University of Birmingham – Taught Postgraduate opportunities

University of Birmingham – Taught Postgraduate opportunities

Now is the time. This is the place.

Our high-quality teaching and supervision will help you take your skills and career to the next level.

By choosing Birmingham, you’re joining a large, diverse and vibrant postgraduate community that has a strong research culture. Whatever your area of study, you can look forward to a stimulating, engaging experience of the highest quality. We call this Your Postgraduate Guarantee.

This guarantee shows the commitment, resources and support we deliver for all Birmingham postgraduates. It means:

• You’ll engage with challenging debates, theories and concepts.
• We’ll provide a strong choice of programmes to suit your ambitions and interests, backed by academic expertise and influence.
• You’ll enjoy the support and facilities of a global, research-intensive university.
• Your experience will be unique, but with a degree that proves an asset in future and personal development matched to your chosen career.
• Our careers support and training will prepare you for the next step in your journey, and well beyond.
• Your health, wellbeing and personal development is as important to us as your academic achievement, so you’ll get the support to match.

Our campus

We’ve created the ideal place for you to live and study. From historic buildings to new teaching and study facilities, we’ve transformed our beautiful Edgbaston campus close to Birmingham city centre. At the middle of it all, you’ll find the Green Heart that has 12 acres of lush parkland. It’s a unique and rejuvenating space where many of our students enjoy socialising, meeting, studying and performing.

Get ready to go further

You could be looking for an academic role, switching sectors or building your professional experience. Whatever your journey, our employer links and support for postgraduate enterprise will boost your career even more.

Our close ties with employers could open a world of new opportunities, from global organisations, to public sector, not-for-profit and Birmingham’s rich community of small businesses. In fact, we’re the UK’s most targeted university by the country’s leading graduate employers (Graduate Market High Fliers Report 2024).

Employability and enterprise are built into all our programmes, meaning your development will fit your subject and apply to your career once you graduate. At Masters and PhD level, you can work with real employers, applying your knowledge to strategic challenges Opportunities include short and long placements, plus employer-led projects within your degree.

Your postgraduate community

Join one of the UK’s largest postgraduate communities. Our 14,000+ postgraduates make up around 40% of our student population.

Our community is safe, diverse and inclusive, with strong student representation and dedicated resources such as our University Graduate School and the Guild of Students’ full-time Postgraduate Officer.

Life at Birmingham is about far more than studying a degree or course. It’s about getting involved in research, groups, publications, talks, conferences and more. Our friendly postgraduate community has so much to offer. We’d love to welcome you in.

Our programmes

With more than 600 taught programmes and a range of research opportunities to choose from, Birmingham is one of the most popular UK universities for postgraduate study.

Whatever your lifestyle, we’ve got the flexible study options to match. From part-time and distance learning, to microcredentials, short courses and overseas faculties, you’re sure to find the right programme for you.

Masters-level taught programmes

Choose from one-year full-time or two-year part-time programmes. Both involve a number of modules, which include coursework, exams and a dissertation. A Masters is a great way to build on your knowledge, prepare for a research degree, gain a vocational qualification or even change career.

Funding your Masters

To help you afford your studies, we’ve put more than £33 million into student support and scholarships. We also offer a range of advice on searching for funding and managing your finances.

We want to welcome the brightest talent to our postgraduate community. That’s why our Birmingham Masters Scholarships award £2,000 to more than 200 students each year. We offer a variety of other subject and University scholarships, with further support for alternative degree funding.

Make it happen

Any questions? Come and meet our friendly staff and students. We hold events on and off campus, where you can see Birmingham for yourself.

Our regular online Q&A sessions let you chat with current students, academics and members of the postgraduate recruitment team.

Attend one of our Postgraduate Open Days to explore the campus, view our accommodation, and talk to our support team and academic staff about your course.