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Taught masters programmes
The experience is most comparable to undergraduate level where teaching is delivered through lectures, practical sessions and seminars.
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Research degrees backed by a UK top-20 experience*
Through expert training and supervision, these degrees have an emphasis on research and set you up with essential skills for a research career
Continuing professional development
Professional development courses
Opportunities for employees to become better practitioners with improved career prospects, and for employers to develop their staff with new professional skills
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Online programmes
Giving you the flexibility to study at your own pace, with options for part-time study, online programmes provide expert teaching in a collaborative virtual learning environment.
 
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Start your enquiry to get tailored guidance for taught masters programmes starting in 2026.
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Fund your ambition: finance and funding for postgraduate students

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Our Careers Service offer careers advice for life. Discover the ways they support postgraduate students

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Explore the benefits of postgraduate study at Plymouth

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Find out what to expect from your postgraduate student experience

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Considering a career change? Our conversion programmes will provide you with that opportunity

Sustainability is embedded into more of our degrees than you might realise. Tackling global challenges isn't just a problem for environmental scientists to solve. Our degrees aim to empower designers, makers, engineers, and critical thinkers to all play their part in shaping a better tomorrow.
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*2025 Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES)
*Excludes those travelling, retired or caring for someone, out of all UK domiciled, full-time postgraduates. Contains HESA Data: Copyright JISC 2022. JISC cannot accept responsibility for any inferences or conclusions derived by third parties from its data. 
†Source: livingcost.org.