
University of Southampton
A Russell Group university ranked 13th in the UK* and 78th among global universities**. Join us in changing the way that the world and society works.
A postgraduate degree can help you to progress in your job, change career or do something amazing in a field you are passionate about.
As a postgraduate student at Southampton you’ll become part of a supportive, international community. You’ll study in outstanding facilities, gaining hands-on experience and learning from experts in the field.
A wide range of disciplines
Explore over 200 taught master’s degrees and 90 research groups in a range of disciplines:
- Arts and Humanities: archaeology, art, English, film, history, modern languages, music and philosophy
- Engineering and Physical Sciences: chemistry, electronics and computer science, engineering, physics and astronomy, and photonics and nanoelectronics
- Environmental and Life Sciences: health sciences, biological sciences, ocean and earth science, geography and environmental science, psychology
- Medicine
- Social Sciences: business, education, law, mathematical sciences and economics, social and political sciences
You’ll be able to gain valuable hands-on experience with placements, field trips and exchanges. As a postgraduate research student you’ll be supported to build your profile as a researcher from writing research papers and enhancing your presentation skills to applying for funding to attend international conferences and research visits.
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Study in excellent facilities
You’ll have excellent facilities available to you which will ensure you have the tools you need to achieve your goals and make a real impact.
In the next decade we plan to invest £300m in our infrastructure and facilities. We have high-quality facilities in all our subject areas, giving you the chance to work with specialist equipment that has real-world applications.
Many of our facilities are used in commercial testing and consultancy and are renowned in industry.
Some of the facilities you might use as part of your postgraduate degree include:
- £120M Cleanroom Complex
- 138m towing tank – the largest university tank in the UK
- Anechoic chamber
- Clinical academic research facility
- Digital humanities hub
- Financial Laboratory (FinLab)
- High voltage laboratory
- Law mooting room
- Music studios and rehearsal rooms
- Research vessels
- Special Collections archive
- Supercomputer capable of performing over a quadrillion calculations per second
- The RJ Mitchell wind tunnel which has been used by Olympic athletes and Formula 1 teams

Stand out in the global job market
A postgraduate degree from Southampton will make your CV stand out.
There are many opportunities to develop your employability and career skills through placements, career events and working with our partner organisations on projects. Make the most of our links with global organisations including Rolls-Royce, Lloyd’s Register, Formula 1 and PwC.
Southampton’s Careers and Employability Service is here to support with job applications, finding work experience and even setting up your own business.
Learn alongside incredible researchers
From helping people to hear and cracking cybercrime, to fighting cancer and tackling gender inequality in the film industry, our research is changing the way the world and society works.
You’ll learning alongside the people who are working on these research programmes and contributing to this life-changing research.
Funding your study
There are many ways to consider funding your postgraduate study from the government’s master’s and doctoral loans through to scholarship and bursaries.
We offer a wide range of postgraduate scholarships and bursaries, which are awarded by individual academic units. Contact the postgraduate admissions tutor in the relevant academic unit to find out more.
If you’re a returning student, we offer a 10% discount on fees.

Join a supportive community
You’ll belong to a rich diverse community of people like you who are challenging the boundaries of knowledge and technology. You’ll be academically challenged, supported and encouraged to reach your full potential.
Southampton and Winchester
Depending on your course, you could study in either Southampton or Winchester. Both are student-friendly cities with plenty of green spaces, history and culture. Our cities are some of the safest in the UK and are well connected to the rest of Europe.
Get in touch
UK and EU enquiries:
enquiries@southampton.ac.uk
+44 (0)23 8059 9699
International enquiries:
international@southampton.ac.uk
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Department / School information and available programmes:
Programme List:
- Applied Linguistics for Language Teaching MA
- Archaeology (Bioarchaeology) MSc
- Archaeology (Higher Archaeological Practice) MSc
- Archaeology (Palaeoanthropology) MSc
- Archaeology MSc
- Arts and Cultural Leadership MA
- Business and Heritage Management MSc
- Communication Design MA
- Contemporary Curating MA
- Creative Writing MA
- Cultural Heritage Studies MA
- Design Management MA
- ELT/TESOL Studies MA
- English Language Teaching TESOL MA
- English Literary Studies (Eighteenth Century) MA
- English Literary Studies (Nineteenth Century) MA
- English Literary Studies (Postcolonial and World Literature) MA
- English Literary Studies (Twentieth Century and Contemporary) MA
- English Literary Studies MA
- Fashion Design MA
- Fashion Management MA
- Fashion Marketing and Branding MA
- Film and Cultural Management MA
- Film Studies MA
- Fine Art MA
- Global Advertising and Branding MA
- Global Literary Industries Management MA
- Global Media Management MA
- History MA
- International Music Management MA
- Languages and Cultures MA
- Luxury Brand Management MA
- Maritime Archaeology MA/MSc
- Music (Composition) MMus
- Music (Education) MMus
- Music (Musicology) MMus
- Music (Performance) MMus
- Philosophy MA
- Textile Design MA
- Translation and Professional Communication Skills MA
Programme List:
- Acoustical and Vibrational Engineering MSc
- Advanced Chemical Engineering MSc
- Aerodynamics and Computation MSc
- Applied Research Methods (Masters Module)
- Artificial Intelligence MSc
- Audiology (with Clinical Placement) MSc/PgDip
- Audiology MSc
- Biomedical Engineering MSc
- Chemistry by Research MSc
- Chemistry MPhil
- Chemistry MSc
- Civil Engineering MSc
- Civil Engineering with an Integrated Qualifying Year MSc
- Computational Engineering Design (Advanced Mechanical Engineering Science) MSc
- Computer Science MSc
- Cyber Security MSc
- Data Science MSc
- Digital Chemistry MSc
- Electrical Power Systems MSc
- Electrochemistry and Battery Technologies MSc
- Electronic Engineering MSc
- Energy and Sustainability (Energy, Environment and Buildings) MSc
- Energy and Sustainability (Energy, Resources and Climate Change) MSc
- Engineering Materials (Advanced Mechanical Engineering Science) MSc
- European Masters in Embedded Computing Systems MSc
- Internet of Things MSc
- Maritime Engineering Science: Advanced Computational Engineering MSc
- Maritime Engineering Science: Marine Engineering and Autonomy MSc
- Maritime Engineering Science: Naval Architecture MSc
- Maritime Engineering Science: Ocean Energy & Offshore Engineering MSc
- Maritime Engineering Science: Yacht and High-performance Craft MSc
- Mechatronics (Advanced Mechanical Engineering Science) MSc
- Micro and Nanotechnology MSc
- Microelectronics Systems Design MSc
- Mobile Communications and Smart Networking MSc
- Optical Engineering MSc
- Paediatric Audiology (Masters Module)
- Propulsion and Engine Systems Engineering (Advanced Mechanical Engineering Sciences) MSc
- Race Car Aerodynamics MSc
- Software Engineering MSc
- Space Systems Engineering MSc
- Sustainable Energy Technologies MSc
- Systems, Control and Signal Processing MSc
- Transportation Planning and Engineering (Behaviour) MSc
- Transportation Planning and Engineering (Infrastructure) MSc
- Transportation Planning and Engineering (Operations) MSc
Programme List:
- Adult Nursing (Pre-registration) PGDip/MSc
- Advanced Biological Sciences MRes
- Advanced Clinical Practice (Advanced Allied Health Practitioner) MSc
- Advanced Clinical Practice (Advanced Critical Care Practitioner) MSc
- Advanced Clinical Practice (Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner) MSc
- Advanced Clinical Practice (Advanced Nurse Practitioner) MSc
- Amputation and Prosthetic Rehabilitation MSc
- Applied Geographical Information Systems and Remote Sensing MSc
- Big Data Biology MRes
- Biodiversity and Conservation MSc
- Child Nursing (Pre-registration) PGDip/MSc
- Clinical and Health Research MRes
- Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) (Anxiety and Depression) PGDip
- Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) (Severe Mental Health) - PGCert
- Education Mental Health Practitioner PGDip
- Environmental Consultancy MSc
- Environmental Monitoring and Assessment MSc
- Environmental Pollution Control MSc
- Evolution: From the Galapagos to the 21st Century MRes
- Foundations of Clinical Psychology MSc
- Global Marine Resource Management MSc
- Health Psychology MSc
- Introduction to CBT Informed Clinical Practice
- Leadership and Management Health and Social Care MSc
- Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy with IAPT PWP status PGCert
- Marine Environment and Resources MSc
- Mental Health Nursing (Pre-registration) PGDip/MSc
- MSc Ocean and Earth Science by Research
- Neonatology MSc
- Neuroscience MSc
- Nursing Studies MSc
- Occupational Therapy (Pre-registration) MSc
- Oceanography MSc
- Physiotherapy (Pre-registration) MSc
- Professional Practice in Health Sciences MSc
- Psychology MSc
- Public Health Nutrition (MSc)
- Rehabilitation of Auditory Disorders (Masters Module)
- Sustainability MSc
- Water Resources Management MSc
- Wildlife Conservation MRes
Programme List:
Programme List:
- Accounting and Finance MSc
- Accounting and Management MSc
- Actuarial Science MSc/PGDip
- Applied Statistics MSc
- Business Administration MBA
- Business Analytics and Finance MSc
- Business Analytics and Management Sciences MSc
- Business Strategy and Innovation Management MSc
- Criminology MSc
- Data Analytics for Government MSc
- Data and Decision Analytics MSc
- Demography MSc
- Digital Business MSc
- Digital Marketing MSc
- Digital Strategy and Information Systems MSc
- Economics MRes
- Economics MSc
- Education (Management and Leadership) MSc
- Education (Online) MSc
- Education (Practice and Innovation) MSc
- Education MSc
- Finance and Econometrics MSc
- Finance and Economics MSc
- Finance MSc
- Gerontology (Distance Learning) MSc
- Gerontology (Distance Learning) PGCert
- Gerontology (Distance Learning) PGDip
- Gerontology (Research) MSc
- Gerontology MSc
- Gerontology PGCert
- Global Ageing and Policy (Distance Learning) MSc
- Global Ageing and Policy (Distance Learning) PGCert
- Global Ageing and Policy (Distance Learning) PGDip
- Global Health MSc
- Human Resource Management MSc
- International Banking & Financial Studies MSc
- International Commercial and Corporate Law LLM
- International Entrepreneurship and Management MSc
- International Financial Markets MSc
- International Law and Human Rights LLM
- International Management MSc
- International Security and Risk MSc
- Logistics and Supply Chain Analytics MSc
- Maritime Law LLM
- Marketing Analytics MSc
- Marketing Management MSc
- Master of Laws LLM
- Master of Public Administration
- Operational Research and Finance MSc
- Operational Research and Statistics MSc
- Operational Research MSc
- Primary Education PGCE
- Project Management MSc
- Research Methods in Psychology MSc
- Risk and Finance MSc
- Risk Management MSc
- Secondary Education PGCE
- Social Research Methods - MSc
- Social Statistics: Research Methods with Applied Statistics MSc
- Sociology and Social Policy MSc
- Statistics MSc
- Statistics with Applications in Medicine MSc
- Strategic Operations and Supply Chain Management MSc