The entry criteria vary in nature between these courses. Certain postgraduate programmes lead to exemptions from professional examinations and ultimately lead to membership of professional bodies. Some courses act as conversion or reorientation programmes, enabling you to switch your area of specialism. Methods of assessment vary between programmes. Where practical work is involved reports may have to be submitted for evaluation.
Long essays are common and formal examination papers are often set.
Many programmes include a written dissertation, although at this level you will not be required to make an original contribution. On some courses, incorporation of the results of your own practical work may be an important element of the dissertation. Our full-time courses attract students from all over the UK and overseas. Because funding and sponsorship may be hard to come by, full-time study may be financially impossible. One alternative is to take a taught course by part-time study, attending once or twice a week.