Bachelor of Arts and Sciences (Honours) - Global Challenges (Global Innovation) (Placement Year) (GLP1)

On the Global Innovations pathway, students will acquire knowledge about the causes and effects of real-world problems and will learn key skills to develop innovative and sustainable products and solutions that could change lives.

Within the core spine of the Global Challenges degree, students will take an in-depth look at issues such as climate change, sustainable development, migration, terrorism, aging inequality and poverty and how they affect the world we live in, which will be backed up by the focus on generating possible solutions through the Global Innovation pathway.

Well-designed innovations are needed to improve the world we live in, but real-world issues cannot be solved by technology alone. This degree will cover a combination of sciences, social sciences and the humanities as different disciplines are woven together to give students a comprehensive understanding of how change happens and what factors determine success.

Hands-on learning is a strong focus of this degree, allowing students to develop skills which they can take to their future career. A large part of the course will be learning how to put their ideas through a process of investigations to test their viability in relation to the challenge they want to address. Students will also look at the concepts, theories and history behind innovation.

Students will learn how to take a product through important development phases by learning the basics in design, solid body mechanics and electronic systems which will allow them to bring their product ideas to life and will give them a portfolio of practical work to add to their CV.

A third year Enterprise Project will help to bring skills in project management, working to a brief and presenting together as students work on a group project with an external company to help solve a specific challenge.

Students have the option to apply for an internship at the end of their first year and can take a one-year placement between years two and three, giving them valuable work experience and a step ahead for their career when they graduate.