Postgraduate study options
Do you have a passion for a subject and want to develop your specialism, while enhancing your career prospects and boosting your potential earning power? Postgraduate study is an investment in your future and a rewarding opportunity that allows students to expand their knowledge and satisfy their intellectual curiosity.
At UHI Inverness we offer a wide range of postgraduate courses with a variety of modes of study – face-to-face on campus, online, part-time and full-time. They reflect the unique environment, culture and heritage of the Highlands and Islands and are often linked to academic research conducted by staff and students.
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Joy Nicolson, MSc Applied Data Science student
“The tutors have been great around making sure they time their assessments to fit in with us. It is that kind of flexibility that means I could fit my studies around my employment. They go the extra mile to help us with our studies and provide a really good online environment," - Joy Nicolson, a full-time data analyst, who studies our MSc Applied Data Science part-time and online from her home in Fife.
Courses
Courses
If you’ve just graduated from an undergraduate degree or have been out of education for a while and are looking for a way to advance or change your career, a postgraduate degree might be just what you’re looking for. Postgraduate study takes your understanding of a subject to the next level and as a result can be intense, so identifying the right course and mode of study is essential.
Health Leadership and Management PgCert
Business Administration MBA (Aviation)
Business Administration MBA (Environment)
Business Administration MBA (Executive)
Business Administration MBA (Renewable Energy)
Business Administration MBA (Resilience)
Infection Prevention and Control MSc
Oral Health MSc
Festival and Events Management PgCert
Professional Graduate Diploma in Education – Secondary (English Medium)
Professional Graduate Diploma in Education – Secondary (Gaelic Medium)
Professional Graduate Diploma in Education – Primary (English Medium)
Professional Graduate Diploma in Education – Primary (Gaelic Medium)
Global Entrepreneurship PgCert
Teaching Qualification Further Education PgCert
Full list of postraduate courses delivered across our UHI partnership.
Flexible, independent learning
Flexible, independent learning
The flexibility of postgraduate studies enables students to fit course work and assessments around busy lives, whether recent graduates or professionals wanting to enhance their accreditations, retrain or change career.
Instead of learning a subject as an undergraduate, postgraduates contribute to the knowledge and understanding of that subject. It's an opportunity to work with and be taught by experts and academics. Our postgraduate students are supported by programme leaders, lecturers, supervisors and personal academic tutors while working individually or as part of a team. As well as deepening specialist and subject knowledge, students improve personal and professional abilities by developing skills in project management, teamwork, critical thinking and advanced research. Postgraduate degrees involve a higher level of independent study, stretching the creativity and intellectual abilities of our students and increasing their sense of personal fulfilment. For those with academic ambitions, a postgraduate degree, diploma or certificate is a stepping-stone to a higher-level qualification, such as a PHD.
A Masters degree or alternative postgraduate qualification can enhance employment and career prospects – allowing students to gain a professional qualification that is required for a chosen professionalism or to meet the requirements of a job. For those already working in their preferred industry, a postgraduate degree allows professionals to upskill and add an extra dimension to their abilities that could lead to rapid career progression. Within the working-age population postgraduates earn, on average, £7,000 more than graduates and £16,500 more than non-graduates.