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Profile On commencement of their postgraduate research, students are required to attend these course units as part of the preparation for their research dissertation. On successful completion of the units, they will be given a University Postgraduate Certificate. Research students can also take units from other Masters courses.

Taught courses

Our taught postgraduate courses are flexibly structured in units to allow students more choice and are tied closely to the needs of business and industry.

There are a large range of taught postgraduate courses available. From the Applied Sciences to Engineering, Technology to the Built Environment, Business to Computing, Accountancy to Health and Social Science to Politics and Education. We also offer courses leading to the award of PgCert, PgDip, MA, MBA, DMS, or MSc. In addition, we offer a number of post-experience courses which equip students with the relevant work, academic and professional experience needed to update their skills and prepare them for university awards or for the examinations of professional bodies.

LSBU’s taught courses operate within a system of credit that is common to most other UK higher education institutions (and which is comparable to the European Credit Transfer System). This means that, subject to overall entry requirements, students of other institutions may transfer onto our courses and carry across credits already passed. Additionally, we may also be able to exempt you from elements of your course if you have relevant experience in the subject area, through our regulations for the Accreditation of Prior (Experiential) Learning.

Courses that lead towards a named award (e.g. a PgCert, PgDip or Masters degree) have a defined structure consisting of a range of taught elements followed, in some cases, by a dissertation. Full-time students normally study the equivalent of four units in each semester completing their Masters dissertation over the summer period (or in Semester One of the following academic year). Part-time study offers a more flexible approach and a range of study patterns are available.