UWS continually reviews, redevelops and augments its course portfolios. This section provides information about potential new course proposals which are undergoing validation and approval procedures. Please contact us for more information or check back for updates.
School of Business & Creative Industries
BA (Hons) Creative Practice: Graphic Arts & Moving Image
Year 3 Entry
- Location: Ayr
- Study mode: Full-Time & Part-Time
- Start date: September 2024
Our proposed BA (Hons) Creative Practice: Graphic Arts & Moving Image will focus on the development of critical and technical skills, and practical approaches for creating narrative driven content including motion graphics, illustration, experimental animation, time and event-based media, graphic fiction/comic art, and documentary artefacts. These can be applied across a range of areas within the creative industries such as books, comics and graphic novel publishing, advertising, production design and post-production for film and television, digital heritage, animation, performance, entertainment industries and public/community arts.
MSc Digital Business Transformation with Metaverse
- Location: Paisley
- Study Mode: Full-Time & Part-Time
- Start date: September 2024
Our proposed MSc Digital Business Transformation with Metaverse will help you develop knowledge, competencies and skill sets for the new techno-cultural ‘markets of tomorrow’ and the future of the Metaverse. This programme will provide learners with the theoretical higher order skill sets, policy frameworks and critical understanding for implementing business transformation. Based at UWS Paisley campus, the course will utilise technology to establish an interactive learning environment including virtual reality headsets, high-specification computers, licences for relevant software and 360 degree cameras.
Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)
- Location: Paisley & London (TBC)
- Study mode: Full-Time & Part-Time
- Start date: September 2024
Our proposed Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) programme will appeal to those wishing to achieve the highest level of academic qualification by taking on the most difficult challenges in practice by producing world-class doctoral outputs. It will be of interest to leaders and managers working in the private sector, health, local authorities and higher education and will enhance your professional and executive practice through the application of rigorous research to real and complex issues in business and management.
School of Computing, Engineering & Physical Sciences
MEng (Hons) / BEng (Hons) Energy and Environmental Engineering
- Location: Paisley
- Study mode: Full-Time & Part-Time
- Start date: September 2025
Energy and Environmental Engineering is at the forefront of the quest to produce energy in an environmentally friendly, sustainable, and socially responsible manner. Our proposed MEng (Hons) / BEng (Hons) Energy and Environmental Engineering, which is subject to University approval, will focus on building students’ knowledge of energy and environmental engineering, sustainability and related enabling sciences in conjunction with developing the inter-personal and transferable skills necessary to operate successfully in a wide range of industries. These include energy, environmental, renewables, chemical, oil and gas, petrochemicals, nuclear, battery, net zero and carbon reduction, electronic, food, pharmaceutical, agriculture, as well as academic research and teaching. Depending on the options selected, in Year 3 students can select between the general degree title of Energy and Environmental Engineering or a bracketed title:
- Energy and Environmental Engineering (Energy Storage & Conversion)
- Energy and Environmental Engineering (Nuclear)
- Energy and Environmental Engineering (Renewable Energy and Net Zero)
Last updated: 15/07/2024