Canterbury, United Kingdom
University of Kent
Here at the University of Kent, we understand your passion to progress. Whether gaining advanced skills or joining a global academic research community drives you, our networks and facilities will help you achieve your ambition.
Postgraduate programmes – Challenge Yourself.
Become a critical, creative and strategic thinker with high-level research, planning and communication skills – exactly the attributes all employers look for.
Kent, known for its teaching excellence, and for the interdisciplinary nature of its programmes and research. Here’s just a few options we offer our students:
- Many subject areas offer professionally accredited programmes
- Career-focused conversion courses for those looking for a change of direction.
- Part-time and full-time options for taught and research degrees. Many with industry placements
- September or January starts
- Kent will consider applicants either holding or projected 2:2 UK Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
- Some subjects offer online distance-learning options and short courses
Take a look at our extensive list of postgraduate courses on our online prospectus.
Multimillion-pound postgraduate scholarship fund
Kent offers a range of funding opportunities, including full awards to support doctoral researchers and students undertaking a taught Master’s at our locations in the UK and Europe. We also offer several scholarships to support our international students including GREAT British Council and Chevening Scholarship awards. We also have a range of Scholarships for students applying in January 2024.
The University of Kent have Scholarship opportunities available for Jan starts which are:
- International Scholarships for Taught Masters students
- Alumni Excellence Scholarship - Law (Canterbury) - International & Home
- Thailand Second LLM Scholarship - Law (Canterbury)
- Kent Law School LLM Global Welcome Scholarship (Canterbury) - International
- British Council GREAT Scholarship: Ghana, Kenya and Pakistan
- British Council GREAT Scholarship: Nigeria – Justice for Law
Our Research Council doctoral training partnerships give you access to a range of funding and research networks. Check out our bursaries and scholarships and see if you’re eligible.
Award-winning Careers and Employability Service
Alongside networking, skills and training, you’ll have access to Kent’s extensive careers support. One-to-one advice, workshops and resources from our Careers and Employability Service. Create the future you want – here’s what our graduates are doing now.
International experience – a diverse and supportive community
In the QS World University Rankings 2024, Kent has been ranked 39th within the UK and is in the top 25% of Higher Education Institutions worldwide. With a student body representing over 157 nationalities, you can live and learn in a truly diverse international community. Some programmes also include study abroad options.
Student support and wellbeing
Our Students Learning Advisory Service offers help with study, writing and research skills and our wellbeing team are on hand if you need emotional or mental health support or have a disability. The Graduate and Researcher College ensures you have access to the resources and additional training to support your research and employability. Kent have also teamed up with the Student Union to support all students to manage the cost of living.
Amazing locations - UK and Paris
Postgraduate study is offered at our UK campuses in Canterbury and Medway, both within easy reach of London, as well as at our specialist centre Paris School of Arts and Culture.
Join us at Our Open Events - Virtual or on-Campus
Come along to our upcoming Open Events, meet us in person at our beautiful Canterbury campus or online at our live virtual event. Chat to our incredible staff and students, find out more and shape your future with Kent.
Contact
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Check out our online prospectus or order a PG guide.
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Department / School information and available programmes:
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- Level 7 Senior Leader (with MSc Top-up) Apprenticeship
- MA/MSc - Professional Practice
- MA/MSc - Professional Practice (Resilient Leadership in Education)
- MA/PDip - Higher Education
- MSc - Advanced and Specialist Healthcare (Advanced Dental Clinical Practice)
- MSc - Advanced and Specialist Healthcare (Applied Dental Professional Practice)
- MSc - Professional Practice (Teaching and Learning)
- MSc/PCert/PDip - Advanced and Specialist Healthcare
- Online Short Course Introduction to Master's-Level Study
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- L7 Senior Leadership Apprentice
- MBA - Master of Business Administration
- MSc - Business Analytics
- MSc - Digital Marketing and Analytics
- MSc - Finance
- MSc - Finance (Dual Award)
- MSc - Finance and Management
- MSc - Finance, Investment and Risk
- MSc - FinTech
- MSc - Healthcare Management
- MSc - Human Resource Management
- MSc - International Business and Management
- MSc - Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- MSc - Marketing
- MSc - Strategic Project Management
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- LLM - Law (by Research)
- LLM - Socio-legal Studies
- LLM / PDip - Law (Human Rights Law)
- LLM / PDip - Law (Intellectual Property Law)
- LLM / PDip - Law (International Law with International Relations)
- LLM / PDip / PCert - Law
- LLM / PgDip - Law (Criminal Justice)
- LLM / PgDip - Law (International Commercial Law)
- LLM / PgDip - Law (International Criminal Justice)
- LLM / PgDip - Law (International Environmental Law)
- LLM / PgDip - Law (International Law)
- LLM / PgDip - Law (Law and Health)
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- Biochemistry - MSc (by Research)
- Biomedicine - MSc
- Biotechnology and Bioengineering - MSc
- Cell Biology - MSc (by Research)
- Computational Biology - MSc (by Research)
- Genetics - MSc (by Research)
- Infectious Diseases - MSc
- Microbiology - MSc (by Research)
- Reproductive Medicine: Science and Ethics - MSc
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- MSc - Actuarial Science
- MSc - Actuarial Science with an Industrial Placement
- MSc - Applied Actuarial Science
- MSc - Applied Actuarial Science (International Master's)
- MSc - Applied Actuarial Science with an Industrial Placement
- MSc - Data Science
- MSc - International Master's in Applied Actuarial Science with an Industrial Placement
- MSc - Mathematics (by Research)
- MSc - Statistics (by Research)
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- MA - Community Care (by Research)
- MA - Criminology
- MA - Criminology (by Research)
- MA - Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (by Research)
- MA - International Social Policy
- MA - Mental Health of People with Learning Disabilities (by Research)
- MA - Social Policy (by Research)
- MA - Social Work
- MA - Sociology
- MA - Two Year Master's in International Social Policy
- MA / PCert - Methods of Social Research
- MA / PCert / PDip - Advanced Child Protection
- MA / PCert / PDip - Autism Studies
- MA / PCert, / PDip - Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- MA / PDip / PCert - Philanthropic Studies (Distance Learning)
- MSc / PDip - Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABAI)
- MSc / PDip - Analysis and Intervention in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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- MA - Community Care (by Research)
- MA / PgCert / PgDip - Autism Studies
- MA / PgCert / PgDip - Autism Studies (Distance Learning)
- MA / PgCert / PgDip - Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- MA / PgCert / PgDip - Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (Distance Learning)
- MSc / PDip - Positive Behaviour Support (UK-SBA) (Distance Learning)
- MSc / PgDip - Analysis and Intervention in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities