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The Advanced Manufacturing Systems (AMS) course is designed to address the challenges of modern Manufacturing and Enterprise Systems. It covers a breadth of subjects that enable candidates to appreciate and deal with complexities of modern industrial environments.

Advanced Manufacturing Systems (Uxbridge campus, London) is offered as a 1-year full-time or 3-to-5-years distance-learning programme.

In designing this MSc programme, we have kept a number of objectives clearly in mind.

Our aims
To demonstrate how the technological and human resources of manufacturing are organised to make products in the most competitive way.
To provide a thorough knowledge of the potential and limitations of new manufacturing technologies.
To illustrate the essential role of the human resource and its effective integration into the manufacturing system.
To give the sound theoretical underpinning necessary to exploit the potential of modern manufacturing systems.
To fit management and strategic theories into the realities of modern manufacturing by demonstrating a positive applications approach.
To encourage work on real industrial problems, giving confidence in the ideas underlying manufacturing and the practicalities of implementing these ideas.
Who is the programme designed for?
Recent engineering and technology graduates who have decided to move into manufacturing and related disciplines.
Established manufacturing engineers working in industry and faced with the challenge of new areas of responsibility.
Managers and designers working in manufacturing organisations who need to invest in their personal career development.
Others with engineering, technology or appropriate business backgrounds working in advisory, consultancy or research roles, who need to familiarise themselves with advanced manufacturing systems.

3-5 Years Distance Learning
The distance learning programme is designed to enable candidate to conduct most of candidate's studies at home, in candidate's own time and at candidate's own pace.

There is no requirement to attend lectures at Brunel University, instead candidate follow a structured programme of self-study at home or at work. Students are supplied with a study pack in the form of text books and CD-ROMs which are supported by e-learning web based lecture materials.

Students can take between 3 and 5 years to complete the course, it is entirely up to candidate how long candidate take but usually the minimum is 3 years, with students taking four modules in the first year, four modules in the second year and the dissertation in the third year. However, depending on candidate's other commitments candidate can take longer up to a maximum of 5 years.

Entry Requirements

A UK first or second class Honours degree or equivalent internationally recognised qualification in an engineering, science or technology discipline. Other subjects with relevant work experience will be assessed on an individual basis.

English Language Requirements

IELTS: 6 (min 5.5 in all areas)
TOEFL Paper test: 550 (TWE 4) PBT
TOEFL Internet test: 79 IBT (R18, L17, S20, W17)
Pearson: 51 (51 in all subscores)
BrunELT: 60% (min 55% in all areas)
Brunel also offers our own BrunELT English Test and accept a range of other language courses. We also have a range of Pre-sessional English language courses, for students who do not meet these requirements, or who wish to improve their English.

Our International Pathways and Language Centre offers a range of foundation and pre-masters courses to provide candidate with the academic skills required for candidate's chosen course.

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The course focuses on the methodologies and technologies in software engineering and web application development that address challenges faced by companies in today’s volatile markets. Students learn how to design and build applications that are modelled at high levels of abstraction addressed to business needs using state of the art development techniques and system architectures such as Service-oriented Computing and Web 2.0.

Students also engage with migration of legacy applications to modern system architectures. The courses are also offered as a PG Certificate and on a module basis as CPD to enable junior level employees and graduates as well as IT professionals to learn about the state of the art or to acquire a broader perspective of a specific topic and influence strategic decisions.

Entry Requirements

For junior-level employees or recent graduates – a good second-class honours BSc degree or qualification of equivalent standard recognised by the University in a subject with a substantial element of Computing. For IT professionals, applications will take into account the number of years of experience.

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The Bachelor of Science degree in Advertising at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh offers a unique combination of courses from the worlds of advertising, design, marketing, and business including marketing research, organizational behavior, media and strategic planning, sales and persuasive techniques, brand strategy, public relations and promotion, and financial management. In concert with these are course offerings traditionally from the creative and graphic design worlds, including color theory, concept development, typography, digital illustration, writing for multimedia, and storyboarding. All courses in the Advertising program are also available online.

Students in the Advertising degree program apply practical concepts gleaned from real-world case studies in areas such as branding, online marketing, advertising campaign development, and account planning, taught by experienced faculty currently working in business or advertising agencies as sales managers, Web designers / editors, account managers, and media buyers and planners. In their first career positions, Advertising program graduates may act as the liaison between the client and creative teams, tracking key consumer and industry trends and the results of marketing research, then translating the data into visual language to create effective advertising campaigns.

The Advertising program receives invaluable input from its Program Advisory Board whose volunteer members are ad agency presidents and business owners, marketing consultants and multimedia designers, nonprofit managers and executive directors of creative and account service teams. These industry leaders share their experience to develop unique internships and jobs, and to identify and arrange field trips and professional speaker opportunities for Advertising students. Advertising program graduates will build a unique skill set to prepare them for entry-level career positions in account service, public relations, brand management, corporate marketing, entertainment and the arts, and organizational behavior and marketing research.

The mission of the Advertising Bachelor of Science degree program is to prepare graduates for careers in the advertising profession by providing a foundation in the business aspects of advertising while helping them develop the basic creative and technical skills necessary to create and implement targeted advertising solutions that meet professional standards of excellence. Graduates are prepared to develop their careers in a number of growth-oriented fields, from entry-level positions and beyond, through the disciplined practice of lifelong learning.

Entry Requirements

Applicants must have completed a high school or diploma from an accredited institution.

Other Fees

Books and supplies: $2,985

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The internet is a socially productive, culturally rich and successful information and communications environment.

In the Internet Communications major you can examine the human dimension of the internet: how people network, collaborate and share information through internet communications, media and design.

It is designed to prepare you for a career in areas such as media and communications, marketing, content management, internet policy, social media management and website design and development.

What the course involves
In this major, you can develop advanced skills in creating, maintaining and managing online communications and gain an understanding of their social and cultural contexts.

You can learn the significance of social media, analyse political and social uses of the internet and develop skills in:

web media
publishing and presence
online public communication
virtual community management.

Your study will combine real practice, creativity and technology skills and you will have the opportunity to participate in project work.

If you are studying on campus, you will have access to excellent facilites and innovative media and computer labs.

Internet Communications is offered as part of the Bachelor of Arts. You may create a degree that suits your individual needs by enhancing your studies with a secondary major in:

Digital Design
Professional Writing and Publishing
Business Information Systems.

When coupled with Business Information Systems you can complete this major as part of our Bachelor of Arts or our Bachelor of Commerce. Your choice will determine your core units.

You can also study Internet Communications as part of a Science and Arts double degree.

Entry Requirements

Applicants are required to submit a portfolio. Refer to humanities.curtin.edu.au/portfolio for details.

Other Fees

Overseas examination fees

Textbooks

Student Services and Amenities Fee (Max. $281/year)

Incidental unit costs

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This MSc distance-learning course is designed to promote a deep understanding of the emerging mixed disciplinary area of blood science. You will examine different theoretical perspectives, methodological approaches, research interests and practical applications within the subject area, as an independent learner.

Designed with input from current practitioners in the field, the course is suitable for biomedical science practitioners and graduates of biomedical or related life sciences. The programme covers areas relevant to staff working within or wishing to work in blood science departments within pathology.

Delivered as a flexible distance-learning programme through our e-Portal WebLearn, you will be able to continue to work whilst studying. The self-guided eLearning materials have been specially designed to support your engagement with the course content.

Each module has a module leader who is responsible for developing the curriculum and coordinating the production of the eLearning materials. Some sessions are ‘broadcast live’ with modules running face-to-face so you can engage with tutors, lecturers and other students. You can also contact your module leader and discuss ideas with other students via email, discussion boards, and during live peer-to-peer support sessions.

Your final research project is to be conducted in your place of work with joint supervision provided by your laboratory training officer and a member of staff from the School of Human Sciences. For those not working in a suitable laboratory, research may be conducted at London Metropolitan University with additional bench fees for materials.

The course is designed to support professionals in their career development in the healthcare profession, biomedical/biotechnology industry or in academia and has the potential to lead on to doctoral studies.

We have applied for accreditation from the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) for 2014.

This course has many benefits:

You can study at your own pace, with the support of our Biomedical Science team - no attendance required.
Single modules can be undertaken to gain continuing professional development (CPD) points.
You can start your course either in the September or January of the academic year.

Entry Requirements

The normal standard of entry is a First or Second Class Honours first degree, or equivalent, in biomedical or life sciences subjects (that included appropriate biomedical content), although other less relevant subjects may be considered.

Lower grades, or non-degree qualifications supplemented by substantial work experience may be considered at interview.

Equivalent overseas qualifications will also be accepted; evidence of proficiency in English will also be required such as IELTS 7.0 (6.5 minimum in each component) or equivalent.

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