Study options
At Winchester there are a range of postgraduate programmes designed and delivered to enhance your knowledge and skills and give you the advantage in the workplace.
Winchester offers a range of postgraduate study options at various levels of award that can result in different qualifications. Fields of study are within the academic fields of the arts, humanities, social sciences, education and business. Awards include Masters degrees (MA/MSc/MBA/MRes), PGCEs, research degrees (MPhil and PhD) designed to enhance skills in the workplace.
Most postgraduate study at Winchester is flexible and can be tailored to suit your needs. Study is offered part-time as well as full-time, with teaching often taking place in the evenings and at weekends enabling you to combine study with employment, lifestyle or family commitments.
Masters degrees
Masters degrees are designed to take the skills and knowledge of graduates and other professionals to the levels of critical awareness associated with postgraduate study. The programmes offered at Winchester cover a variety of study fields. They are self-contained and provide the foundations for further training or study such as a Research degree.
Each Masters programme is organised into modules which are offered within our two semester system academic year. All offer taught modules for the first two-thirds of the programme. The final third is based on self-directed learning concentrating extended critical awareness and research skills. It culminates with the production of the dissertation, consultancy or other project.
It is possible to study for the full Masters degree or study the programme to gain other qualifications such as a Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) or a Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert). The chart below highlights what is required at Masters degree level and the exit qualifications available.
| Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert) |
Average length: 5 months full-time or 10 months part-time minimum (depending on module selection)
Requirements: 60 credits taken inone semester full-time or 60 credits taken over two semesters part-time
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Postgraduate Diploma
(PgDip)
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Average length: 9 months full-time or 18 months part-time minimum (depending on module selection)
Requirements: 120 credits taken in two semesters full-time or 120 credits taken over four semsesters part-time
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| Masters degree (MA/MSc/MRes/MBA/MTh) |
Average length: 12 months full-time or 24 months part-time minimum
Requirements: 180 credits taken in two semesters full-time and a further period of study or 180 credits taken over four semesters and a further period of study
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Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE)
The University of Winchester has an excellent reputation for teacher training and offers Postgraduate Certificates in Education (PGCE) providing teacher training for both Primary and Secondary Schools. Both programmes offer innovative and flexible learning.
Research degrees (PhD and MPhil)
The University of Winchester offers a supportive and focussed community to undertake research study. The Research and Knowledge Exchange Centre offers excellent support and expertise. Whether your ultimate aim is further exploration of an area of interest or employment, postgraduate research study at Winchester allows you to delve deep to widen your knowledge, expertise and be challenged and enriched.