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BA (Hons) Culture, Environment and Social Change

University of Westminster — London, United Kingdom

BA (Hons) Culture, Environment and Social Change is a undergraduate Environmental Science course at University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom. It takes 3 years, costs £19,000 per year and starts in September.

Undergraduate · 3 years · Full-time · Environmental Science · £19,000 per year

Intakes: September

The Culture, Environment and Social Change BA will enable you to explore the most important issues in the world today. Ranging from climate change and resource depletion to mass migration and social inequality, you’ll examine critical issues from a variety of disciplinary perspectives in order to make sense of a complex and dynamically changing world at a variety of different scales. Top reasons to study this course (from the course page): - Optional years of work or study abroad or in a UK placement are available, providing the opportunity to extend your learning and gain insight into possible future careers - Develop a specialism in language and communication, law or politics throughout the degree - Enhance your studies with options to select electives from English literature, creative writing, sociology and history - Undertake an extended research project in your final year: this can be on a topic of your choosing and presented in your choice of medium - Assessment methods including podcasting, blog writing, video production and presenting will help you develop the digital skills to advocate for change Campus: Regent, Central London Duration: 3 or 4 years Start dates: Full-time - September 2027 International tuition fee: £19,000 (Price per academic year). The university states annual fees stay the same throughout your studies. Careers (from the course page): As a student in the School of Humanities, you’ll have opportunities to gain certification in employability-related skills. This course has been designed with a strong focus on career prospects, with employability skills woven throughout the core modules and tutorial sessions. Innovative modules will require you to organise and present at your own conference and produce digital resources, including campaigns, podcasts or videos. Benefit from our tailored scheme to develop work readiness and draw attention to the wide applicability of humanities skills in working life and careers. Graduate employers named on the course page: Campaigning, Education, Environmental and social justice, Government, Industry, Policymaking, The arts. Source: University of Westminster course page.

Modules

• CESC Tutorial 1 (Year 1, Core)
• Land, People, Culture (Year 1, Core)
• Objects and Meaning: The Social Life of Material Culture (Year 1, Core)
• Protests: From Bread Riots to Extinction Rebellion (Year 1, Core)
• Law and Social Media (Year 1, Option)
• Governance and Institutions: From the Local to the Global (Year 1, Option)
• Intercultural Communication: An Introduction (Year 1, Option)
• CESC Tutorial 2 (Year 2, Core)
• Representations and Theories of Social and Environmental Justice (Year 2, Core)
• Working With Data (Year 2, Core)
• Climate, Change and Culture (Year 2, Option)
• Introduction to Human Rights Law (Year 2, Option)
• Language in the Public Space (Year 2, Option)
• Making Memory: Culture History and Representation (Year 2, Option)
• The Politics of Inclusion / Exclusion (Year 2, Option)
• Professional experience or study abroad year (Placement year)
• CESC Project (Year 3, Core)
• Contemporary Ideas and Challenges (Year 3, Core)
• Social Change (Year 3, Core)
• Elements of International Law and Global Justice (Year 3, Option)
• Governing Crisis (Year 3, Option)
• Issues in Culture (Year 3, Option)
• Sex Strike: Gender and Protest (Year 3, Option)
• Work Placement for Humanities (Year 3, Option)

Careers

• Accessibility policy advisor
• Community liaison
• Digital content producer
• Diversity and inclusion manager
• HR officer
• Museum educator
• Outreach officer
• Recruitment officer
• Sustainability development officer
• Talent developer
• Teacher
• Work in charitable or campaigning businesses
• Work in local or national equalities commissions