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Take your career to a new level at GCU

Our postgraduate courses are designed to help you achieve your career goals, and they will spark your curiosity, develop your skills and expand your horizons.

Grounded in academic excellence, employability is at the heart of our courses. Input from industry and experts ensure you will have the relevant skills and authentic experience. Guided by our Common Good values you'll make a positive difference to society

With a postgraduate from GCU, you will stand out in the local and international employment market and have the skills to innovate and lead responsibly.

 

Browse full-time and part-time postgraduate study in a wide choice of subjects

  • 3D Design for Virtual Environments

    • 2021/22
    • MSc
    Award:
    • MSc
    Start date:
    • Sep 2021
    Subject:
    • Computer Games
    Progress to a career in 3D design, virtual environments, architectural visualisation, computer games or visual effects. Develop advanced, postgraduate-level expertise in 3D modelling, lighting, rendering, animation and video production. Gain key skil

  • Advanced Internetwork Engineering

    • 2021/22
    • MSc
    Award:
    • MSc
    Start date:
    • Sep 2021
    Subject:
    • Cyber Security and Networks
    Choose to progress your career in network engineering and consultancy. Take existing skills in networking and computing science and apply them at the expert level.

  • Advanced Practice

    • 2021/22
    • MSc
    Award:
    • MSc
    Start dates:
    • Sep 2021
    • Jan 2022
    Subject:
    • Physiotherapy and Paramedicine
    Progress to advanced clinical, leadership, education and research-based roles with the NHS, public and independent sectors. Take existing skills in health and social care and apply them to research, clinical assessment, analysis and insight.

  • Advancing District Nursing Practice with Specialist Practitioner Qualification

    • 2021/22
    • PgD

    Accredited by:

    • NMC
    Award:
    • PgD
    Start date:
    • Sep 2021
    Subject:
    • Nursing and Community Health
    Accreditation:
    • NMC
    Use your skills in nursing and apply them to district nursing with specialist practitioner status. Progress to a career as a charge nurse within the community.

  • Applied Instrumentation and Control

    • 2021/22
    • MSc

    Accredited by:

    • InstMC
    Award:
    • MSc
    Start dates:
    • Sep 2021
    • Jan 2022
    Subject:
    • Applied Science
    Accreditation:
    • InstMC
    Go further with instrumentation, control systems, data analysis and system health management, using existing skills in engineering and physical science. Progress your career in the oil and gas, renewables, utilities or manufacturing sectors.

  • Biological Sciences

    • 2021/22
    • MRes
    Award:
    • MRes
    Start date:
    • Sep 2021
    Subject:
    • Biological and Biomedical Sciences
    Take existing skills in biomolecular and biomedical science and apply them to the postgraduate-level study of data acquisition and analysis. Progress to a career in biomedical research and development within the pharma industry or academia.

  • Biomedical Science

    • 2021/22
    • MSc
    Award:
    • MSc
    Start dates:
    • Jan 2022
    • Sep 2021
    Subject:
    • Biological and Biomedical Sciences
    Designed for working scientists, the MSc Biomedical Science is the only one of its kind in the city of Glasgow.

  • Climate Justice

    • 2021/22
    • MSc
    Award:
    • MSc
    Start dates:
    • Sep 2021
    • Jan 2022
    Subject:
    • Civil Engineering and Environmental Management
    Take existing skills in international development, environmental sciences and social and political science and apply them to postgraduate study. Progress to a career as a programme manager in climate change and climate justice, advisor or researcher.

  • Counselling Psychology

    • 2021/22
    • DPsych

    Accredited by:

    • HCPC
    • BPS
    Award:
    • DPsych
    Start date:
    • Sep 2021
    Subject:
    • Psychology
    Accreditations:
    • HCPC
    • BPS
    Take existing skills in psychology and apply them to advanced clinical practice and postgraduate research. Choose a career pathway in professional practice and academia.

  • Cyber Security

    • 2021/22
    • MSc
    Award:
    • MSc
    Start date:
    • Sep 2021
    Subject:
    • Cyber Security and Networks
    Pursue a career in cyber security with a postgraduate degree that equips you with distinct specialist knowledge and analytical skills. Youll be able to solve complex cyber security problems with expert-level ability.

  • Diabetes Care and Management

    • 2021/22
    • MSc
    Award:
    • MSc
    Start dates:
    • Sep 2021
    • Jan 2022
    Subject:
    • Biological and Biomedical Sciences
    Enhance existing skills in the care and management of diabetes. Improve understanding, practices and skills in diabetes to improve patient outcomes. Progress your career as a healthcare professional with the NHS, other healthcare systems or privates

  • Diagnostic Imaging

    • 2021/22
    • MSc
    Award:
    • MSc
    Start dates:
    • Sep 2021
    • Jan 2022
    Subject:
    • Podiatry and Radiography
    Progress to a career as a researcher, lecturer or advanced practitioner. Take existing skills in radiography and diagnostic imaging and apply them to radiographic image interpretation, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT) or med