University-wide electives

University-wide electives

University-wide electives are credit-bearing modules that will provide you with the opportunity to expand your professional skills and career development. They provide an opportunity to broaden your curriculum and might be in a different subject area from your main course of study.

Employers are looking for graduates who are highly literate, able to think critically about the world, and can respond creatively to future challenges. These University-wide electives will be key in helping you to realise your graduate potential, offering you more choice in what you study and enhancing your future as a Westminster graduate.

Choosing a University-wide elective will give you the opportunity to undertake work-based learning, develop projects and experience different areas of study within the University.

Who can study an elective?

The availability of electives on your course will be detailed in the programme specification (view undergraduate programme specifications and postgraduate programme specifications). Some electives are only available to students within a College, whereas others are University-wide, and these are listed below.

Some courses already include cross-disciplinary modules and are structured to offer opportunities to expand professional skills – particularly those where course content is closely aligned to existing professional accreditation. If you are on one of these courses, you won’t be able to choose an elective.

Please note: elective modules are subject to availability and are taught across the University of Westminster campuses.

5 reasons to choose a University-wide elective

  1. Build your leadership skills
  2. Get the chance to innovate and think ‘outside the box’
  3. Show future employers that you can think strategically to solve problems
  4. Test your abilities to expand your professional networks
  5. Build relationships and develop communication skills for both personal and professional success

Module registration

Find full information on the Module Registration page.

Module descriptions

More details about our elective modules can be found as follows:

Please note: All modules are subject to availability and the list will be reviewed each year:

Level 4 electives

Level 5 electives

Level 6 electives

  • Community Organising and Leadership (6WSEL024W)
  • Data & Analytics in the Music Industry (6MUMN003W)
  • Polylang - language electives
  • Sustainability Consulting in Practice (6SUEV005W)
  • Sustainable Tourism in the Developing World (6TOUR002W)
  • Teaching and Education 2: Theory to Practice (6TEED001W)
  • Vertically Integrated Projects 3 (6WSEL025W)

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