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Pre-Masters for Business

BA Digital News and Media (Single) (2-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 2 Years
  • 2 years and 1 term

BA Digital News and Media (Flexible) (2-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 2 Years
  • 2 years and 1 term

BA Digital News and Media (with integrated Foundation) (Single) (3-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 3 Years

BA Digital News and Media (with integrated Foundation) (Flexible) (3-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 3 Years

BA English Literature (Single) (2-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 2 Years
  • 2 years and 1 term

BA English Literature (Flexible) (3-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 3 Years

BA English Literature (Single) (3-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 3 Years

BA English Literature (Flexible) (2-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 2 Years
  • 2 years and 1 term

BA History (Flexible) (2-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 2 Years

BA History and Heritage Management (2-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 2 Years

BA History of Art (final-year transfer option)

  • Full-time
  • Part-time
  • 1 Year
  • 2 Years

BA History of Art (Flexible) (2-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 2 Years

BA History of Art and Heritage Management (Single) (2-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 2 Years

BA History of Art and Heritage Management (Flexible) (2-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 2 Years

BA International Relations (Flexible)

  • Full-time
  • 2 Years
  • 2 years and 1 term

BA International Studies (2-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 2 Years
  • 2 years and 1 term

BA International Studies (3-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 3 Years

BA International Studies (with integrated foundation) (3-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 3 Years

BA Modern Languages (Flexible) (2-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 2 Years
  • 2 years and 1 term

BA Philosophy, Politics and Economics (2-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 2 Years
  • 2 years and 1 term

BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (3-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 3 Years

BA Security, Intelligence and Cyber (2-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 2 Years
  • 2 years and 1 term

BSc Accounting and Finance (2-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 2 Years
  • 2 years and 1 term

BSc Accounting and Finance (with integrated Foundation) (3-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 3 Years

BSc Biomedical Sciences (2-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 2 Years

BSc Biomedical Sciences (with integrated Foundation) (3-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 3 Years

BSc Business Economics (2-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 2 Years
  • 2 years and 1 term

BSc Business Economics (with integrated foundation) (3-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 3 Years

BSc Business Enterprise (BBE) (2-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 2 Years
  • 2 years and 1 term

BSc Business Management (2-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 2 Years

BSc Business Management (including work placement year) (3-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 3 Years

BSc Business Management (with integrated Foundation)

  • Full-time
  • 3 Years

BSc Computing (2-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 2 Years
  • 2 years and 1 term

BSc Computing (3-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 3 Years

BSc Computing (with integrated Foundation) (3-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 3 Years

BSc Computing with Accounting and Finance (2-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 2 Years
  • 2 years and 1 term

Computing with Accounting and Finance (with integrated Foundation) (3-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 3 Years

BSc Computing with Business Management (2-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 2 years and 1 term

Computing with Business Management (with integrated Foundation) (3-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 3 Years

BSc Economics (Single) (2-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 2 Years
  • 2 years and 1 term

BSc Economics (3-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 3 Years

BSc Economics (Flexible) (2-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 2 Years
  • 2 years and 1 term

BSc Economics (with integrated Foundation)

  • Full-time
  • 3 Years

BSc Economics, Business and Law (2-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 2 years and 1 term

BSc Marketing with Media Communications (2-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 2 years and 1 term

BSc Podiatric Medicine (2-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 2 Years

BSc Psychology (2-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 2 Years
  • 2 years and 1 term

BSc Psychology (with integrated Foundation) (3-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 3 Years

BSc Psychology with Applied Computing (2-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 2 Years
  • 2 years and 1 term

BSc Psychology with Business Management (2-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 2 years and 1 term

BSc Psychology with English Literature (2-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 2 Years
  • 2 years and 1 term

BSc Psychology with French (2-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 2 Years
  • 2 years and 1 term

BSc Psychology with Spanish (2-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 2 Years
  • 2 years and 1 term

CertHE Medical Sciences (Pre-Med, 1-year)

  • Full-time
  • 1 Year

LLB Law (2-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 2 Years
  • 2 years and 1 term

LLB Law (part-time)

  • Part-time
  • 4 Years

LLB Law (with integrated Foundation) (3-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 3 Years

LLB Law and Criminology (2-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 2 Years
  • 2 years and 1 term

LLB Law with Business Management (2-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 2 years and 1 term

MB ChB Medicine (4.5-year degree)

  • Full-time
  • 4.5 Years

Access to Computing

  • Full-time
  • 1 Term

Certificate in Medical Foundation Studies (1 year)

  • Full-time
  • 1 Year

Pre-sessional English Language Foundation Programmes

  • Full-time
  • 2 Terms
  • 1 Term

Foundation Pathway

  • Full-time
  • 3 Terms

International Foundation Programme

  • Full-time
  • 3 Terms
  • 1 Year

Pre-Masters for Business

  • Full-time
  • 1 Term

Graduate Diploma in Computing

  • Full-time
  • 1 Year

LLM International and Commercial Law

  • Full-time
  • 9 Months

MA Biography

  • Full-time
  • Part-time
  • 1 Year
  • 2 Years

MA Decorative Arts and Historic Interiors

  • Full-time
  • Part-time
  • 1 Year
  • 2 Years

MA Education

  • Full-time
  • 1 Year

MA in Education (Evidence Based Practice)

  • Part-time
  • 1.5 Years

MA in Residential Education

  • Part-time
  • Full-time
  • 15 Months
  • 1 Year

MA Leadership in Sport

  • Full-time
  • Part-time
  • 1 Year
  • 2 Years

MA Security and Intelligence Studies

  • Full-time
  • 1 Year

MA Security, Intelligence and Diplomacy

  • Full-time
  • 1 Year

MA United Nations and Diplomatic Studies

  • Full-time
  • 1 Year

PG Cert / MA in Transnational Organised Crime

  • Full-time
  • Part-time
  • 6 Months
  • 1 Year
  • 2 Years

Master of Medicine (MMed)

  • Full-time
  • 2 Years

Master of Surgery (MSurg)

  • Full-time
  • 2 Years

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

  • Full-time
  • Part-time
  • 1 Year
  • 2 Years

MEd Educational Leadership and Management

  • Full-time
  • 1.5 Years

MSc Accounting and Finance

  • Full-time
  • 1 Year

MSc Applied Computing

  • Full-time
  • 1.5 Years

MSc Applied Data Science

  • Full-time
  • 1 Year

MSc Finance and Investment

  • Full-time
  • 1 Year

MSc Health Psychology

  • Full-time
  • 1 Year

MSc Applied Enterprise and Innovation

  • Full-time
  • 1 Year

MSc Innovative Computing

  • Full-time
  • 1 Year

MSc Lean Enterprise

  • Part-time
  • 2 Years

MSc Management in a Digital Service Economy

  • Full-time
  • Part-time
  • 1 Year
  • 2 Years

MSc Money, Banking and Central Banking

  • Full-time
  • Part-time
  • 1 Year
  • 2 Years

MSc Strategic Marketing & Customer Experience Management

  • Full-time
  • Part-time
  • 1 Year
  • 2 Years

The National Award for SEN Coordination (NASENCO)

  • Part-time
  • 37 Weeks

Online MA Education (Teaching and Learning)

  • Part-time
  • 3 Years

International PGCE – China

  • Full-time
  • 37 Weeks

International PGCE

  • Full-time
  • 37 Weeks

Independent PGCE for Independent Schools and Academies

  • Full-time
  • 37 Weeks

Secondary PGCE with Qualified Teacher Status

  • Full-time
  • 37 Weeks

Postgraduate Certificate in Law Enforcement, Security and Intelligence (by distance learning)

  • Full-time
  • 6 Months

Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education

  • Part-time
  • 1 Year

Postgraduate Certificate, Money, Banking and Central Banking

  • Full-time
  • 1 Year

Prep PGCE with Qualified Teacher Status

  • Full-time
  • 37 Weeks

Primary PGCE with Qualified Teacher Status

  • Full-time
  • 37 Weeks

Doctor of Education by Professional Record: EdD (PR)

  • Part-time
  • 6 Years

MA Dickens Studies by Research

  • Full-time
  • Part-time
  • 1 Year
  • 2 Years
  • 6 Months

MA in War Studies and Contemporary Military History for Staff Colleges Graduates

  • Full-time
  • 6 Months

MA Military History by Research

  • Full-time
  • Part-time
  • 1 Year
  • 2 Years
  • 6 Months

MA Modern War Studies and Contemporary Military History

  • Full-time
  • Part-time
  • 1 Year
  • 2 Years
  • 6 Months

MA Philosophy by Research

  • Full-time
  • 1 Year

MA The Art Market and the History of Collecting by Research

  • Full-time
  • Part-time
  • 1 Year
  • 2 Years

MA The English Country House 1485-1945 by Research

  • Full-time
  • Part-time
  • 1 Year
  • 2 Years
  • 6 Months

MA History of Art: Renaissance to Modernism by Research

  • Full-time
  • Part-time
  • 1 Year
  • 2 Years
  • 6 Months

MA Tudor History by Research

  • Full-time
  • Part-time
  • 1 Year
  • 2 Years
  • 6 Months

MA 20th-Century British History by Research

  • Full-time
  • Part-time
  • 1 Year
  • 2 Years
  • 6 Months

MA Research Biography

  • Full-time
  • Part-time
  • 1 Year
  • 2 Years
  • 6 Months

MA by Research/Professional Practice in Digital News and Media

  • Full-time
  • Part-time
  • 1 Year
  • 2 Years

MA English Literature by Research

  • Full-time
  • Part-time
  • 1 Year
  • 2 Years

MA Political Economy by Research (Distance Learning)

  • Full-time
  • 1 Year

LLM Law by Research

  • Full-time
  • Part-time
  • 1 Year
  • 2 Years

PhD Biography

  • Full-time
  • Part-time
  • 3 Years
  • 6 Years

PhD Business

  • Full-time
  • Part-time
  • 3 Years
  • 6 Years

PhD Computing

  • Full-time
  • Part-time
  • 3 Years
  • 6 Years

PhD Economics / International Studies

  • Full-time
  • Part-time
  • 3 Years
  • 6 Years

PhD English Country House by Research

  • Full-time
  • Part-time
  • 3 Years
  • 6 Years

PhD English Literature

  • Full-time
  • Part-time
  • 3 Years
  • 6 Years

PhD History by Research

  • Full-time
  • Part-time
  • 3 Years
  • 6 Years

PhD History of Art by Research

  • Full-time
  • Part-time
  • 3 Years
  • 6 Years

PhD History of Western Architecture

  • Full-time
  • Part-time
  • 3 Years
  • 6 Years

PhD Law

  • Full-time
  • Part-time
  • 3 Years
  • 6 Years

PhD Military History by Research

  • Full-time
  • Part-time
  • 3 Years
  • 6 Years

PhD Philosophy by Research

  • Full-time
  • Part-time
  • 3 Years
  • 6 Years

PhD Psychology by Research

  • Full-time
  • Part-time
  • 3 Years
  • 6 Years

MPhil/PhD Security and Intelligence Studies by Research

  • Full-time
  • Part-time
  • 3 Years
  • 6 Years

PhD Tudor History by Research

  • Full-time
  • 3 Years

PhD 20th Century British History by Research

  • Full-time
  • 3 Years

MScR Postgraduate research degree at Clore laboratory (BITM)

  • Full-time
  • Part-time
  • 1 Year
  • 2 Years

MSc Computing (by Research)

  • Full-time
  • Part-time
  • 1 Year
  • 2 Years

MSc (Research) in Cyberpsychology

  • Full-time
  • Part-time
  • 1 Year
  • 2 Years

MSc Psychology by Research

  • Full-time
  • Part-time
  • 1 Year
  • 2 Years

PhD Modern War Studies by Research

  • Full-time
  • Part-time
  • 3 Years
  • 6 Years

MSc (Research) in the Psychology of Creativity and Performance Expertise

  • Full-time
  • Part-time
  • 1 Year
  • 2 Years

Professional Doctorate in Operational Excellence

  • Part-time
  • 5 Years

Assessment Only (AO) Route to Qualified Teacher Status - Primary

  • Full-time
  • 12 Weeks

Assessment Only (AO) Route to Qualified Teacher Status – Secondary

  • Full-time
  • 12 Weeks

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) Conversion Course - Primary

  • Full-time
  • 37 Weeks

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) Conversion Course – Secondary

  • Full-time
  • 37 Weeks

TA to Teacher

  • Full-time
  • 2 Years
  • Sep 2021
  • Full-time
  • 1 Term
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    An intensive one term Pre-master’s which will prepare you for success in your chosen postgraduate programme.

    The Pre-master’s programme will allow you to develop your academic, English language and research skills plus improve your subject knowledge.

     

    Our pre-master’s is for you if:

    • Your undergraduate qualifications do not quite meet the level required for your chosen master’s course
    • You wish to take a master’s in a subject that is different from your undergraduate degree
    • You wish to improve your study skills before starting your Master’s course
    • You want to better understand what is required at master’s level in the UK
    • You have had a break from education and want to build your confidence before starting your Master’s

    Full details about the programme can be found in the Curriculum Handbook

    • A good honours degree (2:2 or above). Professional qualifications may be considered in the absence of this requirement
    • IELTS 6.0 or above (or equivalent)

    Our small group focus will familiarise you with the ways of studying in UK Higher Education and help you successfully manage the transition from undergraduate to postgraduate study

    You will progress directly to your master’s programme on successful completion of the pre-master’s programme.

    StartType1st YearTotal cost
    Sep 2021
    Full-time
    1 Term
    		UK£3,150£3,150
    EU£3,150£3,150
    INT£5,040£5,040

    International fee =£4450

    UK/EU fee = £3150

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    You can apply directly using our online application form – all you need to do is click the ‘apply’ button at the bottom of this page.

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    If you need any help making your application or if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch using the form below, or by phone on +44 (0)1280 820227. We are available between 09:00 and 17:00, Monday to Friday.

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