Finance 5 UG 20 10
M22045 Business Forecasting and Data Analysis 6 UG 20 10
M33117 Public Policies and Labour Markets 6 UG 20 10
M33138 Transformative Marketing 6 UG 20 10
M25842 International Banking and Financial Instruments 6 UG 20 10
M21812 Discrimination and Conflict in Employment Law 6 UG 20 10
M21689 Public International Law 6 UG 20 10
M21807 Business Intelligence 6 UG 20 10
M25069 Contemporary Issues in Product and Service Development 6 UG 20 10
M26322 Advanced Corporate Financial Management 6 UG 20 10
M22117 Public Policies and Labour Markets 6 UG 20 10
M33090 Crime, Conflict and Terrorism 6 UG 20 10
M33091 Economics and Finance of Sport 6 UG 20 10
M26207 International Business 7 PG 15 7.5
M31743 Contemporary Issues In Marketing 7 PG 15 7.5
M26197 International Marketing 7 PG 15 7.5
M31045 Social Media Marketing 7 PG 15 7.5
M31044 Consumer Insights And Analytics 7 PG 15 7.5

Module Code Module Name Level Cycle UK Credits ECTS Credits
M33741 Behavioural and Experimental Economics 5 UG 20 10
M25844 Economics of Money Banking and Financial Markets 5 UG 20 10
M20444 International Economics 5 UG 20 10
M20440 Managerial Economics 5 UG 20 10
M21764 Business and Employment Law 5 UG 20 10
M32205 Business Law 5 UG 20 10
M31645 Human Rights Law 5 UG 20 10
M25850 Legal Issues in Procurement and Supply 5 UG 20 10
M31493 Event Planning and Marketing 5 UG 20 10
M30931 Public Relations 5 UG 20 10
M22034 Human Resource Development 5 UG 20 10
M30921 People Resourcing & Talent Management 5 UG 20 10
M25852 Procurement and Supply 5 UG 20 10
M24036 Social computing for Business 5 UG 20 10
M25070 Managing Product Portfolios 5 UG 20 10
M23367 Business Analysis and Decision Making 5 UG 20 10
M21782 Financial Decision Making and Control 5 UG 20 10
M26321 Data Research Methods for Economics 5 UG 20 10
M30870 Advanced Economics 6 UG 20 10
M21087 Behavioural Finance and the Psychology of Investment 6 UG 20 10
M32649 International Law and Armed Conflicts 6 UG 20 10
M33088 Energy and Environmental Economics 6 UG 20 10
M33129 Business to Business Marketing 6 UG 20 10
M21806 Business Improvement and Creativity 6 UG 20 10
M30939 Global Business Sustainability and Responsibility 6 UG 20 10
M21081 International Financial Management 6 UG 20 10
M25293 Corporate Strategy 7 PG 15 7.5
M26208 Global Sustainability 7 PG 15 7.5
M31046 User Experience 7 PG 15 7.5
M31903 International Marketing Communications 7 PG 15 7.5
M31900 Digital Marketing Strategy 7 PG 15 7.5

Civil Engineering and Surveying

Module code Module name Level Cycle UK Credits ECTS Credits
M22307 Soils And Materials 2 5 First 20 10
M22319 Numerical Skills & Economics 5 First 20 10
M22334 Design Of Structural Elements 5 First 20 10
M22385 Procurement & Pre-Contract Practice 5 First 20 10
M26567 Introduction To Project Management Principles 5 First 20 10
M30157 Planning Procedures and Practice 5 First 20 10
M30187 Valuation And Commercial Property Management 5 First 20 10
M23357 Soils And Materials 3 6 First 20 10
M30163 Building Pathology 6 First 20 10
M30186 Quantity Surveying Practice 6 First 20 10
M30188 Land Law And Landlord And Tenant Law 6 First 20 10
M26323 Advanced Engineering Science 7 Second 20 10
M26324 Environmental Management 7 Second 20 10
M26325 Tools, Techniques And Processes Of Project Management 7 Second 20 10

 

Module code Module name Level Cycle UK Credits ECTS Credits
M30159 Applied BIM 5 First 20 10
M22308 Behaviour of Structures 5 First 20 10
M30162 Energy and Environmental Management 5 First 20 10
M30165 Energy Resources and Infrastructure 5 First 20 10
M22335 Professional Development 2 5 First 20 10
M30160 Urban Regeneration 5 First 20 10
M30158 Professional Studies and Applied Project 5 First 20 10
M22396 Transportation Engineering 6 First 20 10
M30185 Application of IT in Measurement and Tender Documentation 6 First 20 10
M22317 Heritage Property 6 First 20 10
M30164 Professional Practice 6 First 20 10
M22390 Project Management for Civil Engineers 6 First 20 10
M22405 Statutory Valuations 6 First 20 10
M30166 Water Infrastructure 6 First 20 10

 

Computing

Module code Module name Level Cycle UK Credits ECTS Credits
M33132 Complex problem solving 5 First 20 10
M33171 Cloud Computing 5 First 20 10
M33172 Enterprise Networking 5 First 20 10
M21270 Data Structures and Algorithms 5 First 20 10
M21269 Database Principles 5 First 20 10
M30233 Operating Systems and Internetworking 5 First 20 10
M23509 Forensics Fundamentals 5 First 20 10
M30202 Network Servers and Services 5 First 20 10
M33143 Network Design and ISP Solutions 6 First 20 10
M33174 Artificial Intelligence 6 First 20 10
M30245 Project Management 6 First 20 10
M21279 Advanced Networks 6 First 20 10
M30242 Graphics and Computer Vision 6 First 20 10
M23524 Malware Forensics 6 First 20 10
M26487 Open Innovations in Data Science 6 First 20 10
M25764 Practical Data Analytics and Mining 6 First 20 10
M25160 Security Management 6 First 20 10
M21276 Theoretical Computer Science 6 First 20 10
M33145 Programming for Data Analytics and AI 7 Second 15 7.5
M33147 Intelligent Data and Text Analytics 7 Second 30 15
M33149 Data Management 7 Second 15 10
M30248 Parallel Programming 7 Second 15 7.5
M33515 AI Foundations in Practice 7 Second 15 7.5
M33835 Computer and Mobile Forensics 7 Second 30 15
M30404 Enterprise Network Design and Management 7 Second 30 15
M30608 ICT Configuration and Administration 7 Second 30 15
M30211 Managing Information Systems 7 Second 30 15
M33177 Research Methods 7 Second 15 7.5
M30207 User Experience Design 7 Second 15 7.5

Module code Module name Level Cycle UK Credits ECTS Credits
M21267 Business Information Systems Security 5 First 20 10
M21274 Discrete Mathematics and Functional Programming 5 First 20 10
M26485 Big Data 5 First 20 10
M30236 3D Computer Graphics and Animation 5 First 20 10
M30237 Web Programming 5 First 20 10
M30239 Ethical Hacking 5 First 20 10
M33122 Security and Cryptography 5 First 20 10
M32724 Data Analytics and Visualisation 5 First 20 10
M22359 Security and Cryptography 6 First 20 10
M30225 Distributed Systems and Security 6 First 20 10
M30255 Vulnerability Discovery and Exploitation 6 First 20 10
M26507 Business Analytics 6 First 20 10
M30226 Internet of Things 6 First 20 10
M30245 Project Management 6 First 20 10
M33121 Usability Testing 6 First 20 10
M33141 IT and Internetworking Security 6 First 20 10
M33173 Digital Enterprise and Innovation 6 First 20 10
M33175 Software Engineering Culture 6 First 20 10
M21278 Advanced Database Concepts 6 First 20 10
M30241 Robotics 6 First 20 10
M30249 Scientific Computing and Simulation 7 Second 15 7.5
M33118 Network Services and Cyber Security 7 Second 30 15
M33142 Cyber Security for Information Systems 7 Second 15 7.5
M33148 Data Visualisation and Exploratory Analytics 7 Second 15 7.5
M33146 Big Data and Machine Learning Applications 7 Second 30 15
M33176 Advanced Artificial Intelligence 7 Second 30 15
M30212 Web Product Development and Management 7 Second 30 15
M33150 Business Intelligence 7 Second 15 7.5
M33875 Cloud Computing 7 Second 15 7.5
M33516 Explainable AI 7 Second 15 7.5
M33802 Statistical Machine Learning 7 Second 15 7.5
M30062 Systems, Security and Hacking 7 Second 30 15

Module code Module name Level Cycle UK Credits ECTS Credits
M30220 Core Computing Concepts 4 First 20 10
M33193 Core Computing Concepts for Cyber Security 4 First 20 10
M33194 Cyber Security and Forensics Essentials 4 First 20 10
M33267 Networking Essentials 4 First 20 10
M30231 Networks 4 First 20 10
M30232 Database Systems Development 4 First 20 10
M30251 Practical Data Science 4 First 20 10
M30299 Programming 4 First 40 20
M30609 System Administration and Internetworking 4 First 20 10
M30943 Architecture and Operating Systems 4 First 20 10
M26538 Applied Machine Learning and Data Mining 5 First 20 10
M31495 Usability Engineering 5 First 20 10
M30235 Programming Applications and Programming Languages 5 First 20 10
M30819 Software Engineering Theory and Practice 5 First 20 10
M32605 User Experience Design and Implementation 5 First 20 10

 

Creative Technologies

Module code Module name Level Cycle UK Credits ECTS Credits
M23946 Audio Programming 5 First 20 10
M24303 CGI Lighting and Look Development 5 First 20 10
M25725 Composition Portfolio 5 First 20 10
M25723 Creative Coding Practice 5 First 20 10
M20186 Designing for Animation 5 First 20 10
M20192 Digital Photography 5 First 20 10
M30848 Experimental Animation 5 First 20 10
M24322 Form and Function 5 First 20 10
M30849 Gameplay Programming 5 First 20 10
M30850 Interaction Design 5 First 20 10
M30853 Programming Application Programming Interfaces 5 First 20 10
M24308 Prototyping and Iterating Game Designs 5 First 20 10
M31720 Recording and Production Techniques 5 First 20 10
M30854 Rich Media Website Delivery 5 First 20 10
M25707 Sculpting and Rigging for Film 5 First 20 10
M23974 Student Enterprise for Games 5 First 20 10
M31005 Virtual Reality Development 5 First 20 10
M20218 Animation and Setup for Computer Animation 6 First 20 10
M31529 Artificial Intelligence 6 First 20 10 
M31816 Client Led Project - Project Initiation 6 First 20 10 
M23535 Communication Design 6 First 20 10 
M31006 Free Composition 6 First 20 10 
M20231 Games Research 6 First 20 10 
M20230 Programming AI for Games 6 First 20 10 
M23952 Sound and Music Programming 6 First 20 10 
M33896 Designing User Experiences and Interfaces 6 First 20 10
M20254 Professional, Academic and Research Development 7 Second 30 15
M20255 Project Context and Definition 7 Second 30 15

Module code Module name Level Cycle UK Credits ECTS Credits
M30998 Augmented Reality Development 5 First 20 10
M20188 Design Games 5 First 20 10
M20199 Program Consoles 5 First 20 10
M25692 Sound Design and Music for Games 5 First 20 10
M20209 Student Enterprise 5 First 20 10
M30852 Mobile Application Development 5 First 20 10
M23972 Advanced Graphics Techniques 6 First 20 10
M20220 Creative Platforms 6 First 20 10
M24985 Creative Professional Development 6 First 20 10
M24309 Psychological Theory for Game Designers 6 First 20 10
M25726 Vocational Project Portfolio 6 First 20 10
M24977 Music and Sound Synthesis 6 First 20 10
M20259 Masters Application of CT 7 Second 60 30
M23794 Mobile Device Application Design and Programming 7 Second 30 15
M20256 Project Design and Development 7 Second 60 30
M20257 Project Evaluation and Resolution 7 Second 60 30

Module code Module name Level Cycle UK Credits ECTS Credits
M20182

Commercial Asset Production for Real Time

(Requires prior 3D modelling experience, 3DS Max)

 5 First 40 20
M26301 Intermediate 3D Animation 5 First 20 10
M31481 Final Year Project 6 First 40 20

 

Criminology and Criminal Justice

Module code Module name Level Cycle UK Credits ECTS Credits
M33805 Drugs and Society 5 First 20 10
M32207 Gang Crime 5 First 20 10
M30526 Hate Crime 5 First 20 10
M30383 Online Activism, Cyberterrorism and Cyberwarfare 5 First 20 10
M31670 Psychology and Security 5 First 20 10
M20995 Questioning Criminology 5 First 20 10
M25547 The Dark Web: Threats, Freedoms and Responses 5 First 20 10
M21001 Victims Of Crime: Key Players In Criminal Justice 5 First 20 10
M21007 Youth Crime, Youth Justice 5 First 20 10
M25549 Crime and New Technologies: Theory and Practice 6 First 20 10
M32212 Criminal Justice and Human Rights 6 First 20 10
M30386 Cybersecurity: Theory and Practice 6 First 20 10
M25560 Dangerous Offenders and Public Protection 6 First 20 10
M32214 Economic Crime and Fraud Examination 6 First 20 10
M26240 Political Extremism 6 First 20 10

Module code Module name Level Cycle UK Credits ECTS Credits
M32552 Comparative Criminal Justice 5 First 20 10
M33811 Contemporary Terrorism and the Global Response 5 First 20 10
M33216 Global Security 5 First 20 10
M33808 Mass Fatality Incidents 5 First 20 10
M26238 Missing Persons: Issues and Investigation 5 First 20 10
M25655 Penology and Prison 5 First 20 10
M32377 Policing and Society 5 First 20 10
M30384 Principles of Economic Crime Investigation 5 First 20 10
M26327 Psychology and Criminal Justice 5 First 20 10
M30581 Researching Criminology 5 First 20 10
M23803 Wildlife Crime: Threats and Response 5 First 20 10
M23805 Contemporary Terrorism and the Global Response 6 First 20 10
M30582 Forensic Psychology: Investigation 6 First 20 10
M23804 Gender and Crime 6 First 20 10
M30387 Information Security Management 6 First 20 10
M21016 Miscarriages of Justice 6 First 20 10
M30389 Money Laundering and Compliance 6 First 20 10
M30390 Psychology of Criminal Conduct 6 First 20 10
M32553 True Crime - The Making of a Genre 6 First 20 10
M33809 Understanding and Addressing Sexual Offending 6 First 20 10

Education, Languages and Linguistics

Module code Module name Level Cycle UK Credits ECTS Credits
M23899 English Forms And Functions 5 First 20 10
M30310 Introduction To Translation 5 First 20 10
M20659 Just Playing? 5 First 20 10
M33847 Language and Social Justice 5 First 20 10
M20804 Language of Human Resource Management 5 First 20 10
M32189 Strategies for Social Change 5 First 20 10
M20668 Behaviour Matters 6 First 20 10
M22596 Business Communication 3 6 First 20 10
M33251 Business Planning 6 First 20 10
M30253 Children and Young People with Severe Learning Difficulties 6 First 20 10
M33848 Corpus Linguistics and Lexicology 6 First 20 10
M26156 Education and Society 6 First 20 10
M22870 International Trade: Payments and Law 6 First 20 10
M30410 Interpreting 1 6 First 20 10
M3386 Professional Themes in Supporting Young People's Relationships and Interactions 6 First 20 10
M32548 Promoting Confident, Capable Learners 6 First 20 10
M31071 Psychology in Practice 6 First 20 10
M32623 Spoken Discourse in the Workplace 6 First 20 10

Module code Module name Level Cycle UK Credits ECTS Credits
M32533 Applying Educational Research and Theory 5 First 20 10
M20981 British Culture 5 First 20 10
M23386 Children's Social Minds 5 First 20 10
M23904 Intercultural Perspectives on Communication 5 First 20 10
M21141 Managing Across Cultures 5 First 20 10
M20359 Marketing and Communication 5 First 20 10
M21054 Meaning in English 5 First 20 10
M32622 News, Discourse, and Media 5 First 20 10
M20660 Research with Children and Young People 5 First 20 10
M32545 Aspiring Leaders and Managers 6 First 20 10
M21493 Business and Markets In A Global Environment 6 First 20 10
M32621 Englishes In The World 6 First 20 10
M25834 International Marketing and Export Trade 6 First 20 10
M30411 Interpreting 2 6 First 20 10
M20309 Managing Across Cultures 6 First 20 10
M33212 Recruiting and Motivating Teams 6 First 20 10
M33871 Supporting Children and Young People's Mental Health 6 First 20 10
M33863 Therapeutic Play Principles and Practice 6 First 20 10
M25747 Translation Theory and Practice (Exchange) 6 First 20 10
M20619 Understanding Britain Today 6 First 20 10
M22580 Working with Looked After Children 6 First 20 10
M33850 Writing for Different Audiences 6 First 20 10
M20615 Intercultural Perspectives on Communication 6 First 20 10
M31588 Language and Social Media 6 First 20 10

 

Module code Module name Level Cycle UK Credits ECTS Credits
M20355 Business Communication 2 5 First 20 10
M20982 General Language Grade 5 (English) 5 First 20 10
M21128 General Language Grade 6 (English) 6 First 20 10
M20516 Translation Theory and Practice (UG) 6 First 20 10

 

The following modules are available in Teaching Block 1, Teaching Block 2 and Full Year (please indicate your CEFRL on your Learning Agreement)

Module code Module name Level Cycle UK Credits ECTS Credits
N/A Arabic - CEFRL levels A1 - A2.1 N/A First 20 10
N/A British Sign Language - CEFRL levels A1 - A2.1 N/A First 20 10
N/A French - CEFRL levels A1 - A2.1 - B1/B2 - B2 - C1/C2 N/A First 20 10
N/A German - CEFRL levels A1 - A2.1 - B1/B2 - B2 - C1/C2 N/A First 20 10
N/A Italian - CEFRL levels A1 - A2.1 - C1/C2 N/A First 20 10
N/A Japanese - CEFRL levels A1 - A2.1 N/A First 20 10
N/A Mandarin - CEFRL levels A1 - A2.1 - C1/C2  N/A First 20 10
N/A Spanish - CEFRL levels A1 - A2.1 - B1/B2 - B2 - C1/C2 N/A First 20 10

 

Electrical and Mechanical Engineering

Module code Module name Level Cycle UK Credits ECTS Credits 
M21403 Microcontrollers And Programmable Logic 5 First 20 10
M34153 Human Centred Conceptual Design 5 First 20 10
M21413 Advanced Electronic Systems 6 First 20 10
M21414 VHDL and FPGA Systems 6 First 20 10
M21411 Artificial Intelligence 6 First 20 10
M21417 Digital Signal Processing 6 First 20 10
M30033 Finite Element Analysis In Solid Mechanics 6 First 20 10
M24727 Electrical Machines And Drives 7 Second 20 10
M24344 Control Systems 7 Second 20 10
M22008 Computational Fluid Dynamics 7 Second 20 10
M22010 Structural Application Of Finite Elements 7 Second 20 10
M31678 Renewable Energy Management 7 Second 20 10

 

Module code Module name Level Cycle UK Credits ECTS Credits 
M21402 Analogue Analysis and Design 5 First 20 10
M34198 Control and Instrumentation 5 First 20 10
M21410 Real-time Embedded Systems 6 First 20 10
M21965 Solid Mechanics And Dynamics 5 First 20 10
M32893 Robotics and Automation 5 First 20 10
M21411 Artificial Intelligence 6 First 20 10
M21417 Digital Signal Processing 6 First 20 10
M21413 Advanced Electronic Systems 6 First 20 10
M23993 Design for Quality 6 First 20 10
M30029 Advanced Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics 6 First 20 10
M21995 Manufacturing Systems 6 First 20 10
M21425 Sensors and Measurement Systems 7 First 20 10
M24602 Electrical Power Systems Technology 7 First 20 10
M24034 Advanced Materials 7 Second 20 10
M22011 Structural Integrity 7 Second 20 10
M23875 Energy Systems 7 Second 20 10

 

Environment, Geography and Geosciences

Module code Module name Level Cycle UK Credits ECTS Credits
M30008 Geographies of Development 5 First 20 10
M30005 GIS and Remote Sensing 5 First 20 10
M29141 Oceanography 5 First 20 10
M32718 Energy Resources and the science of Zero Carbon 5 First 20 10
M30003 Environmental Change 5 First 20 10
M30011 Hazardscapes 6 First 20 10
M32671 Coastal recreation - Planning and Management 6 First 20 10
M32665 Uneven Cities, Planning and Design 6 First 20 10

 

Module code Module name Level Cycle UK Credits ECTS Credits
M25818 Dinosaurs and Mammals 5 First 20 10
M25922 Environmental Chemistry and Monitoring 5 First 20 10
M30023 Advanced Geological Field Techniques 5 First 20 10
M30043 Micropalaeontology, Palaeobotany and Palaeoenvironments  5 First 20 10
M30743 Invertebrate and Analytical Palaeontology 5 First 20 10
M30006 Glaciers and Glaciation 5 First 20 10
M31570 Gender and Development 5 First 20 10
M31583 Sustainable Environmental Management 5 First 20 10
M31602 River Processes 5 First 20 10
M33076 Hydrology and Fluid Flow 5 First 20 10
M31155 Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology 6 First 20 10
M32297 Environment and Society 6 First 20 10
M23882 Sedimentary Processes and Facies Analysis 6 First 20 10
M32674 Analytical Methods for Earth and Environmental Sciences 6 First 20 10
M20145 Climate Change 6 First 20 10
M32667 Environmental Assessment and Management 6 First 20 10
M30327 Environmental Pollution and Waste Management 6 First 20 10

 

Film, Media and Communication

Module code Module name Level Cycle UK Credits ECTS Credits
M30763 British Cinema 5 First 20 10
M26288 Directing 5 First 20 10
M30768 Film Production Practices 5 First 20 10
M30770 Finding Form - Nonfiction 5 First 20 10
M32818 Advanced News and Investigative Journalism 5 First 20 10
M21538 Media, Culture and National Identity 5 First 20 10
M30778 Propaganda 5 First 20 10
M21512 Screen Media 5 First 20 10
M32818 Feature Writing and Media Research 5 First 20 10
M32827 Mobile Journalism  5 First 20 10
M30766 Factual Media Production 5 First 20 10
M21533 Cultures of Consumption 6 First 20 10
M25712 Digital Media and Democracy 6 First 20 10
M23775 Gender, Sexuality and Cinema 6 First 20 10
M24290 Global Journalism and Human Rights 6 First 20 10
M30793 Marketing Movies 6 First 20 10
M21595 News, War and Peace 6 First 20 10
M30795 Professional Industry Skills 6 First 20 10
M32834  Television Broadcasting  6 First 20 10
M21644 Research Methods 7 Second 30 15

Module code Module name Level Cycle UK Credits ECTS Credits
M32254 Comic Book Industries 5 First 20 10
M20225 Documentary Film-making 5 First 20 10
M21511 Media Networks: Exploring Digital Culture 5 First 20 10
M24960 Press and Public Relations 5 First 20 10
M21558 Social Issues in the Media 5 First 20 10
M30783 Specialist Journalism 5 First 20 10
M21526 World and Transnational Cinema 5 First 20 10
M32815  Advanced News and Investigative Reporting  5 First 20 10
M32819 Film and Ethics 5 First 20 10
M32833 Social Media and Journalism 5 First 20 10
M21539 Media Fan Cultures 6 First 20 10
M21373 Money, Government and Power 6 First 20 10
M21556 Representing Science in the Media 6 First 20 10
M25664 Self Promotion 6 First 20 10
M32824 Magazines: Print Media in a Digital World  6 First 20 10
M24352 Media Politics 7 Second 30 15

 

Mathematics and Physics

Module code Module name Level Cycle UK Credits ECTS Credits
M20744 Real and Complex Analysis 5 First 20 10
M20281 Waves and Optics 5 First 20 10
M20279 Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics 5 First 20 10
M20744 Real and Complex Analysis 5 First 20 10
M20725 Partial Differential Equations and Their Applications 6 First 20 10
M20685 Nonlinear Dynamics 6 First 20 10
M20690 Financial Derivative Pricing 6 First 20 10
M25668 Nanoscale Surface Physics 6 First 20 10
M26359 Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Information 6 First 20 10
M24573 Modern Astrophysics 1 6 First 20 10
M24570 Physical Cosmology 6 First 20 10
M24577 Advanced Computational Techniques 7 Second 20 10
M31433 Advanced Instrumentations 7 Second 20 10
M24580 Contemporary Theoretical Physics 7 Second 20 10
M24582 Observational Astronomy and Cosmology 7 Second 20 10

Module code Module name Level Cycle UK Credits ECTS Credits
M24200 Introduction to Computational Physics 4 First 20 10
M20745 Algebraic Structures and Discrete Mathematics 5 First 20 10
M30218 Mechanics and Dynamics 5 First 20 10
M20749 Operational Research 5 First 20 10
M20740 Mathematics for Finance 5 First 20 10
M24568 Computational Physics 5 First 20 10
M20509 Universe, Planetary Systems, Stars and Galaxies 5 First 20 10
M20288 Health Physics 6 First 20 10
M23525 Particle Physics 6 First 20 10

Mechanical and Design Engineering

Module code Module name Level Cycle UK Credits ECTS Credits
M34153 Human Centred Conceptual Design 5 First 20 10
M30033 Finite Element Analysis In Solid Mechanics 6 First 20 10
M24344 Control Systems 7 Second 20 10
M22008 Computational Fluid Dynamics 7 Second 20 10
M22010 Structural Application Of Finite Elements 7 Second 20 10
M31678 Renewable Energy Management 7 Second 20 10

Module code Module name Level Cycle UK Credits ECTS Credits
M21965 Solid Mechanics And Dynamics 5 First 20 10
M32893 Robotics and Automation 5 First 20 10
M23993 Design for Quality 6 First 20 10
M30029 Advanced Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics 6 First 20 10
M21995 Manufacturing Systems 6 First 20 10
M24034 Advanced Materials 7 Second 20 10
M22011 Structural Integrity 7 Second 20 10
M23875 Energy Systems 7 Second 20 10

Module code Module name Level Cycle UK Credits ECTS Credits
M21956 Electrical and Electronic Principles 4 First 20 10
M21952 Introduction to Design 4 First 20 10
M23547 Introduction to Solid Mechanics and Dynamics 4 First 20 10
M21968 Engineering Design 5 First 20 10
M30032 Individual Project (MSc) 7 Second 60 30

Psychology

Module code Module name Level Cycle UK Credits ECTS Credits 
M25654 Cultural Psychology 6 First 20 10
M32318 Exploring Data For Psychology 6 First 20 10
M30085 Professional Practice In Sports Psychology 6 First 20 10
M25530 Educational Psychology 6 First 20 10
M30672 Perspectives On Legal Psychology And Forensic Psychology 6 First 20 10
M25763 Introduction To Teaching 6 First 20 10
M21618 Psychology Of Offending Behaviour* 6 First 20 10
M32695 Cybercrime, Policing, and Security* 6 First 20 10
M21620 Language And Communication 6 First 20 10

 

*These modules are specific to our BSc (Hons) Forensic Psychology programme. If you're interested in any of these modules, and already have some background knowledge in forensic psychology, you should not also select “Perspectives on Legal & Forensic Psychology” because this is an introductory course normally exclusive to students on the BSc Psychology programme). This is to avoid duplication of content.

** You may want to select a language from the University’s Institute Wide Language Programme instead.

Module code Module name Level Cycle UK Credits ECTS Credits
M30046 Psychology Research Project (Extended) - Both teaching blocks 6 First 40 20
M21610 Biological & Cognitive Psychology 5 First 20 10
M21612 Social & Developmental Psychology 5 First 20 10
M25552 Research Based Learning** 5 First 20 10
M30673 Social Construction of Disability 6 First 20 10
M32697 Psychology of Criminal Investigations* 6 First 20 10
M21625 Comparative and Evolutionary Psychology 6 First 20 10
M25529 Neuroscience 6 First 20 10
M25556 Issues in Clinical and Health Psychology 6 First 20 10
M33400 Occupational and Organisational Psychology 6 First 20 10
M31518 Trauma Memory & Law* 6 First 20 10

*These modules are specific to our BSc (Hons) Forensic Psychology programme. If you're interested in any of these modules, and already have some background knowledge in forensic psychology, you should not also select “Perspectives on Legal & Forensic Psychology” because this is an introductory course normally exclusive to students on the BSc Psychology programme). This is to avoid duplication of content.

** You may want to select a language from the University’s Institute Wide Language Programme instead.

Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences

Module code Module name Level UK Credits ECTS Credits
M21641 Research Methods 5 20 10
M32690 Barriers to Disease, Immunity and Immune Dysfunction 5 20 10
M33319 Applied Pharmacology of the Nervous and Endocrine 5 20 10
M33928 Current Trends in Pharmacological Sciences 6 20 10
M22208 Neuropharmacology 6 20 10
M21502 Genetic Basis of Disease 6 20 10

Module code Module name Level UK Credits ECTS Credits
M22203 Respiratory, Renal and Cardiovascular Pharmacology 5 20 10
M25768 Enzymes and Metabolism 5 20 10
M23375 Applied Human Physiology 5 20 10
M33927 Personalised Medicine and Cancer 6 20 10
M33930 Drug Development and Clinical Pharmacology 6 20 10
M21503 Integrated Pathology 6 20 10
M32692 Biomedical Research 6 20 10

Sport, Health and Exercise Science

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Module code Module name Level Cycle UK Credits ECTS Credits
M30070 Advanced Exercise Physiology 5 First 20 10
M30072 Nutrition for Sport, Exercise and Health 5 First 20 10
M30071 Psychology of Sport and Exercise 5 First 20 10
M30074 Exercise in Different Environments 5 First 20 10
M32657 Operational Management 5 First 20 10
M30073 Principles of Skill Acquisition 5 First 20 10
M23824 Sport Event Management 5 First 20 10
M30099 Applied Skill Acquisition 6 First 20 10
M33184 Applications of Sport and Exercise Psychology 6 First 20 10
M33181 Work-Based Learning for Sport Management 6 First 20 10
M30086 Advanced Strength and Conditioning 6 First 20 10
M30087 Biomechanics in Practice 6 First 20 10
M30091 Sport Entrepreneurship and Business Venturing 6 First 20 10
M25839 Principles, Practice and Governance in Sports Management 7 First 20 10
M20119 Applied Sports Physiology 7 First 30 15
M24067 Psychology of Exercise and Physical Activity 7 Second 30 15
M31957 Pathophysiology and Medical Management 7 First 30 15
M31972 Rehabilitation in Strength and Conditioning 7 First 30 15
M24844 Strength and Conditioning Practice 7 First 30 15
M31989 Psychology of Elite Performance 7 Second 30 15
M33188 Economics and Finance for Sport Managers 7 Second 30 15

Module code Module name Level Cycle UK Credits ECTS Credits
M30078 Physical Activity & Exercise for Health Ageing 5 First 20 10
M30077 Strength and Conditioning for Sport, Exercise and Health 5 First 20 10
M30075 Preparing Research, Innovation or Enterprise Projects 5 First 20 10
M31520 Principles of Performance Analysis 5 First 20 10
M33360 Sales and Marketing in Sport 5 First 20 10
M30076 Biomechanics of Sport and Exercise 5 First 20 10
M30088 Advanced Sports Nutrition (Pre-requisite: Must have taken Advanced Exercise Physiology and Nutrition for Sport, Exercise and Health) 6 First 20 10
M30089 Biopsycholsocial Approaches to Physical Activity and Health Promotion 6 First 20 10
M30094 Strategic Management in Sport 6 First 20 10
M30090 Environmental Physiology 6 First 20 10
M22575 Professional Development 6 First 20 10
M30084 Application of Exercise Physiology 6 First 20 10
M20120 Applied Sports Psychology 7 Second 30 15
M31435 Global Sport Event Management 7 Second 30 15
M31990 Biomechanics of Strength and Conditioning 7 Second 30 15
M33192 Clinical Strength and Conditioning 7 Second 30 15
M33186 Market Analysis for Sport 7 Second 30 15
M31971 Strength and Conditioning Development 7 Second 30 15
M32195 Advanced Topics in Skills Acquisition 7 Second 30 15
M33187 Managing Human Resources in Sport 7 First 30 15

Module code Module name Level Cycle UK Credits ECTS Credits
M20076 Project 6 Second 40 20
M31521 MSc Research Development and Practice 7 Second 60 30