Why Derby?

• You can study a postgraduate degree – MSc, MA, PG Cert or PG Dip – or a research degree, such as an MPhil or doctorate. 

• You can study full time, part time or online – we're really flexible and supportive, so you can fit your course around your life. 

• We offer more than 20 online courses, so you can study at a time and place to suit you.

• We’ve been rated in the top 10 per cent of universities for management and quality procedures by Government quality inspectors, so you can be sure that you will be studying a high quality, relevant and up to date course.

• We’ll help you to get where you want to be. All our postgraduate courses are vocationally focused and regularly updated to make sure that you learn the latest industry thinking.

• We never undertake research just for its own sake. Our research directly supports businesses and organisations in solving real world challenges, and plays a major role in informing and enriching what we teach to our students.

• Our academics are scholars engaged with real world issues. They’ve worked in their subjects, have extensive industry experience, and continue to investigate and discover more about their subjects to keep their teaching fresh and provide real solutions to business.

• We’ll help and support you all the way. From your initial enquiry right through to your graduation, we’ll give you the advice, guidance and direction you need to reach your full potential.

• “Derby is the UK’s second city for job creation, has 11.8 per cent of the workforce in high-technology (four times the national average) and has the highest salaries of any city outside London.” John Forkin, Director of Marketing Derby, 2009.

• Many of our courses are accredited by professional bodies, so you'll learn the knowledge and skills employers are looking for and achieve a recognised qualification.