Cambridge, United Kingdom
Anglia Ruskin University ARU
ARU is proud to be the Times Higher Education (THE) University of the Year 2023 and the university to nurture your academic curiosities, discover your strengths and master your future. You’ll be taught, inspired, and supported by leading industry experts that will ultimately help you become an expert in your own right.
At ARU we offer over 100 full-time and part-time postgraduate courses starting in September and January, along with degree apprenticeships and online study with our distance learning pathways. We are perfectly positioned to make postgraduate study work for you with the help of our passionate, supportive teaching and business support staff – whether that is in-person or online.
University of the Year 2023
ARU is proud to be the Times Higher Education (THE) University of the Year 2023!
Other recent successes include:
- Gold award in the Teaching Excellence Framework 2023
- 1st in the UK and 20th in the world for Health and Wellbeing
- The Queen’s Anniversary Prize in 2021 for its world-leading music therapy work – in particular its research with people living with dementia and their families
ARU Campuses
You’ll find ARU’s campuses in three exciting cities – Cambridge, Chelmsford, and Peterborough – all of which have their own unique charm, style and beauty. ARU’s partnership with ARU London also gives you the opportunity to study for an ARU-validated degree in the bustling capital city.
ARU Facilities
- £115m of investment in recent years
- Science Centre with SuperLabs and a 300-seat lecture theatre
- Essex’s first School of Medicine complete with specialist simulation rooms, mock hospital wards and ARU Anatomy Centre
- University Eye Clinic and Law Clinics open to the public
- Bloomberg Financial Markets Lab to trade and invest virtual money with real-life data
- Specialist and industry-standard equipment for engineering, sport, art, tv and film production and lots more subjects
- Ruskin Gallery and Theatre in Cambridge
ARU Support
- Free and fully confidential Counselling Service and Wellbeing Service.
- Money Advice Service team who offer impartial advice about all aspects of student finance.
- Disability and Dyslexia Support team who provide specialised services for students with physical disabilities, mental health issues, ongoing medical conditions and learning difficulties.
- Study Skills Plus Scheme who help students develop research, exam and time management skills and offer group workshops or booked as one-to-one sessions.
- Access to SilverCloud – Online program to help manage stress, anxiety and depression.
- SafeZone app allows students to access emergency assistance from security staff 24/7 when on campus or in university accommodation.
- Students’ Union provide confidential advice and run events/volunteering.
- Employability teams to help with CV writing and securing part-time work, placements or internship opportunities.
ARU Research
With three research themes, six research institutes, and dozens of research centres and groups spanning 16 subject areas including world-leading research, we're making a positive difference to the societies we live in. Our research institutes focus on subjects including sustainability, policing and crime, and music therapy. As well as this, ARU's thriving research community includes a wide range of research centres and groups.
Business & Management (5) Communication & Media Studies (7) Creative Arts & Design (9) Languages, Literature & Culture (21) Law (22) Nursing & Health (27) Psychology (31) Sociology (33) Anthropology (2) Education (11) Politics & Government (30) Mathematics (25) Social Work (32) Biological Sciences (4) Engineering (12) Medicine (26) Environmental Sciences (13) Geography (17) Forensic & Archaeological Sciences (16) Architecture, Building & Planning (3) Computer Science (8) Linguistics & Classics (23) Chemistry (6) History & Archaeology (19) Finance (14) Agriculture (1) Theology & Religious Studies (34) Philosophy (28)
Department / School information and available programmes:
Whether you’re keen to change the direction of your career, gain a promotion, get back to work or you’re simply eager to keep your brain active, distance learning is the ideal solution. You can study a course in your own time and around other commitments, such as your job, children or hobbies.
At Anglia Ruskin University, we offer an extensive range of distance learning courses, which you can study from a place that suits you, as well as benefitting from full support throughout your course.
Using our Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), you can access a comprehensive range of study resources, take part in online workshops and join lively discussion boards to chat about ideas and assignments. In addition, our expert tutors are on hand to offer regular feedback and advice.
Depending which subject you choose to study, you may have the opportunity to join us on campus for some residential workshops or study days. In fact, if you live close to one of our campuses, you're more than welcome to pop in to use the libraries and facilities at any time.
Importantly, we look forward to welcoming you to our campuses to graduate upon the successful completion of your course.
Programme List:
In the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, we nurture creativity through experimentation and risk-taking. We encourage critical thinking to educate, entertain, inspire and understand people. Our academics excel at both practice and theory with their expertise reaching deep into industry. In the most recent Research Excellence Framework, our research was classed as being of ‘international standing’ with some elements ‘world-leading.’
Visit our website: https://aru.ac.uk/arts-humanities-and-social-sciences
Programme List:
- EdD - Professional Doctorate in Education
- MA - Chaplaincy and Pastoral Care
- MA - Children's Book Illustration
- MA - Christian Spirituality East and West
- MA - Computer Games Development (Art)
- MA - Contemporary Ethics
- MA - Contemporary Faith and Belief in the Global Context
- MA - Contemporary Policing
- MA - Creative Writing
- MA - Creative Writing and Publishing
- MA - Criminology
- MA - Dramatherapy
- MA - Education
- MA - Education with Early Childhood
- MA - Education with Leadership and Management
- MA - Education with Montessori
- MA - Education with Special Educational Needs and Disability
- MA - English Literature
- MA - Film and Television Production
- MA - Fine Art
- MA - Graphic Design
- MA - History
- MA - Illustration
- MA - Intercultural Communication
- MA - International Relations
- MA - Music Therapy
- MA - Publishing
- MA - Sociology
- MA, PGCert, PGDip - Art, Health and Wellbeing
- MA, PGCert, PGDip - Human-Centred Design
- MA, PGCert, PGDip - Interior Design Innovation
- MPhil - Art and Design
- MPhil - Children's Book Illustration
- MPhil - Creative Writing
- MPhil - Criminology
- MPhil - Dramatherapy
- MPhil - English Language and Intercultural Communication
- MPhil - English Language and Linguistics
- MPhil - English Literature
- MPhil - Film Studies and Media Studies
- MPhil - History
- MPhil - International Relations
- MPhil - Music Therapy
- MPhil - Philosophy
- MPhil - Publishing
- MPhil - Sociology
- MPhil - Theatre, Drama and Performance
- MSc - Computer Games Development (Computing)
- MSc - International Social Welfare and Social Policy
- MSc - Medical and Healthcare Education
- PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate in Education without QTS
- PGCert - Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (non FHEA)
- PGDip - Education
You have a highly active mind and see opportunity everywhere. Now you need theory and life-changing skills to sharpen your approach to management. Immerse yourself in a faculty where technology blends with teaching to create a dynamic, innovative learning environment. An environment to help you gain those skills and help you find the edge you need to succeed.
Visit our website: https://aru.ac.uk/business-and-law
Programme List:
- LLM - International Business and Commercial Law
- MA - Human Resource Management
- MBA - Entrepreneurship (with or without placement)
- MBA - Finance (with or without placement)
- MBA - FinTech and Data Analytics (with or without placement)
- MBA - Master of Business Administration
- MPhil - Law
- MSc - Accounting and Finance (with or without placement)
- MSc - Brand Management (with or without placement)
- MSc - International Business (with or without placement)
- MSc - Marketing (with or without placement)
- MSc - Supply Chain Management (with or without placement)
- PGDip - Human Resource Management (CIPD day release)
We’re the largest provider of health, social care and education courses in the East of England and are proud to train the doctors in the first School of Medicine in Essex.
Our courses have been designed with you in mind. You'll learn through the use of high-end facilities which mirror real-life clinical situations, be educated by award winning academics and graduate with the skills to impact people's lives.
Visit our website: https://aru.ac.uk/health-education-medicine-and-social-care
Programme List:
- DProf - Professional Doctorate in Health and Social Care
- MA - Social Work
- MBA - Healthcare Management
- MCh, PGCert, PGDip - Urology
- MD (Res) - Doctor of Medicine by Research
- MPH - Global Public Health
- MSc - Advanced Clinical Practitioner Degree Apprenticeship
- MSc - Advanced Practice (Clinical)
- MSc - Clinical Nursing
- MSc - Higher Midwifery Practice
- MSc - Mental Health
- MSc - Occupational Therapy (Pre-Reg)
- MSc - Pharmaceutical Science
- MSc - Physician Associate
- MSc - Physiotherapy (Pre-Reg)
- MSc - Public Health and Community Wellbeing
- MSc, PGCert, PGDip - Advanced Social Work
- MSc, PgCert, PGDip - Child and Adolescent Mental Wellbeing
- MSc, PGCert, PGDip - General Practice for Registered Healthcare Professionals
- MSc, PGCert, PGDip - Surgical Care Practice
- MSc, PGDip - Advanced Critical Care Practitioner
- PGCert - Critical Care
- PGCert - Family Therapy and Systemic Practice
- PGCert - Mental Health Practice (Approved Mental Health Professional AMHP)
- PGCert - Neonatal Care
- PGCert - Practice Educator (Social Work)
- PGCert - Simulation in Medical and Healthcare Education
- PGDip - Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting or School Nursing)
Combine the theory and practical skills you need for a rewarding career. Join us and you could find yourself learning in the latest laboratories, on field trips or on work placements with leading organisations.
Our Faculty is one of the largest in ARU. We're home to around 6,000 students studying worldwide, and research-active in a range of subject areas, including Computing and Information Science, Engineering & the Built Environment, Life Sciences, Psychology & Sport Science and Vision & Hearing Science.
Visit our website: https://aru.ac.uk/science-and-engineering
Programme List:
- DProf - Professional Doctorate in Science and Engineering
- Master of Architecture
- MPhil - Audiology and Hearing Disability Research
- MPhil - Biology
- MPhil - Biomedical Science
- MPhil - Computing and Information Science
- MPhil - Engineering and the Built Environment
- MPhil - Forensic & Investigative Sciences
- MPhil - Optometry and Vision Sciences
- MPhil - Psychology
- MPhil - School of Allied Health and Social Care
- MPhil - School of Education
- MPhil - Sport and Exercise Sciences
- MSc - Animal Behaviour Applications for Conservation
- MSc - Applied Bioscience
- MSc - Applied Data Science (Conversion)
- MSc - Applied Wildlife Conservation
- MSc - Artificial Intelligence
- MSc - Automation and Robotics
- MSc - Biomedical Science
- MSc - Clinical Child Psychology
- MSc - Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience
- MSc - Computer Science
- MSc - Construction and Civil Engineering Management
- MSc - Construction Project Management
- MSc - Consumer Psychology
- MSc - Cyber Security
- MSc - Electronic and Electrical Engineering
- MSc - Engineering Management
- MSc - Forensic Science
- MSc - Foundations in Clinical Psychology
- MSc - Information and Communication Technology (Conversion)
- MSc - Mechanical Engineering
- MSc - Project Management
- MSc - Psychology (Conversion)
- MSc - Sustainability
- MSc - Town Planning