Specialist qualifications

Postgraduate education

Universities in the United Kingdom

Students normally enter university from age 18 onwards, and study for an academic degree. The typical first degree offered at English universities is the bachelor's degree, and usually lasts for three years. Many institutions now offer an undergraduate master's degree as a first degree, which typically lasts for four years. During a first degree students are known as undergraduates. Some universities offer a vocationally based foundation degree, typically two years in length for those students who hope to continue on to a first degree but wish to remain in employment.

Students who have completed a first degree are eligible to undertake a postgraduate degree, which might be a:

§ Master's degree (typically taken in one year, though research-based master's degrees may last for two)

§ Doctorate (typically taken in three years)

Postgraduate education is not automatically financed by the state, and so admissions are highly competitive.

The University of Birmingham, a 'Red Brick university'.

§ Education: Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE), Certificate in Education (Cert Ed), City and Guilds of London Institute(C&G), or Bachelor of Education (BA or BEd), most of which also incorporate Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

§ Law: Bachelor of Laws (LLB).

§ Medicine: Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, studied at medical school

§ Business: Master of Business Administration (MBA).

§ Psychology: Doctor of Educational Psychology (D.Ed.Ch.Psychol) or Clinical Psychology (D.Clin.Psych.).

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