A number of our courses accept students at postgraduate level regardless of their undergraduate subject. As long as you have a good undergraduate degree, you may be eligible to apply to a range of conversion courses.
Conversion courses
Arts and Creative Courses
If you have a creative flair you want to pursue at postgraduate level, we have a range of Art and Design courses.
Art and Design: Interdisciplinary Practices | MA
Arts and Education Practices | MA
Arts and Project Management | MA
Architecture and the Built Environment
Are you interested in an exciting career selling and valuing properties? Or maybe you’re more interested in planning and surveying? We offer a range of accredited courses to develop your knowledge.
Building Surveying with Facilities Management | MSc
Planning Built Environments | MA
Computing
If your interests lie in technology, our Computing courses can help to hone your technical skills and provide training for industry-standard systems.
Artificial Intelligence | MSc (Choice of general route or Fintech specialism)
Criminology and Policing
We offer a range of programmes that allow you to study criminology and policing from both theoretical and applied perspectives.
Policing and Intelligence Analysis | MSc
Fashion and Jewellery
If you’re looking for a way in to the fast-growing and competitive world of fashion, our postgraduate courses help you to develop an in-depth understanding of the sector while gaining the industry links you need to develop successful careers in this area.
Film and Media
Are you interested in being at the forefront of developments in film and media? We offer a range of courses offering everything from hands-on experience in film and games to marketing and advertising.
Film Distribution and Marketing | MA
Health
If helping people is where your passion lies, we have several programmes available to those from a range of backgrounds that will provide you with the necessary knowledge, skills and experience required to make a positive difference to people’s lives.
The courses are available to those who wish to change profession, but you do need a degree in a related subject:
Dietetics | MSc (science degree including human physiology and biochemistry required)
Physiotherapy | MSc (degree in relevant subject such as biological sciences, physiology, sports science, chemistry or psychology required)
Speech and Language Therapy | MSc (related degree required, e.g. linguistics/languages, psychology, education or human biology)
Medical Imaging Technology | MSc
Medical Engineering Applications for Healthcare | MSc
Law
If you thought you could only pursue further study in Law with a related undergraduate degree, you might be surprised to know that you can study our LLM courses with a degree in any subject. Our practice-led approach will allow you to develop skills to enhance your employability and career.
International Business Law | LLM
International Human Rights | LLM
Leadership and Management
If you are keen to hone your skills in leadership and management, we have a variety of routes available to suit your interests – whether you want to specialise in business, finance, projects or logistics.
Global Business Operations | MSc
International Finance (Online) | MSc
International Human Resource Management | MA
International Sport Management | MSc
Logistics and Supply Chain Management | MSc
Management and Entrepreneurship | MSc
Management and International Business | MSc
Management and International Business (Online) | MSc
Management and Marketing | MSc
Nursing
Like our other conversion courses, our Nursing programmes are available to those who wish to change profession, but you do need a degree in a science or healthcare-related subject, and some experience of working in healthcare. We have two routes available:
Psychology and Sociology
If people are what really interest you, our psychology and sociology programmes allow you to explore this interest and develop transferable skills that lead to fulfilling careers.
If you have a degree in a related field, such as nursing, public health, health and social care, sociology or education, you may also be interested in:
Social Work
If you already have a degree and want to become a professional social worker, successful completion of this course will enable you work with children and adults in a variety of areas and to apply for registration with the regulator, Social Work England, to obtain the protected title of social worker.
Our Social Work programme is open to those with any undergraduate degree:
Teaching
Are you interested in inspiring the West Midlands’ next generation? Why not train as a teacher.
Primary and Early Years (Physical Education) with QTS | PGCE
Primary and Early Years Education with QTS | PGCE
Primary Education with Specialism in Mathematics with QTS | PGCE
Primary Education with Specialism in SEN with QTS | PGCE
Secondary Art and Design | PGCE
Secondary Computer Science | PGCE
Secondary Design and Technology: Food, Textiles and Product Design | PGCE
Secondary Physical Education | PGCE
Secondary Religious Education | PGCE
Secondary Science: Biology | PGCE
Secondary Science: Chemistry | PGCE
Secondary Science: Physics | PGCE
So, if you’re thinking of changing direction after your undergraduate degree, there are plenty of postgraduate opportunities waiting to be explored that you may not have already considered.