Find a postgraduate course to match your goals
Choosing the right postgraduate programme for you will depend on many personal factors, including your career goals, academic ambitions and personal commitments and resources. Explore relevant courses that match your goals.
What is postgraduate study?
A postgraduate degree is a higher-level qualification that follows an undergraduate degree. Qualifications include masters degrees, postgraduate diplomas, postgraduate certificates and PhDs.
Explore our postgraduate information pages:
- Browse all courses - full-time, part-time, online. Full masters or short courses. There are qualifications to suit all
- Free courses - funded by the Department for the Economy for eligible students
- Fees and financial support - postgraduate tuition fee loan and 10% alumni discount
- Postgraduate application process - understand how to apply
- Open days - join us to find out more.
Browse by course type
If you know the type of qualification you want to study, you can search for available courses by course type.
Not sure what qualification is right for you? Read this useful guide.
Postgraduate subject areas
Explore postgraduate courses by subject area, depending on your passion or expertise.
Explore by subject
Conversion courses
Accelerate a career change with a conversion course, no prior subject knowledge needed.
Short courses and CPD
Short courses can support your personal and continuing professional development (CPD).
PhDs
Search for both funded and self-funded PhD opportunities.
January intake
Ulster University is here to support your ambitions with our postgraduate study options starting January 2026.
Postgraduate
Free courses
Courses funded by the Department for the Economy, available for eligible students.
Fully funded
Advice centre
Thinking of postgraduate study? What can we help you with?
How to apply
Information on applying, postgraduate qualification types and the support services available.
Which postgraduate qualification is right for you?
Understand the different postgraduate qualifications, from short courses to Masters.
Fees and financial support
Postgraduate tuition fee loan of up to £6,500 available, and other financial support options.
Support services
Find out more about our student support teams and services, to give you the best postgraduate university experience.
Postgraduate student support
Part-time Undergraduate
Career-building, life-building part-time undergraduate degree courses that work with your lifestyle.
Part-time study
Download a Postgraduate Prospectus
Our postgraduate prospectus gives you a taste of life and study at Ulster University.
