Canterbury Christ Church University
Overview
At Canterbury Christ Church University we offer a wide range of postgraduate courses in many subject areas including teacher education, health and medicine, digital and creative arts, humanities, social and applied sciences, and technology and engineering. Our students and graduates connect with industries, businesses and professionals in both the public and private spheres.
Our modern, multi-campus university, with its outstanding facilities, is home to around 20,000 students, around one-fifth of whom are postgraduate students.
PG subjects available
Our postgraduate courses are broadly split into two groups, Postgraduate Taught and Postgraduate by Research. Ranging from Postgraduate Certificates to MPhils and PhDs. We currently offer over 400 different subjects and are constantly looking to expand our offering.
World-class and internationally-renowned research in most recent REF
The Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021, which assessed the quality of research in the preceding seven years, found that Canterbury Christ Church University had more than doubled its proportion of world-leading (4*) research and quadrupled its proportion of world-leading (4*) impact since 2014.
Graduate College
The Graduate College at Canterbury Christ Church University offers a fantastically supportive and friendly environment in which to be a postgraduate student. We welcome students of all ages and all backgrounds and provide an intellectually stimulating environment for your studies.
All of our postgraduate research degrees are managed by the Graduate College which also runs the year-long Researcher Development Training Programme, and provides many educational and training workshops, as well as social events, thesis-writing boot-camps, writing together and well-being sessions.
The student-led Postgraduate Research Association also provides social and academic opportunities, including an annual postgraduate researcher conference, as well as mentoring and support throughout the year.
Significant Investment in Facilities
We want all our students to achieve their full potential. This is why we have invested millions of pounds into creating high-quality facilities, such as our multi-million-pound facility for Science, Technology, Health, Engineering and Medicine, which opened in January 2021. It is home to the Kent and Medway Engineering, Design, Growth and Enterprise (EDGE) Hub, alongside specialist health, science and medicine facilities. Providing innovative learning and teaching, our industry focused courses support highly skilled work-ready graduates into a range of careers and sectors.
Our stunning arts facility, the Daphne Oram building, offers a wide range of new and established courses to promote careers in the creative and digital industries. The building houses specialist teaching facilities, including space for performance and music, design studios and the latest technology to support new and existing courses.
Employability
97% of CCU postgraduates were in work or further training 15 months after finishing their course. This ranks us 2nd among large UK universities* (HESA: Graduate Outcomes 2022).
*Out of 92 universities with 500 or most postgraduate
Find out more
We hold a range of Postgraduate Information events throughout the year, both virtual and on campus.
Contact
Contact For more information, please contact our friendly and knowledgeable Course Enquiry Team at courses@canterbury.ac.uk or call on 01227 928000.
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Department / School information and available programmes:
Programme List:
- Applied Linguistics - MA
- Arts, Health & Performance - MA
- Assessment Only for Qualified Teacher Status
- Career Development - PgDip
- Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care - MA
- Creative & Critical Writing-MA
- Creative and Cultural Industries - MA
- Early Childhood Education - MA
- Education - Ed.D
- Education - MA
- Education and Training - ProfGCE, PgDip
- English Language Teaching (CELTA) - Certificate
- English Literature - MA
- Film and Media Production - MA
- Games Design - MA
- Intercultural Communication - MA
- International Qualified Teacher Status (iQTS)
- Master of Music - MMus
- Media, Communications and PR - MA
- Medieval and Early Modern Studies - MA
- Modern History-MA
- National Award for Special Educational Needs Co-ordination - PgCert
- National Award For Special Educational Needs Co-ordination (0-5 Years) - PgCert
- PGCE Further Education
- PGCE Primary
- PGCE Primary with Mathematics Specialism
- PGCE Secondary
- Pre-Masters Diploma - PgDip
- Religion and the Common Good - MA
- School Based (School Direct) - PGCE, QTS
- School Based (School-Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT)) - PGCE, QTS
- Sound Design for Film, TV and Interactive Media - MA
- Special Needs and Inclusion - MA
- Specialist Teaching and Assessment for Dyslexia - PgCert
- TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) - MA
- Visual Communication - MA
Programme List:
- Advanced Clinical Practice - MSc
- Clinical Reporting - MSc, PgDip, PgCert
- Clinical Sport Psychology - MSc
- Global Public Health - MSc
- Healthcare Practice - MSc, PgDip, PgCert
- Healthcare Practice (Community and Primary Care route) - MSc, PgDip, PgCert
- Healthcare Practice (Neonatal) - PgCert
- Healthcare Practice (Simulation Pathway) - MSc, PgDip, PgCert
- Mental Health and Wellbeing
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound - PgCert
- Non-Medical Prescribing Programme
- Nursing: Adult and Mental Health - MSc
- Physician Associate Studies - MSc
- Return to Practice
- Social Work
- Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visiting or School Nursing) - PgDip
- Speech and Language Therapy
- Surgery (Aesthetic Facial Surgery) - MCh
- Surgery (Minimally Invasive Facial Aesthetics) - MCh
- Surgery (Obstetrics and Gynaecology) - MCh
- Surgery (Ophthalmology) - MCh
- Surgery (Otorhinolaryngology) -MCh
- Surgery (Regenerative Orthopaedics and Reconstruction) - MCh
- Surgery (Urology) - MCh
The Department of Geographical and Life Sciences is located at the Canterbury Campus of the University College and currently offers,in conjunction with the Department of Computing, an MSc in Information Systems and Bioinformatics (Conversion). The course will be taught at the Canterbury Campus with guest lecturers from various universities and institutions, including Birkbeck and the Institute of Medical Research.
Programme List:
- Advanced Manufacturing Systems and Technology - MSc
- Advanced Manufacturing Systems and Technology with Robotics - MSc
- Applied and Forensic Linguistics - MA
- Applied Exercise and Health Science - MSc
- Clinical Neuropsychology - PgDip
- Clinical Neuropsychology-PgCert
- Clinical Sport Psychology-MSc
- Counter Terrorism and Security-MSC
- Crime, Justice & Security-MSc
- Criminal Investigation-MSc
- Criminology and Criminal Psychology-MSC
- Data Intelligence - MSc
- DClinPsychol Clinical Psychology
- Forensic and Investigative Psychology - MSc
- Foundations in Clinical Psychology - MSc
- International Business - MSc
- International Business and Law - LLM
- International Hospitality Management-MSc
- Internet of Things Engineering - MSc
- MBA International
- Psychological Therapies: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy-PgDip Postgraduate Diploma
- Psychology - Distance Learning - MSc
- Psychology - MSc
- Security & International Relations - MSc
- Strength, Conditioning & Performance Science - MSc
- Tourism and Event Management - MSc