In 2021 the first cohort of students will be enrolled in the Foundation Year Program. This program is a compulsory course of study for students seeking entry to a Bachelor’s program at Western Pacific University. The aim is to provide students with the foundational academic knowledge and skills required to successfully complete further study via online, blended and face-to-face delivery.
Visual Communication
Classes will be conducted by practitioners who deal with graphic design, multimedia graphics and branding. These classes are focused on practice and will allow students to acquire skills that are needed in the labour market. Personal and professional development are interlinked, since students will acquire skills that enable them to work both as valuable members of a creative team and as individuals able to implement complex and demanding projects for their own clients as freelancers.
Opportunities after graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Communication
As graduates, students will possess extensive knowledge and skills related to graphic design, in particular for marketing purposes. Thanks to these skills, and having engaged with a comprehensive curricula, graduates will be able to carry out complex graphics projects, confidently navigating the business and economic environment in national and international settings.
Programming
Students enrolled in the IT program will be prepared for leadership in this important and fastchanging sector of the world economy. The IT program gives students freedom of choice and a wide range of employment opportunities. For too long IT has been an employee’s rather than an employer’s market; however, equipped with cutting-edge knowledge and skills, students will quickly find interesting and well-paid jobs or go on to establish and develop their own businesses.
Opportunities after graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree in Programming
According to the American business magazine ‘Forbes’, most job offers of the future will be directed towards specialists in the IT industry. By studying IT at Western Pacific University, students can confidently look forward to enhancing their professional prospects in this crucial area of the world economy as the Fourth Industrial Revolution gathers pace.
International Management
Students will examine a broad spectrum of issues related to economics, with emphasis on various aspects of management in international companies. In the course of their studies, students will learn how to plan and run companies in the global market. Problem based, interdisciplinary, learning will be a strong feature of this degree program.
A practical approach to teaching is reflected in the practice-orientated coursework that covers:
- macroeconomics illustrating basic principles combined with the experience of real-life case studies,
- statistics, providing a balance between statistical theory and application;
- forecasting and simulation in the context of application manufacturing, retail, and service industries;
- mathematical economics placing emphasis on a substantial amount of interpretation of numerical indicators in the economic context; and
- accounting practices that deal with the application of accounting concepts and principles to real-life business situations.
Opportunities after graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree in International Management
Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree in International Management will be equipped to run their own companies as well as occupy middle-management positions in both the national and international context.
Advanced Network Technologies
For those of you interested in building your knowledge and skills in the field of design, management, exploitation of network and server infrastructure, and would like the opportunity to cooperate with corporations and other institutions – the Advanced Network Technologies course is for you. The practical nature of the studies, as well as the integration of the curriculum with a certification program and Work Related Learning, will result not only in a good start but also success in the development of a professional career in a global labour market that is largely dominated by the demand for IT.
Opportunities after graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree in Advanced Network Technologies
Internet and network technologies represent a constantly developing area of activity in business and other spheres of the rapidly changing labour market. As specialists in these technologies, graduates will, with ease, locate employment opportunities in many emerging fields, for example, virtualisation, cloud computing, system security and, not least, the Internet of things.
