Your future starts here. Find all you need to know to take your next steps - hear from students like you, meet some of our team, and explore your course in detail.
Welcome to your digital prospectus
Congratulations on taking your first step towards postgraduate study at the University of Derby. Your digital prospectus contains everything you need to know to help you decide if studying at Derby is right for you.
On this page you will find videos from our staff and students, advice and tips on postgraduate study, and links to detailed information on the courses you are interested in. It's all been selected especially for you, based on what you've told us.
Enjoy reading, watching, and exploring, and to return to this page use the back arrow, or follow the links to 'Your Digital Prospectus' across the website.
If you have any other questions, please get in touch.
Why study at Derby?
We're in the centre of the UK, with great transport links
We offer superb facilities for your studies, from specialist equipment to libraries and study spaces
Our teaching team includes experienced industry professionals and active researchers, ensuring that your learning is up to date and relevant
Flexible study means that you can fit your postgraduate degree around your other commitments
Expert careers advice and support will help you prepare for your next steps
Transform your future
Whether you're motivated by the love of study for its own sake, are looking for additional qualifications to set you apart, or want to change career or subject, a postgraduate course at Derby can help you achieve your goals. Hear from one of our graduates, explore your subject and discover everything you need to know about studying here.
Ready for a new direction?
Your world has changed since you chose your undergraduate course. You’re ready to switch direction now and follow a new passion. Find out how one of our recent graduates took a different route for postgraduate study, then discover your course and how that could work for you.
Skills to set you apart
You see postgraduate study as a way to change your circumstances. We support that. Discover how one of our recent graduates took a Masters to set them apart, building skills and confidence. Then find out more about your subject and everything that studying your postgraduate course at Derby can offer you.
Discover your strengths
You’re still considering where your future lies. A postgraduate course will give you more time to explore your strengths and find your path. Meet one of our recent graduates who needed more time to decide where they were heading. Then discover your chosen course and everything else you need to know about postgraduate study at Derby.
Skills and experience to take you further
You know that an extra qualification will boost your career prospects and give you an edge in the jobs market. Find out how one of our students is using postgraduate study to build skills and experience to take them further.
Develop your passion
You love your subject and want to explore it in more depth. You’re motivated by the personal rewards of developing your knowledge in your subject and pursuing your passion. Find out how one of our recent graduates did just that; then delve into your course and everything you need to know about studying here.
Become the expert
You want to delve deeper into one aspect of your subject, to develop specialist knowledge. Read how one of our students took this approach, then find out more about studying your course at Derby.
Callum Thomas: taking a new direction
Callum had a dream to work with elite professional footballers. But after completing his MSc in Applied Sport and Exercise Science, his career goals took a different direction. He is now ready to carve out an academic career starting with a research project into long Covid recovery.
As an animator, Nathan is passionate about creating content that is a force for social change. Using his skills and passion, and with his tutor's support, he created the first Mental Roots animation for the BBC.
How Marge kept her options open with postgraduate study
"My time at university has greatly helped me towards my future; I have gained skills and experiences that employers are looking for, and built my networks and confidence."
Kanish Jones makes a difference, every day. As Interventions Facilitator at HMP Whatton, Kanish works with offenders to help them develop skills that will reduce their risk of re-offending.
Rabia Khan likes a challenge. She balanced her Master of Public Health with looking after young twin boys and emerged after her studies into a global pandemic. She is now working as an Associate Director of Epidemiology for AstraZenca.
Meet Marge, Clarence and Charlie. They all have very different stories to tell - from switching subject discipline to combining study with a sports scholarship. Find out what made them choose their postgraduate course at Derby and how they have made the most of their time here.
Meet Manaal, who came to Derby from Dubai to study for her Masters. Find out how she adapted to life in the UK, and how her studies are helping her prepare for her future.
From workshops and careers events to advice on supporting your own business, we offer a range of support to help you build your transferable skills, gain work experience and prepare for life after your postgraduate studies.
New to Derby? We think you'll love it. Compact and easy to get around, the city offers lots to do whatever your interests - from bars and restaurants for all tastes, to sports venues and award-winning parks.
Immerse yourself in student life in our halls of residence - choose from accommodation reserved for postgraduate and mature students, or halls where you can live with undergraduate students too.
Finance is an important factor when you are considering postgraduate study. Rob Fowler from our Student Money Advice and Rights Team takes a look at some of the options.
Finance is an important factor when you are considering postgraduate study. We offer a range of scholarships and discounts to international students to help with the costs of study.
If you are a student from the EU you may also be eligible for our new EU transition bursary, worth £4,500, which will help cover some of your tuition fees.
Most of our postgraduate students are based at our Derby Campus, which consists of dedicated teaching sites all close to one another and the city centre.
Excellent research is at the heart of what we do. Our research teams across the University are making discoveries that are having an impact, in health and wellbeing, criminology, education, the arts and creative industries, and much more.
Kedleston Road is our biggest site, with a lively atmosphere. The huge Atrium space hosts markets and one-off events through the year. This site is also where you’ll find the Sports Centre, main library, Union of Students, shops and food outlets. Business, Education, Health, Humanities, Journalism and Science courses are taught at Kedleston Road.
It’s all about innovation and creativity at Markeaton Street. This is home to our Engineering, Computing and Mathematics courses, as well as Art, Design Media and Photography. Fashion and Textiles students are based in the Chandos Pole Street facility, right next door.
If you’re studying Theatre Arts, you’ll be based at our very own Derby Theatre, where you can get involved in all aspects of performance and production.
Our Journalism students learn at both Markeaton Street and Kedleston Road. The sites are a short walk from each other.
Kedleston Road is our biggest site, with a lively atmosphere. The huge Atrium space hosts markets and one-off events through the year. This site is also where you’ll find the Sports Centre, main library, Union of Students, shops and food outlets. Business, Education, Health, Humanities and Science courses are also taught at Kedleston Road.
At Markeaton Street, it’s all about innovation and creativity. This is also home to our Engineering, Computing and Mathematics courses, as well as Art, Design Media and Photography. Fashion and Textiles students are based in the Chandos Pole Street facility, right next door.
Our Therapeutic Arts students learn at both Britannia Mill and Kedleston Road. The sites are a short walk from each other.
Britannia Mill, a restored former textile mill, is a creative space, with studios for Illustration, Interior Design and Fine Art.
Kedleston Road is our biggest site, with a lively atmosphere. The huge Atrium space hosts markets and one-off events through the year. This site is also where you’ll find the Sports Centre, main library, Union of Students, shops and food outlets. Business, Education, Health, Humanities and Science courses are also taught at Kedleston Road.
We have exciting plans for a new Business School in the city centre. Expected to open in 2024, it will place our students at the heart of Derby’s business community. Our plans include net zero carbon construction and operation for this innovative building.
Kedleston Road is our biggest site, with a lively atmosphere. The huge Atrium space hosts markets and one-off events through the year. This site is also where you’ll find the Sports Centre, main library, Union of Students, shops and food outlets.
You can choose to study our Nursing courses at our Chesterfield site. Our renovated Grade II listed building, St Helena, provides some of the best teaching facilities in the UK for Nursing courses.
Join us at an upcoming on-campus Postgraduate Open Event, where you will get the opportunity to meet our expert academics and find out more about your course.
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