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Postgraduate study

Conversion courses

Are you thinking about a career change but don't know how to get started? Perhaps you've reached the end of your academic journey, but your area of expertise no longer excites you? Our broad range of postgraduate conversion courses could help you on your new path.

Our courses

What is a conversion course?

Irrespective of what subject you studied for your undergraduate degree or if you have been out of education for a while, these postgraduate courses are an opportunity for you to gain the additional knowledge and skills that you need to change direction or pursue a new career.

Is a postgraduate conversion course right for you?

Fast-track a career change

The variety of new skills and expertise you gain could allow you to improve your job prospects and increase your chance of securing work in a different field or gain that promotion in a new area.

Completed your undergraduate studies

A conversion course is right for you if you have decided that your degree area is not the field you want to work in and you need to develop expertise and knowledge in an alternative field to help you to pursue your chosen career.

Interested in a new subject

If you have developed an interest in a new subject which you want to explore further and potentially embark on an academic career researching in a new field, a conversion course is your way in.

Our conversion courses

The courses listed below accept applications from graduates with an undergraduate degree in a wide range of disciplines. Other eligibility criteria may apply, see course entry requirements.

Accounting and Finance, MSc

Accounting and finance are central to managing organisations effectively. This course integrates accounting, leadership and change, and gives you a practical insight into developing the discipline. It also provides you with a firm knowledge of accounting and finance and the adaptability needed in a rapidly changing environment.

 

Advanced Home Futures, MSc

Developed adhering to TV architect George Clarke’s MOBIE modular building concept and advanced home construction principles, this course is designed to revolutionise the building and construction of houses and homes.

 

Applied Artificial Intelligence, MSc

Artificial intelligence (AI) enables a digital computer or computer-controlled robot to learn, reason, discover meaning and perform tasks commonly associated with intelligent beings. AI applications include gaming, medical diagnosis, computer search engines, and voice or handwriting recognition.

 

Applied Data Science, MSc

Data scientists are responsible for the handling of raw data, analysing it, identifying patterns and presenting insights in a manner that is useful for forecasting and predicting business problems. The data science field uses mathematics, statistics, machine learning, a range of computer science disciplines and a common toolset such as Python, SQL, and R.

 

Digital Business Management, MSc

If you’re seeking to pursue a career in digital business, e-commerce, digital marketing and business operations, then this international management course is for you.

 

Digital Business Management (Applied), MSc

If you’re seeking to pursue a career in digital business, e-commerce, digital marketing and business operations, then this international management course is for you.

 

Digital Marketing, MSc

Our MSc Digital Marketing gives you the skills and knowledge required to be successful in a range of digital marketing roles including social media, business marketing strategy, digital marketing communications, automation, content management and curation, and measurement and analysis.

 

Digital Media and Communications, MA

If you are a graduate aiming for a career in public relations, this is the course for you. The public relations and media industries are constantly changing. To stay ahead of the game you must develop up-to-date multimedia communications skills and knowledge.

 

Education, MA

The MA Education develops your academic and professional skills and knowledge in an area of education that will help your future career. You develop a range of advanced research skills appropriate to postgraduate study and professional practice that will enable you to critically evaluate existing work and design research to further knowledge within education

 

Financial Technology (FinTech), MSc

FinTech (financial technology) is an evolving technology which provides innovation and efficiency in the financial services. FinTech includes distributed ledger technology also known as the blockchain, big data and business intelligence.

 

Human Resource Management, MA

Organisations are only as good as the people who work within them. If you want to take a central role in shaping organisational culture, then this course is for you.

 

International Business Management, MSc

If you want to build your knowledge and experience of international business and strategic management for your career as a future business manager, then this international management course is for you.

 

International Business Management (Applied), MSc

If you want to build your knowledge and experience of international business and strategic management for your career as a future business manager, then this international management course is for you.

 

International Business Management and Accountancy, MSc

This programme equips you with a comprehensive range of skills and knowledge to prepare you for a successful career in business and finance within a global context.

 

International Business Management and Accountancy (Applied), MSc

This programme equips you with a comprehensive range of skills and knowledge to prepare you for a successful career in business and finance within a global context.

 

International Business Management and Human Resource Management, MSc

If you want to build your knowledge and experience of international business and human resource management (HRM) for your career as a future business leader, then this course is for you.

 

International Business Management and Human Resource Management (Applied), MSc

If you want to build your knowledge and experience of international business and human resource management (HRM) for your career as a future business leader, then this course is for you.

 

International Business Management and Marketing, MSc

You gain a grounding in the two disciplines of management and marketing in an international context. And develop an understanding of the global influences on business and marketing, together with the ability to analyse marketing management decisions in an international setting.

 

International Business Management and Marketing (Applied), MSc

You gain a grounding in the two disciplines of management and marketing in an international context. And develop an understanding of the global influences on business and marketing, together with the ability to analyse marketing management decisions in an international setting.

 

IT Project Management, MSc

If you want to study a general project management master’s degree with an IT flavour, this is the course for you. It offers a range of project management skills useful in many subject areas, plus skills that are particularly useful in IT project management. You also study IT-related management skills within information systems and e-commerce.

 

Leadership (Online), MA

You develop the knowledge, skills and awareness to empower others to make an effective contribution to the leadership and management of your organisation.

 

Leadership and Coaching, MA

You develop the knowledge, skills and awareness to empower others to make an effective contribution to the leadership and management of your organisation. And the knowledge and ability to critically evaluate contemporary issues in business leadership and coaching.

 

Logistics and Supply Chain Management, MSc

This programme provides clear links between theory and international business practice and places discussion of relevant management techniques and themes in the context of the international stage.

 

Logistics and Supply Chain Management (Applied), MSc

This programme provides clear links between theory and international business practice and places discussion of relevant management techniques and themes in the context of the international stage.

 

Master of Public Health, MPH

You address contemporary public health challenges and social health issues. Explore localised and global health problems, while analysing the political and environmental determinants which create these epidemiological and social health dilemmas.

 

Multimedia Public Relations, MA

The public relations and media industries are constantly changing. To stay ahead of the game you must develop up-to-date multimedia communications skills and knowledge. This course explores the changing nature of the communications landscape in the 21st century and develops your professional skills and experience.

 

Occupational Therapy (Pre-registration), MSc

This course is a two year fast-track route into a professional career in occupational therapy for those who already hold a degree in any subject.

 

Oil and Gas Management, MSc

This course is ideal if you are intending to pursue a management career in the oil and gas industry, or if you are already working in the sector and would like to develop management skills and knowledge at master’s level. Graduates from a range of technical, non-technical and commercial backgrounds are eligible to apply.

 

Photography, MA

Forge a specialism and career as you explore artistic, documentary, commercial and socially engaged photography at an advanced level of technical and conceptual creativity.

 

Producing for Film and Television, MA

Good producers are thin on the ground, and in high demand. They are crucial to the UK’s screen-based creative economy. This specialist course meets a strategic industry need for skilled producers who can deliver projects efficiently and creatively at a time when the producer's role is evolving and expanding far beyond its traditional boundaries.

 

Project Management, MSc

Project management processes are about implementing methodologies, knowledge, skills and techniques to successfully accomplish projects in an efficient and effective manner. This course develops these competencies required by project managers in the modern engineering, IT, computing, digital, manufacturing, construction, telecom, process, oil and gas industries.

 

Psychology, MSc

Our MSc Psychology is designed to enable graduates from disciplines other than psychology to develop subject-specific knowledge and the practical and professional skills related to the discipline as well as further developing general transferable cognitive, intellectual and academic skills.

 

Social Work, MA

This course leads to a professional qualification allowing you to apply for registration with Social Work England to work as a social worker in the United Kingdom and in other parts of the world. You gain the skills and knowledge to meet the challenges and developments in the social work environment, equipped to undertake any role suitable for a newly-qualified social worker.

 

Our postgraduate conversion courses in nursing require 500 hours clinical experience in addition to an undergraduate degree in any subject.

Nursing Studies (Adult) Pre-registration, MSc

As an adult nurse you are an important member of a multi-professional team, working in partnership with families and carers of those experiencing acute and long-term physical illness and/or disabilities.

 

Nursing Studies (Child) Pre-registration, MSc

Children’s nursing involves the care of premature babies, infants, children, young people and their families. As a children’s nurse you are an important member of a multi-professional team, working in partnership with parents and carers, healthy children and those experiencing acute and long-term physical and mental illness and/or disabilities.

 

Nursing Studies (Learning Disabilities) Pre-registration, MSc

As a learning disabilities nurse you are an important member of a multi-professional team working in partnership with people with a learning disability and/or autism, family, relatives and carers with a range of complex needs.

 

Nursing Studies (Mental Health) Pre-registration, MSc

Mental health nursing involves the care of people experiencing mental health problems and their families. As a mental health nurse you become an important member of a multi-professional team working in partnership with adults and children experiencing mental health problems, and their families and carers with a range of complex needs.

 
 

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