ABOUT
Overview
The University of West London traces its roots back to 1860, when the Lady Byron School was founded at what is now University of West London`s Ealing campus. The school later became Ealing College of Higher Education.The Slough campus was founded in January 1912 as a selective secondary school in William Street. By the 1960s, it had become Slough College of Further Education. In the 1980s it became Thames Valley College of Higher Education and in 2011 it was closed down. In 1990, Ealing College of Higher Education, Thames Valley College of Higher Education, Queen Charlotte`s College of Health Care Studies and the London College of Music were merged to become the Polytechnic of West London. Two years later, the polytechnic became a university under the Further and Higher Education Act 1992, and adopted the name Thames Valley University.
AT A GLANCE
Key information
Established
1992
Ownership
Public / Government
Stream
Mass Communication and Media Studies
Location
London, England
ACADEMICS
Courses offered
33 programmes at UOWL
Undergraduate13
B. A (Hons)
BA (Hons) Business Studies
B. A (Hons)
BA (Hons) Business Studies with Internship
B. A (Hons)
BA (Hons) Event Management with Tourism
B. A (Hons)
BA (Hons) Fashion and Textiles
B. A (Hons)
BA (Hons) Graphic Design (Visual Communication and Illustration)
B. A (Hons)
BA (Hons) Hospitality Management
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B. A (Hons)
BA (Hons) Music Management
B. A (Hons)
BA (Hons) Music Technology with Composition
B. E (Hons)
BEng (Hons) Civil and Environmental Engineering
B. Sc (Hons)
BSc (Hons) Computer Science
B. Sc (Hons)
BSc (Hons) Culinary Arts Management
B. Sc (Hons)
BSc (Hons) Forensic Science
LL.B (Hons)
LLB (Hons) Law
Postgraduate19
LL.M
LLM International Banking and Finance Law
LL.M
LLM International Business and Commercial Law
M. A
MA Advertising Branding and Communication
M. A
MA Criminology and Criminal Justice
M. A
MA Film Production
M. A
MA Food Business Management
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M. A
MA International Tourism and Aviation Management
M. A
MA Luxury Design Innovation and Brand Management
M. A
MA Luxury Hospitality Management
M. A
MA Music Industry Management and Artist Development
MBA
MBA Masters in Business Administration
M. Sc
MSc Applied Project Management
M. Sc
MSc Civil and Environmental Engineering with Internship
M. Sc
MSc Cyber Security
M. Sc
MSc Finance and Accounting
M. Sc
MSc Information Systems with Internship
M. Sc
MSc International Business Management
M. Sc
MSc Software Engineering
M. Sc
MSc Software Engineering with Internship
GALLERY
Campus photos
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CAMPUS LIFE
Facilities
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