Postgraduate

There are many benefits to postgraduate study. It can be fulfilling and satisfying both personally and professionally, and also an investment in your future. Continuing your studies can improve your job prospects – whether you want to further your existing career path or change direction. With a wide variety of postgraduate study options on offer there is the flexibility to find the right course and way of studying for you.

• A certificate usually involves fewer academic hours of study than a diploma, and a diploma involves fewer than a master’s course.
• Diplomas and certificates are taught and resemble taught master’s degrees in structure and approach.
• They are often professional qualifications connected with career development. Please see below for further information on professional qualifications.

• Enhanced employability.
• Intellectual reward.
• Preparation for studying a master’s.
• Potential to study a new subject.

Usually an undergraduate degree.

This varies – some certificates can be completed in months if you study full-time. Diplomas may take a year part-time, particularly if they are part of professional development or accreditation by an industrial body.

This depends on the course. Many certificates and diplomas are studied through distance or online learning and can start any time of year.

These depend on the nature of the course. Some certificates and diplomas may not have yearly or termly fees, but charge fees for each module of study instead.

Often by essay or research project.