Why choose us

• Online and accessible: Self-directed study with up to one timetabled online evening class per week for support, you can fit study around your other commitments. We also record all our sessions so if you can’t make it, you don’t need to worry. You’ll also find a collaborative space within our virtual learning environment to chat with like-minded classmates.
• Professional accreditation: Our Human Resource Management Post Graduate Diploma and Masters programmes are accredited by the professional Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development (CIPD).
• Full access to all of UHI services and facilities: You might be studying online but you can access our student support services as well as on-campus facilities including the library and learning resource centre at any UHI campus.
• Manageable: We will help you in your self-directed study by signposting you to learning material each week to help you break it down into management pieces. You can also choose to study full-time or part-time.
• Flexible and supportive: We know life can throw a curveball now and again. We are flexible if you need to take a break or pause. We also know returning to postgraduate learning can be a big step, so we’re here to support you every step of the way and are always at the end of a phone call or email if you need us. You are never just a number with us.
• Value for money: Compared to other universities, our postgraduate courses are incredibly good value for money.
• CPD: You can choose to study individual modules for continuing professional development (CPD), or work towards the PgCert and in the case of our Human Resource Management and Leadership and Management programmes, a PgDip, or full masters degree.
• Student experience: UHI received a score of 95% student satisfaction in the 2022 Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey, the highest rating of any Scottish university, ranking us fourth in the UK out of the 91 participating institutions.
• Start dates: Start your studies in both January and September.