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If you wish to study Art or Architecture modules, you must submit an e-portfolio of your work at the time of application.
Your portfolio should clearly show your practical experience in the areas you wish to study in.

If you do not include sufficient evidence in your portfolio, it will slow down your application process.

Belfast Modules

Accounting and Finance

Ulster University Business School

Level 4
Module TitleCreditsSemester
Academic and Professional Skills 20 1
Introductory Accounting 20 1
Quantitative Methods for Finance 20 1
Accounting for Financial Decision Makers 20 2
Business Process Management 20 2
Financial Institutions and Markets 20 2
Principles of Financial Accounting 20 2
Principles of Management Accounting 20 2
Level 5
Module TitleCreditsSemester
Accounting for Business Decisions 20 1
Corporate Finance 20 1
Financial Accounting* 20 1
International Financial Reporting 20 1
Risk Management, Analysis & Assurance 20 2
Financial Modelling 20 2

*Entry to Level 5 Financial Accounting requires completion of Level 4 Principles of Financial Accounting.

*Entry to Level 6 Advanced Financial Accounting requires completion of Level 5 Financial Accounting

Level 6
Module TitleCreditsSemester
Audit and Assurance 20 1
Financial Reporting 20 1
Money, Banking and Financial Development 20 1
Taxation 20 1
International Finance 20 2
Level 7 (Postgraduate)
Module TitleCreditsSemester
International Corporate Reporting 20 1
Advanced Taxation 20 1
Strategic Management Accounting 20 1
Financial Markets. Institutions and Operations 15 1
Financial Regulation 15 1
Financial Reporting and Analysis 15 2
Audit, Assurance and Professional Ethics 20 2
Strategic Financial Management 20 2
Advanced Tax Planning 10 2
International Group Reporting 10 2
Derivatives and Alternative Investments 15 2
Architecture 

Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment

Course - BA Architecture
Module TitleLevelCreditsSemester
Architectural Technology and Environment 1 4 20 1
Design Theory and Communication 1 4 20 1
Design 1A 4 20 1
Architectural Technology and Environment 2 5 20 1
Design Theory and Communication 2 (Building) 5 20 1
Design 2A 5 20 1
Architectural Technology and Environment 3 6 20 1
Design Theory and Communication 3 (Context) 6 20 1
Design 3A 6 20 1
Design 1B 4 40 2
Visual Culture 4 20 2
Design 2B5402
Professional Context 1 5 20 2
Design  3B6402
Professional Context  2 6 20 2  
Course - Masters in Architecture
Module TitleLevelCreditsSemester
Professional Practice Management 7(Yr1) 20 1
Ideas Lab 7(Yr1) 20 1
Project Leadership for Architects 7(Yr2) 20 1
Dissertation 7(Yr2) 20 1
MArch Design 1 7(Yr1) 60 1/2
Thesis Design Studio 7(Yr2) 80 1/2
Buildings Climate and Agency 7(Yr1) 20 2

Modules listed as Semester 1/2 must be taken by students studying for the full academic year.

Art

Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

(some Level 5 Fine Art modules are taught across 2 semesters, so may be necessary to take a combination of Level 4 and 5 modules)

Course - Fine Art
Module TitleLevelCreditsSemester
History and Theory 1 (Approaches to History) 4 20 1
Studio Practice 1 4401
Studio Practice 3 5 40 1
History and Theory 2 (Histories of Modern and Contemporary Art) 4 20 2
Studio Practice 2 4 40 2
Studio Practice 4 5 40 2  
History and Theory 3 (Key Ideas and Issues in Contemporary Art and Culture 5 20 1/2
Professional Practice 1  5 20 1/2
Course - Graphic Design
Module TitleLevelCreditsSemester
Professional Practice 1 5 20 1
Graphic Design and Illustration 3 5 40 1
Graphic Design Research 5 20 2
Graphic Design and Art Direction 5 40 2  
Course - Illustration
Module TitleLevelCreditsSemester
Professional Illustration Practice 1 5 20 1
Illustration Studio 5 40 1
Illustration Research and Writing 2 5 20 2
Illustration, Visual Narrative and Motion 5 40 2  
Course - Textile Art, Design and Fashion
Module TitleLevelCreditsSemester
Cultural Contexts 4 20 1
Fundamental Skills 1 4 40 1
Professional Practice 1 : Work Based Learning 5 20 1
Specialist Skills 1 5 40 1
Research and Writing 1 : Methods and Approaches 4 20 2
Fundamental Skills 2 4 40 2
Research and Writing 2 : Critical Frameworks 5 20 2
Specialist Skills 2 5 40 2  
Course - Photography and Video
Module TitleLevelCreditsSemester
Professional Practice 1  5 10 1
Strategies 5 40 1
Contextual Studies 3 : Critical Thinking 5 20 2
Contexts 5 40 2
Course - Animation
Module TitleLevelCreditsSemester
Character Creation 5 30 1
Animation Strategies 5 30 1
Animation Discourse 5 20 2
Animation for the Creative Industries 5 40 2  
Course - Interaction Design
Module TitleLevelCreditsSemester
Professional Practice  5 20 1
Content Design5 40 1
Playful Interactions 5 20 2
User Experience and Service Design 5 40 2
Course - Product Design
Module TitleLevelCreditsSemester
Visual Investigation 4 20 1
Material Practices 4 40 1
Design Communication 5 20 1
Design Studios 2 5 40 1
Design Research and Cultural Contexts 1 4 20 2
Design Studios 1 4 40 2
Design Knowledge 5 20 2
Design Entreprise 5 40 1/2

Modules listed as Semester 1/2 must be taken by students studying for the full academic year.

Built Environment

Faculty of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

Level 4
Module TitleCreditsSemester
Materials 20 1
Sustainable Development in the Built Environment 20 1
Engineering  Fundamentals - Electrical and Fluid Mechanics401
Planning and Regeneration 20 1
Foundation in Microbiology, Biology and Food Safety201
Digital Construction and Communication 20 2
Engineering Mechanics 20 2
Law, Governance and Society 20 2
Environmental Protection, Cycles and Impacts 20 2
Foundation in Occupational Health and Safety and Chemistry202
Materials and Structures 20 2
Technical Development 20 2
Science for Engineers 20 2
Level 5
Module TitleCreditsSemester
Urban Design and Place Making 20 1
Bio-energy and Biofuels 20 1
Energy Mathematics 20 1
Commercial Building Technology201
Quantification and Costing of Construction Works 20 1
Occupational Health and Safety201
Property and Capital Market Modelling 20 1
Housing and Healthy Living Environments 20 1
Safety in Design202
Solar Energy Systems and Storage Integration 20 2
Ethically Aligned Safety, Health and Wellbeing202
Built and Environmental Conservation 20 2
Hygrothermal Building Performance 20 2
Environmental Protection202
Level 6
Module TitleCreditsSemester
Engineering GIS101
Integrated Development & Finance Project201
Contractor Bid Management201
Environmental Protection: Strategies for Sustainable Development and Net Zero Carbon201
Workplace Management and Safety Systems 20 1
BSc Structural Design202
Investment Valuations 20 2
Green Building Design 20 2
Energy Storage and Demand Side Management202
Construction Economics202
Managing Food Safety and Integrity202
Conservation and Adaptation202
Business and Human Resources

Ulster University Business School

Level 4
Module TitleCreditsSemester
Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 20 1
Principles of Management 20 1
Introduction to Management and Leadership 20 1
Academic Foundations for Management 20 1
Principles of Marketing 20 1
Economics and Financial Awareness  20 2
Fundamentals of Management 20 2
Introduction to Accounting for Business 20 2
Introduction to Employment Law20 2
Business and Society 20 2
Economics and Financial Awareness  20 2  
Level 5
Module TitleCreditsSemester
Innovation and Entrepreneurship 20 1
Managing and Developing People 20 1
Operations Improvement 20 1
Operations and Supply Chain Management 20 1
Personal and Professional Development 20 1
Accounting for Business Decisions 20 2
Learning and Development in the Workplace 20 2
Managing People and Culture 20 2
Digital Business Management 20 2
Level 6 Module Title
CreditsSemester
Change Management 20 1
Managing Equality and Diversity 20 1
New Directions in Management and Leadership 20 1
Governance, Risk and Ethics 20 1
Leadership and Change 20 1
Enterprise Development and Entrepreneurship 20 2
Level 7 (Postgraduate)
Module TitleCreditsSemester
Managing People in the Organisation 15 1
Organisation Design and Development 15 1
Business Strategy 15 2
Corporate Financial Management 15 2
Corporate Governance 15 2
Derivatives and Alternative Investments 15 2
Employee Relations and Engagement 15 2
Employment Law 15 2
Fund Management 15 2
Leadership and Change 15 2
Operations Management 15 2
Resourcing and Talent Management 15 2
Communication

Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Level 4
Module TitleCreditsSemester
Analysing Language 1 20 1
Children's Language 20 1
Consumer Behaviour 20 1
How Language Works 20 1
Interpersonal Communication: Skills and Strategies 20 1
Language, Media & Society 20 1
Understanding the Life Course 20 1
Principles of Marketing 20 1
Understanding Ourselves & Others 20 1
Advertising 20 2
Analysing Language II 20 2
Communication & Language 20 2  
Nature and Contexts of Counselling 20 2
Social Psychology of Communication 20 2
Principles of Public Relations 20 2
Professional Communication for Employability 20 2
Varieties of English202
Level 5
Module TitleCreditsSemester
Communication in Relationships 20 1
Linguistic Theory 1 20 1
Political Communication 20 1
Research Methods 20 1
Talk, Interaction and Social Organisation 20 1
Professional Copywriting 20 1
Advanced Interpersonal Communication 20 2
Communication in Groups and Teams 20 2
Counselling Theory 20 2
Digital Communication 20 2
Language Acquisition 20 2
Mental Health & Well-being 20 2
Issues in morphology and morphosyntax202
Semantics202
Level 6
Module TitleCreditsSemester
Organisational Communication 20 1
Professional Public Relations 20 1
Investigating Ellipsis201
Advanced Advertising 20 2
Communication and Social Justice 20 2
Linguistic Interfaces 20 2
Political Lobbying 20 2
Rethinking Communication 20 2
Reading the Brand 20 2
Current Issues in Linguistics202
Structure and History of English202
Computing

Faculty of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

Level 4
Module TitleCreditsSemester
Introduction to Databases 20 1
Problem Solving for Computing 20 1
Innovation and Society 20 1
Introduction to Physical Computing 20 2
Client Side Development 20 2
Business Information Systems 20 2
Object Oriented Programming 20 2
Introduction to Human Computer Interaction 20 2
Still and Moving Images 20 2
Level 5
Module TitleCreditsSemester
Programming in Practice 20 1
Algorithms and Data Structures 20 1
Systems Security 20 1
Software Product and Process Management 20 1
Server-Side Development 20 2
Application Development for IS 20 2
Data Analytics202
Software Testing202
Computer Networking202
Networks and Security202
User Experience Design and Analysis202
Managing Web Platforms and Content202
Level 6
Module TitleCreditsSemester
Cloud Native Development 20 1
Full-stack Strategies and Development 20 1
Non Relational Database Development 20 1
Computer Vision & AI 20 2
Enterprise Networks 20 2
Edge and Embedded Intelligence 20 2
Software Quality & Engineering Management 20 2
Strategic Information Systems Management 20 2
Social, Sustainable and Ethical Computing 20 2
Natural and Intelligent User Interfaces 20 2
Interactive Computer Graphics 20 2

Modules listed as Semester 1/2 must be taken by students studying for the full academic year

Criminology

Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Level 4
Module TitleCreditsSemester
Introduction to Crime & Deviance 20 1
Study Skills for Criminologists 20 1
From Crime Scene to Court 20 2
Theories of Crime & Criminalisation 20 2
Level 5
Module TitleCreditsSemester
Policing and Society 20 1
State Crime 20 1
Sentencing and Punishment 20 2  
Terrorism and Political Violence202
Level 6
Module TitleCreditsSemester
Crime, Social Order and Social Control 20 1
Psychology and Crime 20 1
Prisons, Punishment and Power 20 2
Economics

Ulster University Business School

Level 4
Module TitleCreditsSemester
Microeconomic Principles 20 1
Skills for Economists 20 1
Business and the Economy 20 1
Mathematics and Statistics for Economics and Business 20 2
Economics in Practice 20 2
Level 5
Module TitleCreditsSemester
Analytical Methods for Economics 20 1
Intermediate Microeconomics 20 1
International Economics 20 1
Industrial Economics - Understanding and Regulating Markets 20 2
Intermediate Macroeconomics 20 2
Level 6
Module TitleCreditsSemester
Economics of Business Strategy 20 1
Issues in Microeconomics 20 1
Economics of Globalisation 20 2
Economics of Institutions 20 2
Issues in Macroeconomics 20 2
Engineering

Faculty of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

Level 4
Module TitleCreditsSemester
Engineering Mathematics 20 1
Materials 20 1
Anatomy & Physiology for Engineers 20 2
Electronic Design and Manufacture 20 2
Marketing and Management studies 20 2
Engineering Mechanics 20 2
Level 5
Module TitleCreditsSemester
Advanced Biomedical Engineering Topics 20 1
Manufacturing Systems 20 1
Mathematics for Engineers 20 1
Regulatory Affairs & Ethics 20 1
Signals and Communications 20 1
Mechatronics 1201
Automation 20 2
Control Theory & Applications 20 2
Engineering Programming 20 2
Thermal Fluid Sciences 20 2
Level 6
Module TitleCreditsSemester
Design of Advanced Medical Sensors 20 1
Embedded Systems 20 1
Signal Processing and Data Analysis 20 1
Communications Circuit Design 20 2
Environmental Engineering 20 2
Mechatronics 2 20 2
Nanotechnology 20 2
Games Design

Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Level 4
Module TitleCreditsSemester
Game Studies 20 1
Gameplay Scripting 20 1
Asset Development for Games 20 2
Level 5
Module TitleCreditsSemester
Extended and Experimental Game Development 40 1
Level Design201
Hospitality and Tourism

Ulster University Business School

Level 4
Module TitleCreditsSemester
Gastronomy and Society 20 1
Hospitality and the Visitor Economy 20 1  
Management in Action 20 2
Space and Revenue Management 20 2
Level 5
Module TitleCreditsSemester
Responsible Business Events 20 1
Tourism Industry and Impacts 20 1
Accounting Studies 20 1
Contemporary Marketing Practice 20 2
Fundamentals of People Management 20 2
Level 6
Module TitleCreditsSemester
Contemporary Issues in Hospitality Management 20 1
Contemporary Marketing Management 20 1
Performance Metrics Analysis 20 1
Tourism Planning, Development and Management 20 1
Entrepreneurial Event Management 20 2
Leadership and Professional Development 20 2
Managing Talent and Productivity 20 2
Strategic Management in the Hospitality Industry 20 2

Modules listed as Semester 1/2 must be taken by students studying for the full academic year

Law

Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Level 4
Module TitleCreditsSemester
Exploring Law 20 1
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) 20 1
Law for Criminologists 20 1
Criminal Law 20 1
Public Law 20 2
Administrative Law 20 2
Introduction to Employment Law20 2
Law of Tort 20 2
Level 5
Module TitleCreditsSemester
Contract Law 20 1
Introduction to Property Law 20 1
Jurisprudence 20 1
Business & Commercial Law 20 2
European Law 20 2
Land Law 20 2
Level 6
Module TitleCreditsSemester
Human Rights Law 20 1
Social Justice 20 1
Law and the Family 20 2
Law of Armed Conflict 20 2
Law of Evidence 20 2
Media Law 20 2
Medical Law 20 2
Marketing

Ulster University Business School

Level 4
Module TitleCreditsSemester
Brands and Branding 20 1
Business Awareness and Analysis 20 1
Level 5
Module TitleCreditsSemester
Marketing Management in Practice 20 1
Digital Analytics Skills 20 1
Sales and Events Marketing 20 2
Creativity in Communications 20 2
Entrepreneurial Business Venturing 20 2
Marketing Communications 20 2
Level 6
Module TitleCreditsSemester
Global Marketing 20 1
Retail Marketing 20 1
Services Marketing 20 2
Entrepreneurial Marketing 20 2
Media

Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Level 4
Module TitleCreditsSemester
Screenwriting 20 2
Media, Culture and Identity 20 2
Level 5
Module TitleCreditsSemester
The Short Film30 1
Politics

Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Level 4
Module TitleCreditsSemester
Introduction to Government and Public Policy 20 1
International Relations 20 2
Democracy in the United Kingdom 20 2
Foundations of Political Thought 20 2
Level 5
Module TitleCreditsSemester
Political Thought: Text & Context 20 1
Politics in Europe 20 1
The Politics of Ireland since Partition 20 1
British Politics: 'Race', Class and Policy 20 2
Populism 20 2
Level 6
Module TitleCreditsSemester
Politics of Deeply Divided Societies 20 1
Memory and the Nation 20 1
The Politics of Identity 20 2
Transforming Violence 20 2
Sociology

Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Level 4
Module TitleCreditsSemester
Contemporary Culture and Social Change 20 1
Introduction to Sociology 20 1
Sociology of Health and Illness 20 2
The Sociological Imagination 20 2
Level 5
Module TitleCreditsSemester
Contemporary Ireland 20 1
Classical Sociological Theory 20 2
Exploring Digital Social Worlds 20 2
Level 6
Module TitleCreditsSemester
Contemporary Sociological Theory 20 1
Global Inequalities: Issues and Challenges 20 2
Sociology of Education 20 2
Media, Culture and Society 20 2
Sports

Faculty of Life and Health Sciences

Level 4
Module TitleCreditsSemester
Foundations for Future Success201
Principles of Anatomy and Physiology201
Sport in Practice201
Introduction to Sport and Exercise Psychology 20 2
Basic Biomechanics202
Principles of Coaching, Instructing and Teaching202
Level 5
Module TitleCreditsSemester
Sport and Excercise Psychology 20 1
Biomechanics of Sport and Exercise201
Exercise Testing and Prescription201
Research Skills in Practice202
Physiology of Sport and Exercise 20 2
Physical Education: Theory and Practice202
Performance Analysis in Sport202
Level 6
Module TitleCreditsSemester
Research Project: Sport and Exercise Sciences401/2
Integrative Biology of Exercise201
Applied Sport Psychology201
Applications in Sports Biomechanics201
Sport and Exercise Nutrition202
Applied Sport Performance Analysis202
Monitoring Exercise, Training, and Performance202
Advance Physical Education and School Sport202
Research Project: Sport and Exercise Sciences601/2
Integrative Biology of Exercise301
Applied Sport Psychology301
Applications in Sports Biomechanics301
Sport and Exercise Nutrition302
Applied Sport Performance Analysis302
Monitoring Exercise, Training, and Performance302
Advance Physical Education and School Sport302

If you wish to select a Level 5 or Level 6 module you must be able to provide evidence that you have studied the pre-requisite modules at your home institution.