Why wait until September to start a postgraduate degree? Get ahead with courses starting in January.
We offer a wide range of full-time and part-time postgraduate courses, from accounting and finance to social work. Whether you want to get ahead in your career, continue your studies after your undergraduate course or return to studies after a break, find out what courses we offer.
And if you are thinking of changing career, check out our range of conversion courses.
10 reasons to start your postgraduate course in the new year:
- If you missed the September deadline, and you’re itching to start a new course – you don’t need to wait until next September.
- January is usually the month for making new year’s resolutions and being motivated, so make it your resolution to start a postgraduate course in the new year.
- By starting a postgraduate course in January, you complete your degree at an ideal time to secure a new job.
- You can spread the cost with our range of scholarships and bursaries to help you on your way.
- Meet other postgraduate students at the Students’ Union welcome events. During Welcome Week, visit the Student Journey stand in the Student Life building for tips to help you succeed, settle in and more.
- Our flexible January courses fit in with work and family commitments, so you can earn while you learn. We also offer 100% online courses, so you can study anywhere, anytime, and fit study around your life, work and family commitments.
- Enhance your CV by improving your skills in project management, critical thinking research, time management, presentation, and teamwork. Stand out from other job applicants with your higher-level qualification, specialist knowledge and expanded networks.
- Boost your earnings – the average salary for working-age postgraduates (£45,000) was £5,000 more than for working-age (those aged 16 to 64) graduates (£40,000) in 2023. Graduate labour market statistics 2023.
- Develop your creative and digital skills in our town centre campus with £280m of recent investment and we are also Europe’s first Adobe Creative Campus.
- Our courses have great links with industry and there is also the chance to work on a project connected to your work.
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