Postgraduate Studies

The postgraduate qualification allows you to enhance your CV by allowing you to build upon your first degree or increase your skill and knowledge base within a specific area.

Postgraduate study can be taught through courses and/or by research, part-time or full-time. It covers a wide range of qualifications such as graduate diplomas, master’s, M Phil, and PhD. It’s the perfect way to get that competitive edge in the fierce job market, giving you a direct route into the desired career or increasing your chances for promotion.

You typically need a lower second-class undergraduate degree (2:2) or upwards to qualify for these types of programs but in some cases, relevant employment or research experience will allow you to do postgraduate study.

Choosing to study for a postgraduate qualification is a big commitment. As well as being time-consuming and hard work, it’s expensive. But help is available, whether through bursaries, scholarships or Research Council grants. Explore your funding options here.

Choosing a graduate program can be a complex and confusing task for the newcomer, entry requirements will vary, depending on the intended programme of the study therefore applicants who meet the minimum may be considered for entry and will be measured competitively against other applicants.

For many of our programmers, competition is high and in the majority of cases, a very high First Class degree will be required. Certain programmers will also have specific requirements in terms of both the overall degree result and strengths in particular subjects which are seen as relevant to that degree.