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Postgraduate Degree Courses available by Online or Distance Learning Study
The majority of our postgraduate CPD modules and courses can be studied online through CampusMoodle the university virtual learning environment (VLE). CampusMoodle provides you with the flexibility of learning at your own pace and is now available as a study option for many of our postgraduate courses. Those currently available for online study are:
- Premasters Course
- MBA and DBA Degree Courses
- Business and General Management Courses
- Communication and Media Courses
- Public Policy Courses
- Information Management Courses
- Law Courses
Premasters Courses
- Graduate Certificate Information Studies (Access Foundation pre-masters course)
Study online (9 months). Gain access to a range of information management masters courses. Starts: September and January
- Graduate Certificate Management Studies (Access Foundation pre-masters course)
No degree? Gain access to a wide range of management masters degrees through this 9 month course. Starts: September, January and May.
- Graduate Certificate Project Management
This online 10 month course which starts in September will give you access to the MSc Project Management.
MBA and DBA Courses
- Online MBA Degree / Distance MBA Degree (AMBA Accredited)
3 years study with start dates in late September and January.
Key modules include strategic management and a choice of electives.
- MBA Oil and Gas Management Degree (AMBA Accredited)
Online study for 2 years 8 months with September and January starts.
Key modules in Energy Policy, Oil and Gas Management, Petroleum Economics, Health and Safety...
- Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)
5 year course with January and October starts.
This is a professional doctorate created to recognise and encourage future leaders.
Business and Management Courses
- Agribusiness Management or Food Business Management - PgDip/MSc
3 year course study with September start date.
Key modules in agribusiness policy, supply chain management and marketing
- Financial Management - PgCert/PgDip/MSc
Study full-time (1 year), part-time (3 years) or online (3 years).
Key modules include investment management, treasury management, and corporate financial management.
- Human Resource Management - PgCert/PgDip (CIPD Accredited)
3 years study delivered online through CampusMoodle. Starts September.
Key modules include Employee Relations and Managing People.
- International Marketing Management - PgDip/MSc
3 year course duration with September or January starts.
Key modules include market research and global marketing management.
- International Marketing Management with Retailing - PgDip/MSc
Study full-time (1 year)or part-time distance learning (3 years)
Key modules include social and cultural marketing and global marketing management.
- Management - PgCert/PgDip/MSc (CMI Recognised)
3 years study with September start.
Key modules include finance, marketing, managing people and strategy.
- Project Management - PgCert/PgDip/MSc (APM accredited)
3 year course with September and January start dates
Key modules mapped against Project Management Body of Knowledge.
- Purchasing and Supply Chain Management - PgDip/MSc (CIPS Accredited)
3 years study with September and January start dates.
Key modules include supply chain management and strategic purchasing.
- Quality Management - PgDip/MSc (IQA Recognised)
3 year study with September and January start dates.
Key modules include quality improvement and quality & environmental management systems.
Communication and Media
- Corporate Communication and Public Affairs - PgCert/PgDip/MSc
3 years study through CampusMoodle VLE. September start date
Key modules include public relations, marketing communications and fieldwork placement.
Public Policy
- Master of Public Administration (MPA)
3 year course with October start date.
Key modules include policy analysis and contemporary public services. Choice of electives.
Information Management
- Information Management - PgCert/PgDip/MSc (Accredited by CILIP)
3 year study with September start dates.
Key modules include information design and fieldwork placement.
- Information and Library Studies - PgCert/PgDip/MSc (CILIP Accredited)
3 year study with September start date. AHRC funding available.
Key modules include information and resource management.
Law Courses
- Online LLB Law (Bachelor of Laws)
Study part-time (4 years) OR (3 years - accelerated route) OR full-time (2 years - from 2012)
Modules in Practical Legal Skills and Ethics, Human Rights and Property Law
- Construction Law and Arbitration Degree - PgCert / PgDip / MSc / LLM (CIArb and RICS Accredited)
3 years study with a September start date.
Key modules include arbitration law and construction law.
- Employment Law and Practice - PgCert/PgDip/LLM
3 year study. Course begins in September.
Key modules include legal systems and contract law, employment law and labour law.
- Oil and Gas Law Degree - PgDip / LLM / MSc (CIArb Accredited)
Study online for 1 year or 3 years.
Key modules include oil and gas contract law and advanced oil and gas law.
- Introduction to Commercial Dispute Resolution (NEW module!)
Online module jointly delivered with the Chartered Institute for Arbitrators.
