Real Estate Management


Surveying is a stand-out profession – it’s well respected, provides a good living, and offers the opportunity to work anywhere in the world. This course gives you a set of transferable skills that make you highly sought after in the job market, and delivers a programme of study to provide graduates of a non-associated degree with the core technical knowledge and skills that can lead to membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). As a student on this course, you will be able to gain free student membership of RICS.


Give your career a competitive advantage


You’ll gain an advanced understanding of concepts in real estate valuation, appraisal, development and management, and learn how to apply the theory to the real world so you can pursue and develop your career. You’ll also develop Master’s level research and analysis skills.

Your Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) with RICS begins once you are in relevant employment. It’s the fastest route to RICS chartered status for graduates in other disciplines you could achieve your APC within three years. The course is so well regarded in the industry, we’re approached regularly by employers who want UWE graduates to come and work for them. The course is even developed with our partner employers, to ensure we produce graduates they want to hire.


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BA (Hons) Primary Initial Teacher Education with QTS

Have you always wanted to teach in a primary school and make a real and positive impact on the education of young people? Are you passionate about primary education and want to share your enthusiasm with others?

The course takes place in both university and primary school settings to provide authentic learning and teaching experiences which will effectively prepare student teachers to inspire learners to achieve the four purposes of the Curriculum for Wales.

We work in partnership with schools who have been selected for their excellent provision and sustained record of high-quality mentoring and involvement with initial teacher education. Many of our lead partnership schools play an active role in shaping the developing Curriculum for Wales, influencing policy, school-to-school improvement and raising standards.

The course focuses on the development of knowledge in the Areas of Learning and Experience, practical skills, wider skills and the professional competences required to become a highly effective teacher.

From September 2022, if you choose to study at least 40 credits of your course through the medium of Welsh, you can apply for a scholarship to receive £500 per year from Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. Click here for more information.


What you will study

This Initial Teacher Education course will provide you with excellent personal and professional learning opportunities which aim to meet the needs of individual student teachers and learners in schools.

Year One: Primary Initial Teacher Education with QTS

Core Studies 1 – (20 credits) Core module
Professional and Pedagogical Studies 1 – (20 credits) Core module
Subject Studies 1A – (40 credits) Core module
Subject Studies 1B – (20 credits) Core module
Professional Learning and Development 1 – (20 credits) Core module

Year Two: Primary Initial Teacher Education with QTS

Core Studies 2 – (20 credits) Core module
Professional and Pedagogical Studies 2- (20 credits) Core module
Subject Studies 2A – (40 credits) Core module
Subject Studies 2B – (20 credits) Core module
Professionalism Learning and Development 2 – (20 credits) Core module

Year Three: Primary Initial Teacher Education with QTS

Core Studies 3 – (20 credits) Core module
Professional and Pedagogical Studies 3 – (20 credits) Core module
Subject Studies 3A – (40 credits) Core module
Subject Studies 3B – (20 credits) Core module
Professional Learning and Development 3 – (20 credits) Core module

Featured modules

Core Studies
This module involves developing an understanding of the elected Area of Learning and Experience in the context of the role of the teacher. You will begin to establish links between theory and practice and acquire knowledge, skills and understanding in literacy, numeracy and digital competence as applied to a range of professional contexts. This module will provide you with a knowledge and understanding of Areas of Learning and Experience and opportunities to lead curriculum developments in school. It will ensure that you are highly-skilled in literacy, numeracy and the use of digital technology to enhance learning.

Professional and Pedagogical Studies
Across the three years, professional and pedagogical studies, will provide you with the foundations for the development of the knowledge and skills of an effective teacher. This module will introduce you to the relevant professional and pedagogical topics and themes and develop your knowledge and understanding of effective classroom practice. Content is underpinned by the Professional Standards for Teaching and Leadership (2017) which will enable you to critically reflect upon current educational issues in order to evaluate their impact on teaching and learning. There will be a focus upon teacher’s responsibilities including establishing relationships with all stakeholders. Aspects of leadership will become an additional focus towards the end of the course.

Subject Studies A
This module will enable you to gain subject knowledge of Mathematics and Numeracy; Languages, Literacy and Communication; Science and Technology and Welsh language development for the relevant stage of learning. The module will enable you to acquire and develop the skills for creative, effective delivery and assessment of experiential learning for the relevant stage of learning. You will develop an understanding and skill of an integrated approach (including development of the Cwricwlwm Cymreig), to curriculum subject delivery. You will work in genuinely progressive and collaborative relationships with others on a national and international level through the sharing of their own research-informed action enquiry. You will also further extend personal language skills, knowledge and understanding of the learning and teaching of Welsh.

Subject Studies B
Within Subject Studies B, you will begin to develop an understanding of how learners learn within and across the Areas of Learning and Experience of Expressive Arts; Health and Well-being and Humanities. As part of this module, you will begin to develop your knowledge and understanding of how to plan for authentic learning experiences with clear attention to the development of Cwricwlwm Cymreig. In addition, the importance of the development of literacy, numeracy and digital competence skills and how these will support learners’ progress within the Areas of Learning and Experience will also be explored.

Professional Learning and Development
This module will begin the process of student teachers becoming reflective, resilient, lifelong learners, purposefully engaged in professional learning and development and well-being. You will begin to develop the ability to adapt and use appropriate time management strategies in order to manage your workload effectively. You will begin to develop an understanding of the requirements of self and peer assessment practices and evaluate relevant concepts and approaches. In addition, you will begin to develop knowledge, understanding and skills in relation to your roles and responsibilities during your school experiences and contribute to the achievement of Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) as identified in the Professional Standards for Teaching and Leadership (2017).



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BSc (Hons) Sports and Exercise Therapy

Based at The USW Sport Park and aimed at students with an interest in working with sports and exercise injuries, this course will teach you to assess, diagnose, treat, rehabilitate, and prevent injuries to the musculoskeletal system.

As an accredited degree, graduates are entitled to full professional membership of the Society of Sports Therapists upon completion of the programme.

In addition to the BSc (Hons) degree, students can gain valuable experience working with individual athletes and sports teams at USW and with external placement providers.

Vocational awards such as Gym Instructor and Personal Trainer are also embedded in to the programme.


What you will study

Year 1

At level 4 you will start your clinical studies with basic pitch-side first aid, functional anatomy, introduction to clinical assessment, screening and soft tissue techniques. You will gain experience working with our university sports teams and through our popular sports massage clinic.

Introduction to Sports Therapy Assessment – 20 credits – Kate Louise Williams

This module will introduce students to the assessment of range of movement, manual muscle testing and palpation and to develop a working knowledge of musculoskeletal anatomy and pathology.

Sports Therapy a Patients Perspective – 20 credits – Kate Louise Williams

This module aims to introduce students to a patients perception of musculoskeletal injuries sustained in the sports and exercise environment and to develop empathetic practitioners, able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team

Exercise Physiology I – 20 credits – Philippa Laugharne

This module aims to familiarise the student with the language of anatomy and to specifically establish their knowledge and understanding of human musculo-skeletal anatomy, as an underpinning subject of exercise physiology and biomechanics.

Nutrition for Health and Exercise – 20 credits – George Rose

This module introduces students to the importance of diet for a healthy lifestyle, methods by which diets can be analysed and the principles of metabolism.

Exercise Prescription – 20 credits – Thomas Owens

This module will equip students with the knowledge and practical skills to plan, prepare, instruct and evaluate gym-based exercise programmes for a variety of different healthy populations. Completion of this module largely contributes to the award of the REP’s Level 2 Gym Instructor and Level 3 Personal Trainer qualifications.

Measurement and Evaluation of Human Performance – 20 credits – Adnan Haq

This module aims to introduce the student to the areas of measurement, data retrieval, analysis and interpretation, health and fitness assessment, and exercise prescription.

Year 2

At level 5 you will be taught to assess and diagnose injuries to the spine and peripheral joints, use a number of treatment methods to reduce pain and improve range of movement and function, and finally, by the end of your second year you will be competent in early to intermediate stage rehabilitation.

Rehabilitation of Sports and Exercise Injuries – 20 credits (optional) –Kate Louise Williams

This module will develop a student’s knowledge and understanding of the early and intermediate rehabilitation of common musculoskeletal injuries and illness sustained in the sports and exercise environment, such as; tissue mechanics and stress-strain curves; exercise selection and prescription.

Exercise Physiology – 20 credits- Adnan Haq

This module will consider the relationship between exercise and selected areas of the cardiovascular system. It will also allow you to develop an understanding of specific measurements in cardiovascular physiology and become competent in the performance of these measurements.

Research Methods – 20 credits- George Rose

This will build on the student’s understanding of research methods and broaden and deepen your appreciation of the range of approaches to research using research for both qualitative and quantitative methods.

Clinical Assessment of Musculoskeletal Injuries – 20 credits – Kate Louise Williams

The module will provide the student with an understanding of how to plan and complete a clinical assessment of peripheral and spinal joints and interpret the findings. Subjective assessment and subjective signposts for specific tissue behaviours, such as; Observations and quick touch; range of movement assessment, manual muscle testing, ligament stress testing and functional testing.

Treatment of Musculoskeletal Injuries – 20 credits – Kate Louise Williams

The module will introduce safe and appropriate treatment modalities for the management of musculoskeletal injuries. This will include, manual therapy for peripheral and spinal joint pathology; advanced soft tissue modalities, advanced neural techniques and manual therapy.

Exercise for Special Populations – 20 credits

This module will provide the student with an understanding of the physiological and medical issues associated with access to physical activity among special populations. The student will learn to design and evaluate appropriate exercise programmes that are suitable for individual needs among a diverse range of special population groups.

Muscle Function and Biomechanics (Optional)- 20 credits – Philippa Laugharne

The module will incorporate: Newton’s laws of motion with respect to angular kinematics and kinetics; the mechanics and energetics of walking and running. Furthermore, students will develop technical competence and analytical skills using Quintic Biomechanics software.

Year 3

In your final year, you will complete a dissertation in an area of your choice. You will also study a clinical placement module, late to pre-discharge rehabilitation and prevention module and sports trauma management. All of your clinical modules are joined with our BASES endorsed sport and exercise science modules such as exercise physiology and biomechanics at each year of study.

Dissertation – 20 credits – Stuart Jarvis

This will enable the student to design and conduct an independent study and to be able to critically evaluate scientific data and literature.

Professional Practice – 20 credits – Kate Louise Williams

This module will develop Graduate Sports Therapy skills into 200 hours of supervised clinical practice. Students will also appraise current strengths and weaknesses, develop a clear training needs analysis and career planning Training needs analysis, SWOT analysis, applying for roles, the interview process and maintaining clinical competence and the need for ongoing continuing professional development.

Sports Trauma Management -20 credits – Kate Louise Williams

This module will allow students to recognise and intervene in life threatening, potentially life threatening and limb threatening injuries sustained in the sports and exercise environment; such as-Advanced trauma life support, Airway manoeuvres, bleeding management, assessment of cervical spine injury, and emergency action planning.

Advanced Sports Rehabilitation – 20 credits – Kate Louise Williams

This module is designed to develop practical skills in late to pre-discharge rehabilitation, return to play decision making and injury reduction strategies and will focus on; prescribing speed, acceleration, change of direction and plyometric exercise; pre-rehabilitative and injury prevention exercises and physiological demands of individual and team sports.

Strength and Conditioning – 20 credits (optional) – Morgan Williams

The module will provide students with the underpinning scientific knowledge required to deliver effective strength and conditioning programs.

Exercise Physiology III (Optional)- 20 credits – Christopher Marley

This module will consider the relationship between exercise and selected areas of the cardiovascular system. It will also allow you to develop an understanding of specific measurements in cardiovascular physiology and become competent in the performance of these measurements.

Muscle Function and Biomechanics (Optional) – 20 credits – Philippa Laugharne

The module will incorporate: Newton’s laws of motion with respect to angular kinematics and kinetics; the mechanics and energetics of walking and running. Furthermore, students will develop technical competence and analytical skills using Quintic Biomechanics software.


Teaching

This course is very vocationally focused and so all of your clinical modules will have a heavy emphasis on practical sessions. These will take place in our dedicated clinical teaching rooms or in the state of the art sports facilities.

As a full time course students are expected to be in up to 20 hours of taught sessions per week, with plenty of time allocated to placements, practice and tutorials.

Support

Our students are supported in a number of ways, through a personal tutor, module tutors, the programme director and clinical supervisors. Clinical teaching staff have an open door policy for students seeking tutorial support. We also offer a peer mentoring system on the degree.

 

Your studies will be underpinned by the latest research undertaken by the University’s Sport, Health and Exercise Science Research Group which collaborates locally, nationally and internationally with partners from industry and academia to provide world-leading knowledge and impact. For you, this means you will be taught by academics who are at the forefront of their specialist field.

Assessment

As an accredited course students are required to demonstrate their clinical skills in practical examinations. In addition to the practical assessment, students will also complete another assessment such as a written examination, coursework, portfolio or presentation.


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BA (Hons) Sports Business and Management

re you passionate about a career in the business and management of sport? This degree provides the opportunity to study in the workplace of a professional organisation in this sector, thus enhancing your employment opportunities.

To study this degree you’ll need a formalised affiliation with a professional Sports club, through the English Football League Trust. Lectures are produced by USW staff, but you study these materials remotely at your club’s learning environment. You then attend USW up to 3-times per year for Residential Study Visits. You’re also assigned a Mentor from your club who facilitates your learning and supports the organisation of your weekly placement.

A key part of this degree is the increased amount of placement hours you will experience. You will undertake 4-8 hours per week in year 1 and 7-14 hours per week in years 2 and 3. These experiences will mainly be working within the remit of your club and will give you practical experience of working within the sports business and management industry. You may also get a wider experience through opportunities at your club’s sponsors and partners.


What you will study

The majority of study-time on the BA (Hons) Sports Business and Management will be conducted remotely within your club, with attendance at up to 3 Residential Study Visits to USW per year. Learning materials include pre-recorded online lectures and live online seminars and tutorials. The course will teach you aspects of sports business and management including marketing, managing people and projects, strategy and governance. The course will also develop your leadership and creativity skills with an eye on you becoming future managers and leaders in the sports industry. There will be further opportunities to apply your knowledge with the extensive work-based learning programme provided by your club.

Year 1

Your first year will provide you with the underpinning theory and practice of sports business and management.

You will gain knowledge of how sport is organised, delivered and managed at a variety of levels, and you will have the opportunity to lead sports activities and events. Understanding fundamental principles of how to recruit people to sport and how to keep them there are crucial at this level.

You will learn how sports businesses are led and how their finances are managed. This knowledge will help to inform your work-based learning experience. You will also have the opportunity to undertake additional education and qualifications to boost your CV.

  • Academic Research and Study Skills (20 credits)
  • Managing Sport (20 credits)
  • Promotion and Marketing in Sport (20 credits)
  • Sports Business and Management (20 credits)
  • Sports Finance (20 credits)
  • Reflection on Learning in the Workplace (20 credits)

Year 2

You will develop the skills and knowledge gained in year one around understanding business and management principles, and approaches to recruiting and retaining people in sport. You will enhance your breadth of knowledge by studying digital marketing, human resource management and business analytics. This knowledge is then applied during a placement module,  allowing you to put your ideas and knowledge into practice.

The applied nature of these modules mean you would often be completing assessments that are being delivered in the real-world. This may be the creation of a new enterprise or business opportunity, leading a marketing campaign or managing a team of Community Coaches.

  • Enterprise in Sport (20 credits)
  • Human Resource Management (20 credits)
  • Digital Marketing and Public Relations in Sport (20 credits)
  • Project Operations Management (20 credits)
  • Business Analytics (20 credits)
  • Sports Placement (20 credits)

Year 3

You will consolidate your knowledge and understanding of key sports business and management principles, whilst challenging their application through your extensive work-based learning experiences. The particular highlight during this year will be your Applied Professional Project where you’ll conduct a research or management project, based upon the topics covered through the degree and in your club.

Your understanding of the management of sport will be challenged through learning sports policy, law and governance. You’ll also develop further as a leader in sport, through enhancing your leadership and management skills.

  • Policy, Law and Governance (20 credits)
  • Leadership in Sport (20 credits)
  • Strategic Business Management (20 credits)
  • Business Insight for Managers (20 credits)
  • Applied Professional Project (40 credits)

Teaching

You’ll be enrolled as a student at the University of South Wales and have access to a number of learning materials. Your weekly learning hours will be between 6 and 18 depending on the year of study and time of year, with online lectures facilitated within your club’s learning environment. There may also be live tutorials and seminars with USW staff.

Residential Study Visits are hugely popular with students on similar degrees and you’ll attend up to 3 per year. These visits will be based across our suite of University of South Wales Pontypridd Campus’ including our High-Performance Centre USW Sport Park, whilst receiving fully funded accommodation during these teaching blocks.

You’ll have access to an online library, blackboard and other learning materials, and will spend time at the University of South Wales to complete practical teaching. You’ll complete work-based learning that is supported by your Club Mentor and managed through tutorials and a mentoring programme. The work-based learning programme can be completed within your own club’s projects or with their partners or sponsors.

You will also have the opportunity to complete additional qualifications within your organisation that are suited to your own development and career ambitions.

Assessment

You’ll be assessed via a range of methods to ensure you develop a range of different skills. Approximately 80% of the assessment methods are coursework orientated

Assessment methods include written essays and reports, presentations, practical sports management and leadership assessments, work-based learning assessments, posters and leaflets, reflective blogs, team debates, exams (multiple choice and essay style).


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BSc (Hons) Rugby Coaching and Performance

Do you want to turn your passion for rugby into a rewarding career? An ever-increasing workforce of skilled professionals is needed to help rugby players reach their full potential. Strength and conditioning, coaching and performance, fitness testing, team and player analysis, nutrition and psychology are all becoming vital to performance.

This rugby coaching course offers a unique opportunity to work towards industry-recognised World Rugby/Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) rugby coaching awards. This means you can be confident you’ll graduate with enhanced employment prospects in the field.

USW’s rugby course is supported by the WRU and professional rugby regions in Wales. It has been designed in consultation with WRU Coach Education Managers, Cardiff Rugby, Dragons, Scarlets, and Ospreys coach educators and United Kingdom Strength and Conditioning Association (UKSCA) strength and conditioning experts, and many of these staff contribute to the course.

You can work towards your Rugby Union Level 1 and 2 Children’s and Senior World Rugby & Welsh Rugby Union Rugby Coaching awards, Level 1 and 2 Refereeing qualifications, and gain relevant experience within Performance Analysis and Strength and Conditioning modules, which provide experience of working in those areas.


What you will study

You will gain an understanding of the varied, dynamic and constantly changing nature of rugby development. From grass roots community projects that engage people to take up rugby, to working with elite players who are at the top of their game.

Your studies will integrate theory and practical lectures with community rugby experience, so you’ll develop coaching, leadership and enterprise skills, and gain experience of working in the professional rugby industry.

You’ll study rugby coaching, refereeing, team management, sport psychology, strength and conditioning, performance analytics and fitness testing and evaluation. You will also have the opportunity to gain industry-recognised World Rugby and Welsh Rugby Union coaching and refereeing awards which are embedded into the practical coaching modules.

Year One: Rugby Coaching course

Your first year will provide you with the underpinning theory and practice of coaching young athletes via practical sessions and classroom-based lectures. You will gain knowledge of how grass roots rugby is organised and managed in the community, and you will have the opportunity to lead school and club activities and events like Tag festivals.

You will explore the fundamental principles of how young children learn sports skills. You will also have the opportunity to undertake coach education qualifications to boost your CV. Children’s Level 1 Coaching and Level 1 Refereeing qualifications are built into double rugby modules and paid for by the Welsh Rugby Union.

Introduction to performance Analysis for rugby coaching and performance – 20 credits – Ioan-Alexandru Paval

The aim of the module is to encourage an understanding of both theoretical and practical Camerawork/capture skills related to rugby union and other professional environments.

Rugby Coaching: Young Performers – 40 credits – Dean Parsons

The module will encourage participation and understanding of both theoretical and practical “how to coach” skills related to rugby union at primary, junior level (5-12 years of age) and cover the Rugby leaders, Rugby Ready, L1 WRU certificate.

Academic Research and Professional Skills – 20 credits – Dean Parsons

The aim of this module is to enable students to gain the fundamental social, interpersonal and academic building blocks for a vibrant and successful University experience.

Managing and Developing Rugby in the Community – 20 credits – Dean Parsons

The focus of this module is to provide students with the knowledge to be able to establish or support community rugby initiatives. The module will also involve students learning the key skills required to effectively manage dedicated rugby facilities and deliver successful community focused events.

Strength and Conditioning in Rugby Union – 20 credits – Peter Ashcroft

The module is designed to provide students with the theoretical and applied knowledge to be able to construct and deliver effective strength and conditioning sessions with rugby union.

Year Two: Rugby Coaching course

You will develop your knowledge of coaching and leadership principles and approaches to developing and managing rugby with adolescent groups. You will study barriers to rugby and gain experience of running enterprising events and completing a community rugby placement. This year will expand your understanding of the different career options available to you.

Rugby Coaching: Adolescent Performers – 40 credits – Dean Parsons

The module will cover both theoretical and practical “What to coach” skills related to rugby union at primary, junior level (12-17 years of age) and cover the WRU Level 2 Coaching Rugby Union course.

Research Methods – 20 credits – Stuart Jarvis

This will build on the student’s understanding of research methods and broaden and deepen your appreciation of the range of approaches to research using research for both qualitative and quantitative methods.

Sport Placement – 20 credits – Dean Parsons

Students will be provided with the opportunity to conduct their work-related experience within a number of key vocational areas related to the sports industry.

Physical Education and School Sport – 20 credits (optional) – Chris Emsley

This module is designed to analyse the role of the PE teacher and sports coach, both within Primary and Secondary education and offer an insight into the contemporary initiatives that focus on School Sport provision with an emphasis on Government involvement and/or intervention.

Rugby Performance Analysis – 20 credits – Ioan-Alexandru Paval

The module will develop the students’ knowledge of performance analysis as a tool within the coaching process, in rugby union and introduce an understanding of measurement issues and information processing related to rugby union performance.

Year Three: Rugby Coaching course

During this year, you can choose to undertake a placement for one or two days a week working with one of our partner sports organisations. Some of our current students are working with organisations such as WRU, Cardiff Rugby , Newport Gwent Dragons, the Ospreys and the Scarlets, Sports Development departments, schools and other sports organisations. This experience will enable you to enhance your CV and create a strong network within the rugby industry in the UK and overseas.

Applied Professional Project – 40 credits – Chris Emsley

This module aims to provide the student with a platform upon which they can enhance the effectiveness of their workplace experience and develop their vocational skills.

Dissertation – 40 credits – Stuart Jarvis

This will enable the student to design and conduct an independent study and to be able to critically evaluate scientific data and literature.

Rugby Coaching: Adult Performers – 40 credits – Dean Parsons

The module provides will provide students with an understanding of the underpinning Level coaching, teaching and instructing and the level 3 Rugby union technical definition and Assessment specification.

Strength and Conditioning – 20 credits (optional) –  Morgan Williams

The module will provide students with the underpinning scientific knowledge required to deliver effective strength and conditioning programs.

Work Based Learning – 20 credits (optional) –  Dean Parsons

The module is designed to provide a platform upon which the learner can enhance the effectiveness of the workplace experience and reflect on these experiences.

Analysis in Rugby Coaching and Performance – 20 credits (optional) – Ioan-Alexandru Paval

The module will further develop the student’s knowledge and understanding of the issues related to rugby analysis, the requirements of coaches, players, and other related professionals within the game of rugby union at academy and senior level.

Creatively Teaching Physical Education, Health and Wellbeing – 20 credits (optional) – Chris Emsley

The module will develop student’s professional teaching skills and subject knowledge of Physical Education, Health and Wellbeing topics arising from the National Curriculum to enable them to teach Physical Education, Health and Wellbeing.



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BSc (Hons) Professional Policing

From 2020, policing in England and Wales will become a graduate profession.

Building on the success of our well-established Police Science degree, the new Professional Policing degree will prepare you for the challenges of modern policing and related professions.

The police course has been designed to meet all the core requirements of the National Police Curriculum for the College of Policing’s pre-join degree in Professional Policing.

Modules cover key areas of policing knowledge such as counter terrorism, covert activities, law and the justice system, crime scene awareness, digital policing, cyber-enabled crime, protecting the vulnerable in society, and community policing.

You will be taught by former police officers and leading academics and enjoy outstanding facilities on campus. We are one of the few universities in the world to have a Hydra Simulation Centre, which is used to train police officers at all levels.


What you will study

You will study a total of 360 credits.

Year One: Professional Policing degree

  • Law, Governance and the Criminal Justice System – 20 credits 
    This module introduces students to the role and duties of a police officer; the role of law enforcement agencies such as Special Branch, National Crime Agency, National Counter Terrorism Policing, MI5 and MI6 and the Criminal Justice System, how legislation is created and the roles of the Police and Crown Prosecution service in prosecuting crimes.
  • Neighbourhood and Community Safety – 20 credits
    This focuses on neighbourhood policing and policing communities and covers such topics as the development of community policing; understanding neighbourhoods and communities; preventing and responding to anti-social behaviour; partner agencies and effective problem solving and community engagement and community impact assessments.
  • Understanding Vulnerability, Risk and Threats in Society – 20 credits
    You will examine terms and offences associated with public protection policing – including child abuse; adults at risk; domestic abuse; modern slavery and human trafficking; sexual offences and hate crime – and develop an understanding of strategies for dealing with these situations.
  • Technology in Policing – 20 credits
    This module looks at how criminals engage in complex digital-related crimes. Students will learn about legislation and offences associated with digital-facilitated crimes such as hate crime; sexting/revenge porn; abuse, bullying or harassment online; online fraud and child grooming. You will learn to identify individuals who may be more vulnerable to digital-facilitated crimes, how digital-facilitated crimes may be reported to the police and the impact on the individual and family.
  • Policing, Criminology and Victimology – 20 credits
    Students will be introduced to criminology and sociology and will cover such topics as crime, victimisation and harm; policing powers; trends, patterns and causes of crime; offenders and offending and risk and vulnerability.
  • Practical Forensics for Policing – 10 credits
    Using the University’s Forensic Crime Scene Training Facility, students will learn about securing and preserving a crime scene and gain skills in forensic record keeping; briefing and debriefing; handling and transporting evidence; forensic report writing and forensic tools and techniques such as DNA analysis, finger prints and footprints and blood splatter.
  • Academic and Professional Skills for Police Officers – 10 credits
    This module will allow students to development their personal and academic skills within a higher education and a policing context. They will learn how to make effective use of data and understand the importance of credible and reliable sources and referencing effectively.​

Year Two: Professional Policing degree

  • Research Methods in Policing and Security – 20 credits
    Students will learn to conduct reliable and credible research and to plan it and present it effectively and professionally by learning and developing their research skills. In this module they will cover topics such as academic writing and critiquing; developing critical analysis and arguments and working in teams but within a policing and security context.
  • Using Intelligence in Police Investigations – 20 credits
    In this module students will develop key skills relating to gathering intelligence and interviewing people. You will cover the role of specialist agencies including the National Crime Agency; Special Branch; Interpol and MI5 and MI6 and establish how information differs to intelligence and the different forms of intelligence.
  • Contemporary Operational Policing – 20 credits
    This module will examine key cases and their outcomes. It will scrutinise such key concepts as the effect of using a ‚default position’ for decision making, based upon previous approaches; the benefit of reviewing example case studies;
    risk assessment, risk aversion and risk avoidance and the concept of ‚constabulary independence’.
  • Vulnerability and Public Protection – 20 credits
    This builds on the work covered in the first year relating to the vulnerable in our society. Student will develop their knowledge and understanding of topics that include potential forms of abuse/harm, including digital-related abuse; the range of situations and locations in which abuse can take place; the Home Office definition of domestic abuse and why incidents of abuse often go under-reported.
  • Simulated and Immersive Learning – 20 credits
    This module offers students a practical simulated policing environment, as a means of contextualising policing concepts into operational practice, promoting the development of key decision making and problem solving skills.
  • Roads Policing and Investigation – 20 credits
    This module covers legislation, police powers and the most common offences associated with policing the roads. It covers such topics as how to prevent and disrupt high-level crime on the road network; the relevant case law and legislation in relation to drink/drug driving and stopping a vehicle, using the powers provided by Section 4 of Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE) 1984.

Year Three: Professional Policing degree

  • Police Duties and Law – 20 credits
    This module covers the legislation police officers will use in dealing with typical policing incidents such as Offences Against the Person Act 1861; Criminal Damage Act 1971 and the Public Order Act 1986.
  • Investigation of Serious and Organised Crime – 20 credits
    Students will study the fundamental principles, legislation and powers related to conducting investigations including entry powers; powers of arrest; ethical considerations when conducting investigations and the investigative mind-set.
    You’ll also study the legislation to be considered during interviews.
  • Cyber Crime and Forensic Investigation – 20 credits
    This simulation-based module has been designed in conjunction with the Regional Organised Crime Unit and offers students the opportunity to learn the skills and knowledge of an officer responding to cyber-facilitated crime. Students will develop skills in applying and executing a search warrant under PACE; searching premises and seizing evidence; analysing evidential exhibits; expert witness reporting writing and testimony and court room cross examination.
  • Leadership and Professional Development – 20 credits
    This module examines the necessity for maintaining professional standards in policing and relevant governance, roles and responsibilities. They will typically cover fair, ethical and unbiased delivery of policing services; professional standards and the roles and responsibilities of disciplinary procedures and the IOPC ( formerly IPCC) in serious cases.
  • Dissertation – 40 credits
    In their final year students have the opportunity to conduct research into a topic area of their choice related to policing and security. They will be supported and guided through this process by an assigned supervisor.

Teaching

The Professional Policing course delivers a curriculum set by The College of Policing to ensure our graduates are of the highest quality. It will introduce you to the key areas of knowledge required by a contemporary police officer and develop your personal and practical skills.

We work in partnership with Dyfed Powys Police; Gloucestershire Police; Wiltshire Police; Dorset Police; Devon and Cornwall Police; and work closely with South Wales Police and Gwent Police.

During an average week, you’ll have lectures and blended learning activity before attending tutorials in assigned tutorial groups.

Each module has on average around 36 hours contact time and 12 hours using our blended learning facilities.

Every student studying a 20 credit module will be expected to complete 200 notional hours of study.

Why study Professional Policing at USW?

  • Experience: Policing has been taught at the University for more than 15 years and during that time we have developed close working relationships with local constabularies
  • Established and respected within the industry: The teaching team is made of experienced former police staff holding ranks from constable to chief constable
  • Exceptional student support: Our small class sizes and open-door policy mean that students thrive
  • World-class facilities: We are one of the few universities in the world to have a Hydra Minerva Simulation Centre, an immersive learning environment, used by the police to promote the development of critical thinking and key decision-making skills. We also have a Crime Scene Training Facility where students develop practical crime scene investigation techniques; well-equipped forensic labs and a mock court room.

Assessment

Students will be assessed through a combination of approaches including coursework; vlogs; academic posters; presentations; essays; reports; interviews; portfolios; laboratory reports; written examinations; multi-choice questions and interactive assessment exercises.


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BSc (Hons) Professional Policing (Accelerated)

This two-year Degree in Professional Policing is ideal for students who want to focus their studies over a shorter period of time. Due to the mix of online, on campus and in-person teaching, the degree provides an easily accessible and fast-track pathway to achieving the BSc (Hons) Professional Policing Degree which is a recognised route into the Police Service as a Police Constable.

From community policing and counter terrorism to cyber-enabled crime and protecting the vulnerable, you’ll develop the knowledge and skills to pursue a career in the Police Service and benefit from learning from an incredible teaching team including former police officers with a wealth of operational knowledge who will bring your studies to life.


What you will study

All modules cover the National Policing Curriculum and cover key areas of policing knowledge such as the role of policing in today’s society as well as police powers.  Modules will allow you to learn and explore topics such as community policing, counter terrorism, covert policing activities, law and the criminal justice system, crime scene awareness, digital policing, cyber-enabled crime, protecting the vulnerable in society, police interview skills and many more.

Towards the end of your course, you will also be required to complete a large evidence-based research project focusing on an area of policing that interests you.

You will study the course across three terms (semesters) over two years including summer periods to enable a fast-track route to qualification. Typically, modules are defined by year of study and the topics covered during the course are detailed below:

Year One (September to August)

  • Academic Skills and Professional Development
  • Community Policing
  • Technology in Policing
  • Understanding Vulnerability and Risk in Society
  • Community Policing
  • Practical Forensics for Policing
  • Law, Governance, and the Criminal Justice System
  • Roads Policing and Investigations
  • Contemporary Operational Policing
  • Research Methods for Policing

Year Two (September to August)

  • Simulation and Immersive Learning
  • Vulnerability and Public Protection
  • Cyber Skills and Digital Investigations
  • Serious and Organised Crime
  • Police Duties and Law
  • Leadership and Professional Development
  • Evidence Based Research Project

We are licensed by the College of Policing to offer the Professional Policing degree. This means our two-year degree meets the core requirements of the National Police Curriculum, ensuring you are taught to the highest professional standard.

What kind of student would this course suit?

The University offers a number of routes to qualify to degree level in Professional Policing, you could opt to study on-campus for three years or take the fast-track two-year option.

This two-year fast-track option is ideal for individuals who are:

  • Focused on a career in policing and want to complete the BSc (Hons) Professional Policing in two years as an accelerated entry route into the Police Service as a Police Constable in England and Wales.
  • Comfortable with a blended approach to learning and can thrive during online learning, learning independently and in small groups, and who can plan to travel to attend specified venues for ‘consolidation of learning’ exercises.
  • Able to commit to engage in immersive challenge-based activities during their studies many of which will be at a campus of the University or a designated approved delivery centre (such as a police training facility).
  • Motivation and determination to accelerate their learning while remaining focused and meeting expected deadlines and learning schedules at all times.
  • Able to work independently and maintain an effective balance between the demands of learning and other existing commitments, allocating sufficient time every week to complete their studies and take responsibility for their own learning between designated academic checkpoints built into the course.

Teaching

The course is delivered over two years including study periods that take place over the summer months to enable a fast-track route to qualification.

The course is delivered using a mixture of delivery methods including online live, pre-recorded lectures, in person face to face sessions and challenge based immersive and simulated activities.  The design of the course content allows you to learn flexibly and have access to a variety of learning materials.

As you work your way through each module, you’ll have direct access to a wider support network of lecturers and student services to guide you to successful completion, and ensure you get the most out of your studies.  To help keep you on track, you’ll also benefit from built-in course checkpoints to assess your progress and any further guidance and support you may require – ensuring you flourish during your studies. From live stream drop-ins with teaching staff and guest speaker seminars to interactive quizzes, you’ll be supported every step of the way.

To compliment your online learning, you’ll also be invited to attend regular face-to-face consolidated learning activities. These on-campus activities will also act as milestone points throughout your studies to help build your confidence and provide an opportunity to join a community of learners.

During your modules you will be required to complete various challenge-based activities using your new knowledge and skills.  These will be called ‘consolidation of learning exercises’ that can be carried out through Hydra Simulation both in-person and virtually.  We also have a Crime Scene Training Facility and a mock court room to assist in preparing our students for their future role in policing.

Assessment

We use a variety of assessment methods that are tailored to suit the content being studied. For example, law-based modules tend to be assessed using exams, whereas practical scenarios and case studies are used for modules requiring excellent communication, interpersonal and research skills.  So, for instance, if we are assessing your interview skills, you will not be required to write an essay about interview skills! We want you to put your learning into practice, learn from feedback, and then demonstrate these skills by interviewing role actors as part of our simulated learning activities.

Assessment methods are varied and include:

  • Simulated exercises
  • Case studies and scenario analysis
  • Reports and presentations
  • Vlogs and podcasts
  • Professional discussions
  • Exams and some essays
  • Journal articles
  • Academic posters

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BA (Hons) Performance Producing and Management

Producing and management are the backbone of the theatre and performance industries. This exciting hands-on course meets the need for professional producers and arts managers covering areas such as:

  • Producing skills
  • Stage management
  • Production planning
  • Finance and scheduling
  • Marketing and promotion
  • Technical theatre skills
  • Cultural policy

You will work on a variety of public productions, performances and events, in-house and with our partner organisations, to give you a range of valuable skills. In delivering the course we work closely with industry partners, to help develop you as a skilled, flexible, and informed creative producer with the confidence to work in a wide variety of roles within the performance industries

This course is a good choice if you are passionate about the performing arts and events sector and want to work in an offstage role ensuring excellent experiences for audiences and participants. You will develop a range of hands-on skills, will learn to communicate effectively, and will experience the multi-faceted challenges of creative producing and arts management.


What you will study

The BA Performance Producing and Management enables you to develop range of skills, knowledge and insight, giving you the confidence to contribute to the creative industries and performing arts as a producer, organiser, or arts manager. Through a combination of live projects, work placements, and production and events projects, you will be gain experience in a various roles, while finding and developing your own strengths and passion within the performance industries.

Employability is at the heart of the BA Performance Producing and Management offering live projects in each year, and the opportunity to work on in-house productions and events, as well as work with our partner performing arts organisations.

 

Level 4

Production Skills (40 credits) – Develop lighting, sound and stage management skills, as well as filming, audio and photography that can be used for marketing and social media.

Performance Production 1 (20 credits) – Work on productions or a festival, including teamwork, promotion, finance and planning.

Professional Portfolio (40 credits) – Develop job skills and knowledge through workplace observation with a focus on key skills for selected roles.

Arts and Culture (20 credits) – Explore cultural policy and structures, including equality, diversity, access and inclusion.

 

Level 5

Project Planning and Applications (40 credits) – Understand Arts Council, external funder and event processes and prepare applications.

Performance Production 2 (20 credits) – Work on productions or a festival, gaining insight and skills in selected roles.

Professional Portfolio 2 (40 credits) – Undertake a workplace placement and observation with a focus on leadership, organisation and planning.

Arts Management (20 credits) – Develop skills in co-creation, fundraising and planning in association with one of our partner industry organisations.

 

Level 6

Production Project (40 credits) – Undertake a self-defined project, applying various skills that you have developed. This could include, for example, producing a theatre production, organising an event, or taking responsibility for an aspect of festival organisation.

Professional Portfolio 3 (40 credits) – Industry placement and observation with a focus on audience development, participation and communication.

Performance Production 3 (40 credits) – Collaborative working on a large-scale public event, to produce, organise and deliver for an audience.


Teaching

  • Workshops with staff bringing a range of expertise and experience.
  • Sessions with visiting industry guests.
  • Workplace visits and observations.
  • Work placements.
  • Live Projects working on theatre productions, events, or festivals.
  • Developing a professional portfolio.

The course will be led by the Course Leader who will support you in your studies. In addition, each student will be allocated an individual Personal Academic Coach to offer guidance and support through their studies.

Assessment

You are assessed fully through coursework in each of the three years. There are varied assessment tasks including work placement reports, practical producing projects, oral presentations, online portfolios, reflections on practice, business proposal strategies, funding applications, marketing materials and the planning and hosting of events.


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BA (Hons) Perfformio, Theatr a’r Cyfryngau

An innovative course that produces world-class practitioners to work in the creative industries (theatre and media) in Wales and beyond.

The course meets the demand from theatre and media organisations in Wales for skilled bilingual creative workers. It will prepare students to work across a variety of media and closely with industry. The course will enable you to take the first steps into the creative industries in Wales and cover all career options including:

  • Theatre and television actors
  • Theatre and television directors
  • Stage managers
  • Playwrights / screenwriters
  • Researchers
  • Producers
  • TV presenters
  • Teachers

You will study in the centre of Cardiff and at the heart of the creative industries in Wales. You will benefit from making professional contacts from the start and you will graduate with a deep understanding of the skills needed to work in the creative industries and of the cultural context of the theatre and media sectors in Wales and beyond.

You will develop and nurture creativity. You will learn practical skills in the fields of performance and media, study the cultural context of the creative industries and develop the skills that employers require and which will give you a competitive edge in the graduate workplace.

Our staff are experts in the fields of performance, media and culture and have a wide range of experience of working in the creative industries as performers, actors, directors, producers and playwrights, in Wales and internationally.

You do not necessarily need to have qualifications in drama or media studies to study this course. We welcome applicants with a GCSE qualification in Welsh as a first or second language.

The course is suitable for students interested in working in the creative industries as a performer or in another role.
The course is suitable for fluent Welsh speakers and those who have learned Welsh at school.


What you will study

The Perfformio, Theatr a’r Cyfryngau / Performance, Theatre and Media course will be the perfect choice for you if you want to explore the creative possibilities of these fields and want to secure a career in the creative industries in Wales or beyond, or a related career such as teaching.

You will learn to think creatively and to consider and evaluate the cultural value of the performing arts. The course will teach you practical skills that will enable you to be confident, creative, and employable with a deep understanding of the creative industries both in Wales and globally.

You will graduate with the transferable skills that employers are looking for such as the ability to think creatively, to solve problems, to communicate, to lead, to work with others, to be flexible and to manage your time. You will also have studied through the medium of Welsh.

Bridging education and work is part of the course ethos and you will be in regular contact with companies in the sector.


Teaching

The course includes practical workshops, discussion sessions and tutorials, as well as visits to performances, venues and festivals (confirmed annually), and through work experience. In a typical week, you will participate in practical workshops in a theatre / television studio or on location. You will prepare and attend discussion sessions. You will also discuss your work during one-to-one sessions with tutors on a regular basis.

You will also attend Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol collaborative events with students and staff from other Universities.

The direct contact hours will change from week to week and term to term – from 12 hours per week to 40 hours per week during intensive learning periods.

For every 20 credits a student is expected to study independently for 80 hours

The number of days studied will vary depending on the nature of the module / period of study and whether the learning is intensive or not.

Guest practitioners from the industry regularly contribute to the course.

We have an open-door policy in relation to students contacting a member of staff for assistance.

Students will collaborate with students from other courses and be part of a community of Welsh-speaking students and graduates.

Assessment

There are no exams for this course. Students are assessed mainly through practical coursework as well as more traditional coursework.


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Real Estate Finance and Investment


The MSc Real Estate Finance and Investment concentrates on the financing and investment of property but also provides an overview of surveying and property issues. It leads to a career in surveying a well-respected profession with excellent earning potential and the opportunity to work anywhere in the world. This course gives graduates of a non-associated degree a set of transferable skills that make you highly sought after in the job market, and provides the core technical knowledge and skills required for Chartered RICS membership. As a student on this course, you will be able to gain free student membership of both the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the Investment Property Forum (IPF).


In-depth knowledge delivered by industry experts


You’re taught in small classes and have regular visits from professionals as guest speakers and lecturers. You’ll gain an advanced understanding of real estate finance and investment and add depth to your studies through examining valuation, appraisal, development and management. You’ll also learn how to apply theory to the real world, so you’re prepared to pursue your career in real estate finance and investment. You’ll develop master’s level research and analysis skills and complete a dissertation in a specific area of interest.

Your Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) with RICS begins as soon as you are in relevant employment. It’s a fast route to RICS chartered status for graduates you could achieve your APC within three years. The course is so well-regarded in the industry that we’re regularly approached by employers who want our graduates to come and work for them.And, as the course is developed with our partner employers, you can be sure we produce graduates of the calibre they wish to employ.


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