Programme Specifications

Programme summary

1. Programme Aims

This course aims to:

• Provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the challenges in cyber security and big data faced by industry and society, and will help them to develop the necessary skills to address those challenges in the most effective way
  
  
• Utilise both cyber security and big data analytics techniques to analyse and evaluate problems and respond to challenges with practical applications in real time
  
  
• Build students’ knowledge and develop expertise in network security and cryptography, including big data analytics to combat malicious activities and to detect anomalies in the network
  
  
• Provide individuals and teams with employment skills essential to the cyber security and big data industries and related businesses, such as IT, e-commerce, and governmental organisations using action-based learning

2. Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external and internal reference points used to inform programme outcomes:

• UK Quality Code for Higher Education, The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, April 2012, especially Part A: Setting and maintaining academic standards:
  • The Frameworks for Higher Education Qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (FHEQ), the QAA, August 2008
  • Master’s Degree Characteristics, the QAA, March 2010
  • The Higher Education Credit Framework for England, the QAA, August 2008
    
    
• The Quality Code, Part B: Assuring and enhancing academic quality
  • Chapter B1: Programme Design, Development and Approval
  • Chapter B3: Learning and Teaching
  • Chapter B4: Enabling student development and achievement
  • Chapter B6: Assessment of students

• Master’s Degree Subject Benchmark for Engineering, the QAA, 2015
  
  
• Master’s Degree Subject Benchmark for Business and Management, the QAA, 2015
  
  
• UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence: The Accreditation of Higher Education Programmes, Engineering Council UK, 3^rd Edition 2014.
  
  
• UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence: Engineering Technician, Incorporated Engineer and Chartered Engineer Standard, Engineering Council UK, 2013.
  
  
• Proposals for National Arrangements for the Use of Academic Credit in Higher Education in England: Final Report of the Burgess Group, December 2006.

• The Northern Ireland Credit Accumulation and Transfer System (NICATS): Principles and Guidelines, 2002.

3. Programme Learning Outcomes

3.1 Knowledge and Understanding

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to demonstrate a thorough knowledge and systematic understanding of: 

• K1 cyber security and big data principles, practices, tools and techniques, and their application
• K2 network security and cryptography, including big data analytics
• K3 Internet, communication networks, and clouds
• K4 the integration of security and privacy into design of the Internet, communication networks, big data applications and cloud architectures
• K5 the influence of Digital Technologies on other areas through studying a complementary subject

3.2 Skills and other attributes

a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• C1 understand how to devise secure communication and data solutions
• C2 critically evaluate how security and privacy can be made an integral part of future network and data systems
• C3 exploit knowledge to design new cyber security tools, which interact with big data
• C4 devise novel solutions in the design of secure communications, Internet, cloud, and data interactions

b. Subject-specific practical skills:

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to: 

• P1 analyse and evaluate cyber security and big data problems related to existing technologies
• P2 understand and develop improved solutions to secure communication and big data services
• P3 create innovative cyber security and big data analytics techniques and develop the necessary building blocks to synthesise secure communication and big data systems
• P4 exploit their technical knowledge to create innovative cyber security and big data solutions

c. Key transferable skills:

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• T1 Demonstrate skills in analysing information with attention to details
• T2 Competently plan, execute and oversee technology projects to completion with skills they have acquired from the programme
• T3 Demonstrate a high degree of subject knowledge that would support a wide research field
• T4 Generate new ideas and concepts

4. Programme structure

Semester One

Compulsory Modules (30 credits)

 Optional Modules (students should select 30 credits)

Semester Two

Compulsory Module (15 credits)

Optional Modules (students should select 45 credits)

Semester Three

Compulsory Module (60 credits)

5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award

In order to be eligible for the award, candidates must satisfy the requirements of Regulation XXI.

All modules available in the Special Assessment Period (SAP) unless specified in the Module Specification.

6. Relative Weighting of Parts of the Programme for the purposes of Final Degree Classification

Not Applicable.

Programme summary

1. Programme Aims

• To enable students to gain a systematic and critical understanding of media, communications and cultural management in a changing global context
• To foster students’ ability to critically analyse current research and advanced scholarship about media, communications and cultural management in global and national contexts
• To develop student’s skills and competencies in a comprehensive range of research methods and techniques relevant to the investigation of communication practices as well as cultural policies and management in different cultural industry settings
• To enable students to interpret, evaluate and apply advanced knowledge of media, communications and cultural management in a critical way
• To prepare students for employment in diverse professional environments through a combination of independent work and exposure to public and private sectors.

2. Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external and internal reference points used to inform programme outcomes:

• UK Quality Code for Higher Education, The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, April 2012, especially Part A: Setting and maintaining academic standards:
  • The Frameworks for Higher Education Qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (FHEQ), the QAA, August 2008
  • Master’s Degree Characteristics, the QAA, March 2010
  • The Higher Education Credit Framework for England, the QAA, August 2008
• The Quality Code, Part B: Assuring and enhancing academic quality
  • Chapter B1: Programme Design, Development and Approval
  • Chapter B3: Learning and Teaching
  • Chapter B4: Enabling student development and achievement
  • Chapter B6: Assessment of students
• Benchmark Statement for Communication, Media, Film and Cultural Studies, the QAA, 2008

3. Programme Learning Outcomes

3.1 Knowledge and Understanding

On successful completion of the programme, students should be able to explain in a systematic, comprehensive and critical way:

• K1 The major traditions, theories and frameworks of inquiry relevant to the analysis of media, communications and cultural management;
• K2 The major arguments and issues in contemporary debates about the social, economic, political and historical context of media, communications and cultural management;
• K3 The development and context of policy making and cultural management in different contexts;
• K4 The major arguments and issues in contemporary debates about the implications of media, communications and cultural governance policies for democracy, equality, and the economy;
• K5 The major perspectives in the rapidly changing areas of national, regional and transnational policies surrounding information and communication infrastructure;
• K6 The range of relevant research methods employed in the analysis of media, communications and cultural management in different national, regional and transnational contexts;
• K7 The ways in which study of a complementary subject deepens knowledge of the influence and operation of communications, cultural policy and management.

3.2 Skills and other attributes

a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• C1 Appraise the work of major thinkers, debates and intellectual paradigms within the fields of media, communications, and cultural management;
• C2 Design and carry out appropriate research strategies to address the issues they have selected for sustained investigation in self-chosen projects;
• C3 Critically evaluate new and emerging trends in the field of media, communications and cultural management to interrogate both common sense understanding and learned knowledge in relevant areas of inquiry;
• C4 Discuss and evaluate historical transformations in global communications and their social, political, economic and cultural contexts and wield this understanding in analysing historical structural patterns of socio-technical and political economic change
• C5 Critique research findings and the issues it raises reflexively.

b. Subject-specific practical skills:

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able, with reference to globalisation, communications, media culture, to:

• P1 Generate research data according to appraised procedures and methods;
• P2 Independently organise, classify and critically evaluate information gathered in the course of their projects and assignments;
• P3 Apply advanced concepts and theories drawn from communications and associated disciplines to empirical evidence relevant to media communications, policy studies and cultural management
• P4 Locate and interpret industry cultural management practices, data and policy documents from a comparative regional and global perspective
• P5 Identify leadership skills necessary for making policy decisions and managing cultural institutions

c. Key transferable skills:

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• T1 Critically evaluate a range of academic and industry sources;
• T2 Communicate effectively to specialist and non-specialist audiences;
• T3 Analyse and use qualitative and quantitative research techniques
• T4 Plan, organise and manage, with appropriate supervision, a significant self-directed project
• T5 Work flexibly, creatively and independently, displaying a high degree of self-direction and initiative.

4. Programme structure

C = Core / O = Optional

Students must choose and pass 4 optional modules to complete the MA Media, Communications and Cultural Management. Students will be required to complete 4 core modules in Semester one and 4 optional modules in semester two in addition to the dissertation

5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award

In order to be eligible for the award, candidates must satisfy the requirements of regulation XXI. 

All modules available in the Special Assessment Period (SAP) unless specified in the Module Specification

6. Relative Weighting of Parts of the Programme for the purposes of Final Degree Classification

Not Applicable

Programme summary

1. Programme Aims

• Develop an awareness of the strategic role of design and branding within businesses, organizations and society as a whole
• Enhance design knowledge in the areas of branding, new product development and strategic management through theoretical and practical application of design methodologies
• Develop collaborative skills through active learning and teamwork, analysing and evaluating problems and responding to challenges in brand management, strategic communications, brand design and new product development
• Develop critical thinking to improve their effectiveness as design and branding strategists
• Develop their analytical and research skills through undertaking a substantial design and branding project that draws on design, branding and organizational theories

2. Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external and internal reference points used to inform programme outcomes:

• UK Quality Code for Higher Education, The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, April 2012, especially Part A: Setting and maintaining academic standards:
  • The Frameworks for Higher Education Qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (FHEQ), the QAA, August 2008
  • Master’s Degree Characteristics, the QAA, March 2010
  • The Higher Education Credit Framework for England, the QAA, August 2008
• The Quality Code, Part B: Assuring and enhancing academic quality
  • Chapter B1: Programme Design, Development and Approval
  • Chapter B3: Learning and Teaching
  • Chapter B4: Enabling student development and achievement
  • Chapter B6: Assessment of students
• Master’s Degree Subject Benchmark for Engineering, the QAA, 2015
  • In part, Design and economic, social and Environmental context applicable to MEng: UKEC

3. Programme Learning Outcomes

3.1 Knowledge and Understanding

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to demonstrate comprehensive knowledge and understanding of:

• K1 key practical and theoretical models of design strategy and branding and the ability to critically evaluate their fit in various situations 
• K2 the requirements and challenges for successful brand development and implementation
• K3 the evaluation of the (strategic) design process in relation to other business functions to provide sustainable solutions to problems and develop strategies for being an effective design strategist
• K4 the major arguments and issues in design innovation practice informed by branding, management and organization studies

3.2 Skills and other attributes

a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• C1 Critically evaluate existing theories, concepts and frameworks in design strategy and branding to develop and advance strategic design and branding skills; 
• C2 Formulate decision-making based on complex data that benefit the strategic impact of design and branding and  articulate the strategic impact of such decisions; 
• C3 Identify with, respond to, and critically reflect upon the opportunities and dynamics for learning with their peers and other external contexts; 
• C4 Act autonomously in planning and implementing tasks; 
• C5 Critically evaluate user research data using management and organization research frameworks 

b. Subject-specific practical skills:

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• P1 Utilise a range of techniques and research methods applicable to advanced scholarship in design strategy and branding; 
• P2 Formulate the practical steps necessary for a concept to become reality
• P3 Utilise high levels of numeracy, computer literacy and attention to detail when dealing with specific software tools; 
• P4 Develop critical analytical methods and skills to assess new opportunities from which to create communicative strategies for new products/services

c. Key transferable skills:

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• T1 Act professionally – including acting in accordance with ethical conduct
• T2 Problem solve – including challenging existing positions, clarification of questions, consideration of alternative solutions and critically evaluation of outcomes
• T3 Self-manage – including self-learning, and project and time management
• T4 Use methods and methodologies in team compositions
• T5 Persuasively communicate ideas, concepts, theories, and the strategic impact of such ideas with different audiences through a range of practical methods including visual, written and oral communication

4. Programme structure

Full-time Programme Structure 

Semester One 

Compulsory Modules (60 credits)

Semester Two

Compulsory Modules (45 credits)

Optional Modules (students should select 15 credits)

5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award

In order to be eligible for the award, candidates must satisfy the requirements of Regulation XXI.

All modules available in the Special Assessment Period (SAP) unless specified in the Module Specification.

6. Relative Weighting of Parts of the Programme for the purposes of Final Degree Classification

Not Applicable.

Programme summary

1. Programme Aims

• Provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the principles and techniques of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data analytics.
• Build students’ knowledge in the current advancements of AI and data analytics and the challenges faced by industry and society; and develop expertise in addressing those challenges in effective ways.
• Equip students with the necessary skill sets to utilise AI and data analytics tools and techniques in analysing, visualising and evaluating problems and responding to challenges with practical applications in the real world.
• Provide students with cutting edge employment skills essential to the AI and data analytics industries and related businesses, such as finance, digital marketing, healthcare, sports analytics, and cybersecurity.

2. Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external and internal reference points used to inform programme outcomes:

• UK Quality Code for Higher Education (2013-2018), The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, Oct 2013, especially Part A: Setting and maintaining academic standards:
  • The Frameworks for Higher Education Qualifications of UK Degree Awarding bodies (FHEQ), the QAA, November 2014
  • Master’s Degree Characteristics, the QAA, September 2015
  • The Higher Education Credit Framework for England, the QAA, August 2008
• The Quality Code, Part B: Assuring and enhancing academic quality

• Subject Benchmark Statement – Computing (Masters), The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, October 2019
• Subject Benchmark Statement – Engineering (Masters), The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, February 2015
• UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence: Engineering Technician, Incorporated Engineer and Chartered Engineer Standard, Engineering Council UK, 2013

3. Programme Learning Outcomes

3.1 Knowledge and Understanding

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to demonstrate comprehensive knowledge and understanding of:

K1 Fundamental theoretical constructs underpinning artificial intelligence and data analytics

K2 Principles of experience-driven and data-driven artificial intelligence algorithms

K3 Probabilistic machine learning techniques and deep neural networks as constructs to deal with big data

K4 Key challenges in real world knowledge domains that benefit from data driven analytics and artificial intelligences systems

3.2 Skills and other attributes

a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

C1 Frame and solve real world problems by the application of suitable data driven analysis or control algorithms

C2 Critically evaluate and differentiate different algorithms and data analytics approaches for a given problem

C3 Design new data driven systems utilising big data sets by incorporating contextual knowledge specific to different application domains

C4 Synthesise novel solutions for different application domains that may benefit from data driven decision making and autonomous control

b. Subject-specific practical skills:

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

P1 Analyse and evaluate real world problems in domains such as engineering, business, sports and healthcare,  by utilising a variety of data analytics tools including visualization

P2 Develop and validate appropriate data analytics solutions by utilising a range of machine learning algorithms

P3 Implement, simulate and evaluate Artificial intelligence algorithms that can be deployed to solve real world problems

P4 Synthesise and present advanced state-of-the-art AI algorithms and Data analytics concepts to non-technical audiences for successful innovation processes.

c. Key transferable skills:

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

T1 Plan, execute and oversee technology projects to completion with skills they have acquired from the programme, within a given time schedule

T2 Effectively use the acquired data analytics skills and experience for supporting decision-making in other application and business areas

T3 Generate new ideas and concepts, prototype them for demonstrations and communicate complex concepts effectively to expert and non-expert audiences

T4 Manage self-learning and development, including time management and organisational skills

T5 Work effectively individually and as part of a team.

4. Programme structure

Semester One

Compulsory Modules (45 credits)

Optional Modules (students should select a maximum of 15 credits)

Students with no prior computer science knowledge should take ‘Foundational Principles of AI and Data Analytics’

Semester Two

Compulsory Modules (15 credits)

Optional Modules (student should select a maximum of 45 credits)

Semester Three

Compulsory Module

~Students must choose and complete 4 of the 8 optional modules to complete the MSc Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics. One of these modules must be completed in Semester 1 and three in Semester 2.

5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award

In order to be eligible for the award, candidates must satisfy the requirements of Regulation XXI.

All modules available in the Special Assessment Period (SAP) unless specified in the Module Specification.

6. Relative Weighting of Parts of the Programme for the purposes of Final Degree Classification

Not Applicable.

Programme summary

1. Programme Aims

This programme suits students from a range of academic and/or professional backgrounds who share a strong drive to understand politics.  It places them at the centre of the real-life connections between diplomacy, politics and trade by an innovative mix of academic work and practical skills development. It prepares them for the many professional roles and careers where they will need a grasp of the complexity of their operating environment: in government service; international government and non-government organisations and institutions; public and private enterprise from multinational to local levels; policy-making and research consultancies and think-tanks; grass-roots movements and social enterprises. 

The programme aims are: 

• To enable students to develop a critical understanding of how diplomacy, politics and trade interact in the contemporary international context
• To develop students’ ability to critically and methodically analyse advanced research, scholarship and debates concerning diplomacy, politics and trade and in particular, their intersection.
• To enable students to evaluate, interpret and apply advanced knowledge of the diplomacy-politics-trade intersection in innovative ways
• To enable students to develop a comprehensive range of skills and competencies with professional application
• To prepare students for employment in diverse professional environments and cultural contexts through a combination of independent work and collaborative activity with other students, and practitioners from a range of external partners.

2. Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external and internal reference points used to inform programme outcomes:

• UK Quality Code for Higher Education, The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, April 2012, especially Part A: Setting and maintaining academic standards:
  • The Frameworks for Higher Education Qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (FHEQ), the QAA, August 2008
  • Master’s Degree Characteristics, the QAA, March 2010
  • The Higher Education Credit Framework for England, the QAA, August 2008
• The Quality Code, Part B: Assuring and enhancing academic quality
  • Chapter B1: Programme Design, Development and Approval
  • Chapter B3: Learning and Teaching
  • Chapter B4: Enabling student development and achievement
  • Chapter B6: Assessment of students

3. Programme Learning Outcomes

3.1 Knowledge and Understanding

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to demonstrate comprehensive knowledge and understanding of:

• K1 the application of concepts, theories and scholarly debates relating to diplomacy, politics and trade to contemporary international contexts and developments .  
• K2 the links between key, current issues and developments affecting the practice of diplomacy, politics and trade, and indicators to assess their intersection .
• K3 Research methods and debates appropriate to the study and practice of diplomacy, politics and trade, including the collection and interpretation of qualitative and quantitative data

3.2 Skills and other attributes

a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• C1 Critically evaluate identified concepts and theories appropriate to the study of diplomacy, politics and trade and in particular their intersection.
• C2. Interpret concepts and theories appropriate to the diplomacy-politics-trade intersection and apply them in innovative ways to solve problems encountered in the real world
• C3 Appraise case studies that explore the consequences of political choices on domestic and international business and trade 
• C4 Critically analyse and compare case studies that explore the consequences of political choices on domestic and international business and trade.
• C5. Develop and evaluate skills of research design and methodology relevant to the study of diplomacy, politics and trade and in particular their intersection.  

b. Subject-specific practical skills:

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• P1 Design and evaluate research questions and research strategies for how diplomacy, politics and trade interact in contemporary international contexts
• P2 Design and apply a research framework for the completion of an independent research dissertation pertaining to the connections between diplomacy and politics and their impact on domestic and international business and trade operations
• P3 Plan and execute timely management of a research project that is consistent with the principles of research ethics in  diplomacy, politics and/or trade.
• P4 Apply and practise professional skills in the fields of diplomacy, politics and trade by means of exercises including simulation games, debates and writing for special purposes.  

c. Key transferable skills:

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• T1 Communicate in spoken and written language appropriate to the task set.  
• T2  Collaborate in teams with other students and, where appropriate, external partners.
• T3  Reflect upon and evaluate their own learning styles.  
• T4 Select and use appropriate digital tools for the communication of study results
• T5 Apply principles of good academic scholarship and ethical practice  to their  own work.
• T6 Identify and  critically analyse  information from a range of sources.

4. Programme structure

Full-time Programme Structure

Semester One

Compulsory modules – 60 credits

Semester Two

Compulsory Modules (45 credits)

Optional Modules (students should select 15 credits)

Semester Three

Compulsory Module (60 credits)

Students will be given specific guidance on optional choices to help them make the correct choice for their chosen career development path.

Part-time Programme Structure

Year 1

Semester One

Compulsory modules – 30 credits

Semester Two

Compulsory Modules (30 credits)

Year 2

Semester One

Compulsory modules – 30 credits

Semester Two

Compulsory Modules (15 credits)

Optional Modules (students should select 15 credits)

Semester Three

Compulsory Module (60 credits)

Students will be given specific guidance on optional choices to help them make the correct choice for their chosen career development path.

5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award

In order to be eligible for the award, candidates must satisfy the requirements of Regulation XXI.

All modules available in the Special Assessment Period (SAP) unless specified in the Module Specification.

6. Relative Weighting of Parts of the Programme for the purposes of Final Degree Classification

Not Applicable.

Programme summary

1. Programme Aims

This programme aims to prepare professionals for careers in public, private and third sector organisations, including large corporations, SME´s and start-ups, consultancies that work on a project basis and require managers with the skills to efficiently manage multinational and multicultural resources. 

This course aims to:

1. provide a broad, analytical and integrative study of international project management

2. provide students with the ability to apply knowledge and understanding of business and management to complex issues in the field of international project management, both systematically and creatively, to improve project management practice in international context

3. prepare graduates for a valued career in a wide range of project management roles including those requiring cross-national competence by developing relevant knowledge and skills

4. To provide students with the skills of advanced networking and team working in order to compete in a rapidly changing international business environment

2. Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external and internal reference points used to inform programme outcomes:

The QAA benchmark statement for Master’s awards in business and management – The Framework for Higher Education

3. Programme Learning Outcomes

3.1 Knowledge and Understanding

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to demonstrate comprehensive knowledge and understanding of:

K1: aspects of, and inter-relationships among organisations involved in projects, their management, and the environments within which they operate

K2: wider societal and environmental implications of doing business and carrying out construction- and mega-projects in a global economy

K3: key elements of the philosophy and methodologies underlying a social science approach to the study of international project management, emphasising their strengths and limitations

K4: the principles of, and techniques for, managing functional activities for delivering projects within project-based organisations, namely: Principles of project management, international business and entrepreneurship, and strategic management

K5: other specialist subject areas taken as options, which may include topics such as sustainable management, corporate social responsibility, information systems, team work

K6: the ways in which study of a complementary subject from different disciplines deepens knowledge and understanding of the influence, operation and governance of international project management

3.2 Skills and other attributes

a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

C1: identify, analyse, synthesise, critically evaluate, and generalize knowledge about international project management

C2: create and assess a range of options associated with strategy and operationalisation within the context of international project management

C3: apply ideas and knowledge to a range of situations and integrate knowledge gained from different subject areas of management to resolve issues specific to managing projects in an international context]

C4: detect false logic or reasoning and identify implicit values within the field of international project management and related areas

b. Subject-specific practical skills:

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

P1: identify and formulate solutions to problems identified and make decisions using appropriate quantitative and qualitative skills in the context of international project management

P2:  present arguments and thoughts orally in the context of international project management

P3: effectively communicate arguments and thoughts in various written forms (essay, reports, etc.)

c. Key transferable skills:

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

T1: select and use appropriate investigative and research skills

T2: critically evaluate a range of academic and industry sources and effectively summarise these in a range of written formats

T3: work flexibly and creatively in a team whilst recognising the contribution of oneself and others with a range of diverse skills through self-reflection

T4: communicate effectively with specialist and non-specialist audiences

T5: apply independent research methods and ethical consideration in undertaking such research

4. Programme structure

Full-time Programme Structure

Semester One

Compulsory Modules (45 credits)

Optional Modules (student should select 15 credits)

Semester Two

Compulsory Modules (45 credits)

Optional Modules (students should select 15 credits) 

Semester Three

Compulsory Module (60 credits)

Part-time Programme Structure 

Year 1: 

Semester One

Compulsory Modules (30 credits)

Semester Two

Compulsory Modules (30 credits)

Year 2:

Semester One

Compulsory Modules (15 credits)

Optional Modules (students should select 15 credits)

Semester Two

Compulsory Modules (15 credits)

Optional Modules (students should select 15 credits)

Semester Three

Compulsory Module (60 credits)

5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award

In order to be eligible for the award, candidates must satisfy the requirements of Regulation XXI.

All modules available in the Special Assessment Period (SAP) unless specified in the Module Specification.

6. Relative Weighting of Parts of the Programme for the purposes of Final Degree Classification

Not Applicable.

Programme summary

1. Programme Aims

• To enhance service design innovation knowledge through theoretical and practical application individually and in multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary teams. 
• To enable graduates to develop their critical thinking and insight to improve their effectiveness as service design managers and service design strategists. 
• To enable graduates to gradually develop analytical and research skills through undertaking substantial analysis and evaluation of service businesses within the service economy.  
• To develop a high understanding of the importance of services systems and the role services play in innovation management processes within organizations. 
• To professionally develop collaborative behaviour through active learning and teamwork in order to respond to service innovation challenges in real time. 

2. Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external and internal reference points used to inform programme outcomes:

• UK Quality Code for Higher Education, The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, April 2012, especially Part A: Setting and maintaining academic standards:
  • The Frameworks for Higher Education Qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (FHEQ), the QAA, August 2008
  • Master’s Degree Characteristics, the QAA, March 2010
  • The Higher Education Credit Framework for England, the QAA, August 2008
• The Quality Code, Part B: Assuring and enhancing academic quality
  • Chapter B1: Programme Design, Development and Approval
  • Chapter B3: Learning and Teaching
  • Chapter B4: Enabling student development and achievement
  • Chapter B6: Assessment of students
• Master’s Degree Subject Benchmark for Engineering, the QAA, 2015
  • In part, Design and economic, social and Environmental context applicable to MEng: UKEC
• Master’s Degree Subject Benchmark for Business and Management, the QAA, 2007

3. Programme Learning Outcomes

3.1 Knowledge and Understanding

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to demonstrate comprehensive knowledge and understanding of:

• K1 –  the current practice and innovative insights to challenge and shape the future of service design innovation
• K2 – the critical nature of service systems and their influence on service design innovation
• K3 – advanced design innovation processes and how to evaluate them in relation to other functions to provide sustainable solutions to problems and have strategies for being effective service design managers and strategists
• K4 – the major critical arguments and issues in service design innovation and be able to apply them effectively to their own practice within the discipline of service design

3.2 Skills and other attributes

a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• C1 – critically assess the high-level of application of service design strategies to advance existing knowledge in the area of service design innovation
• C2 – formulate professional concepts and characteristics of business model innovation to develop appropriate and viable business models for service design innovation.  
• C3 –critically reflect upon the opportunities and challenges to service design innovation posed by organisational culture, markets and policy
• C4 – select and implement intellectual and creative research methods to contribute to decision making processes in complex situations
• C5 –interpret user research data using service design strategies to create strategic design innovation proposals

b. Subject-specific practical skills:

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• P1 – critically evaluate and apply service design tools, methods and strategies to a variety of service sectors and service cases.
• P2 – formulate and undertake the concept of value co-creation in services to measure and manage the service design innovation processes.
• P3 – utilise high levels of computer literacy and attention to detail when dealing with specific software tools and how they relate to the value of co-creation of services to customers and the service provider.
• P4 –appraise new service design innovation opportunities from which to create new products-service-systems, business models, innovation frameworks etc.

c. Key transferable skills:

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• T1 – act professionally by understanding the societal, ethical, environmental, and business context for service design innovation
• T2 – problem solve through self-reflection and an advanced understanding of the value of service design innovation practice
• T3 – communicate and collaborate by being an active participant across academic and business cultures
• T4 – self-manage by taking responsibility for their self-learning through goal setting, time management and effective resource management
• T5 – communicate ideas, concepts, theories, and arguments with different audiences to develop design skills and engage professionally to articulate the value of service design innovation

4. Programme structure

Full-time Programme Structure: 

Semester 1 Compulsory Modules (60 credits)

Semester 2 Compulsory Modules (60 credits)

Semester 3 Compulsory Module (60 credits)

Part-time Programme Structure: 

Year 1:

Semester 1 Compulsory Modules (30 credits)

 Semester 2 Compulsory Modules (30 credits)

Year 2:

Semester 1 Compulsory Modules (30 credits)

 Semester 2 Compulsory Modules (30 credits)

Semester 3 Compulsory Module (60 credits)

5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award

In order to be eligible for the award, candidates must satisfy the requirements of Regulation XXI.

All modules available in the Special Assessment Period (SAP) unless specified in the Module Specification.

6. Relative Weighting of Parts of the Programme for the purposes of Final Degree Classification

Not Applicable.