Understanding your degree
A degree is a qualification awarded by a university. You'll get yours once you've completed a set number of modules. How many credits you need is specific to the course you're studying. We offer a degree at every level from foundation courses to a professional doctorate.
What is an undergraduate degree?
An undergraduate degree is any bachelor-level qualification awarded by a university.
We offer two kinds of bachelor honours (Hons) degrees:
- Bachelor of Arts (BA)
- Bachelor of Science (BSc)
Achieving a high grade for your course will award you 'BA (Hons)' or 'BSc (Hons)' degree
What is a postgraduate degree?
To study a postgraduate course you need to have completed an undergraduate degree.
We mostly offer a number of taught postgraduate degrees.
Unlike our undergraduate options, we only offer one type of course at this level:
- Master of Science (MSc)
What is a research degree?
A research degree is the highest-level qualification awarded by a university.
Unlike taught postgraduate degree students, research degree students don't go to classes.
Instead, they work one to one with an academic supervisor.
What is a Foundation degree?
A Foundation degree is a single year of pre-undergraduate study aimed at getting you ready to take on a higher degree.
Although we offer some integrated foundation year courses, we also have a range of stand-alone foundation degrees, giving you more flexibility in your studies.
We offer these foundation degrees:
- Foundation Degree in Arts (FdA)
- Foundation Degree in Science (FdSc)
What is a Top-Up degree?
A top-up course of a way of taking your knowledge to the next level.
It's aimed at students with a Higher National Diploma (HND) or a Foundation degree and lets you bring your qualification up to a higher level.
For example, if you have an HND in business, you could turn your degree into a full BA (Hons) by studying our business or finance top-up courses.
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