The University of Plymouth is a vibrant and friendly university, with a strong record of excellence and innovation across our teaching, research and enterprise activities. We also have a well established reputation for high quality postgraduate student support.
Consistently ranked one of the top modern universities in the UK, Plymouth is a national leader for teaching excellence and has four government-funded Centres for Excellence in Teaching & Learning, the maximum awarded to any single institution, nine National Teaching Fellowships** and links with 300 educational institutions worldwide.
**Including two with the Peninsula Medical School
LOCATION
Unlike many other universities, our campus is based in the heart of the city, so you are never far from the action. The city centre, train station, Plymouth’s spectacular waterfront, The Hoe and historic Barbican area are all within walking distance of the campus. Our students are already benefiting from over £100 million of recent investment in facilities. The campus has been redesigned and modernised, to create improved study and leisure amenities including new open-access computing facility, new nursery facilities and extended library facilities with 24/7 access, research facilities for health and medicine students, and campus-wide wireless technology (by end 2008).
WHY STUDY AT POSTGRADUATE LEVEL?
After graduating with a postgraduate degree from the University of Plymouth, a number of different career opportunities will be open to you: the University has a higher-than-average employment rate for postgraduates, with 84% of full-time and 93% of part-time students employed within six months.
YOUR POSTGRADUATE STUDY
Postgraduate opportunities at the university take a number of forms which include taught masters of research, professional doctorates and research degrees including NewRoute PhDs. We offer a wide range of postgraduate programmes that encompass professional development, research training and specialist knowledge. Programmes can be undertaken full-time, some part-time and distance learning modes are also available.
TAUGHT DEGREES (MSc/MA/MRes)
Taught programmes lead to a masters degree qualification and are usually studied over one year, although part-time opportunities are available. They offer flexible opportunities for learning vocational skills, provide advanced learning in a subject area and can set the foundation for further research. A wide range of masters degree programmes are available, which reflect the diversity of disciplines and expertise of our academics.
RESEARCH DEGREES (MPhil/PhD)
Research degrees are designed to equip graduates with the skills and methods necessary to carry out further work within a research environment, or to move into a range of other professional careers in academia or business. They are characterised by the requirement to undertake a substantive research project together with a taught skills element. Many of those who achieve a masters degree progress to this level of study. This incorporates PhDs, three to four years full-time and MPhils, two to three years full-time, and NewRoute PhDs.
SUPPORT FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS
The Graduate School operates across the entire university and has an executive role in assuring quality and due process for postgraduate research degrees.
Support includes:
• the provision of good facilities for learning access to scholarships, studentships and bursaries for research degrees, professional doctorates and taught masters programmes
• opportunities for research students to develop professional skills through a free comprehensive programme of generic skills workshops and study days
• assurance of the quality of our provision through codes of practice and feedback from research students
• social space in which to meet fellow postgraduates and support from the Postgraduate society.
Study/Funding
General funding sources
For general sources of funding that may apply for study in this department, visit the page(s) below.
