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Master of Philosophy - MPhil

Master your passion, drive change, and shape the future with advanced knowledge and research.

  • Postgraduate
  • Pontypridd
Masters by Research - MA/MSc

Master your passion, drive change, and shape the future with advanced knowledge and research.

  • Postgraduate
  • Pontypridd
Engineering Mechanical Engineering - MSc

The MSc Mechanical Engineering at USW addresses the high demand for skilled postgraduate engineers. Designed to assist in achieving Chartered Engineer status, it enriches knowledge while fostering project management and people skills. Students utilise advanced software, learn environmental and safety considerations, and tackle real-world issues through dissertations informed by staff's active research and consultancy.

  • Postgraduate
  • Pontypridd
Music, Drama and Performance Music Engineering and Production - MSc

An important element of the music engineering masters is the practical application of your knowledge to generate highly creative work. Allied areas are also examined, which allows graduates to apply their skills in many other media-related fields, including film and animation.

  • Postgraduate
  • Cardiff
Music, Drama and Performance Music Production and Songwriting - MA

This innovative Songwriting and Production programme will inspire you to develop your own artistic voice and make lasting connections within the world of songwriting.

  • Postgraduate
  • Cardiff
Nursing Nursing (Adult) - PGDip

This course provides a 2-year route to nurse registration for those who already possess an undergraduate honours degree and have practical experience in health and/or social care. The course is validated by the Nursing & Midwifery Council and upon completion of the course students are able to apply for registration with the NMC.

  • Postgraduate
  • Pontypridd
Nursing Nursing (Learning Disabilities) - PGDip

This course utilises simulation to facilitate an understanding of the art of nursing and to learn and practice of nursing skills and procedures. The course is validated and regulated by the Nursing Midwifery Council. On completion of the programme students are able to apply for registration with the NMC.

  • Postgraduate
  • Pontypridd
Nursing Nursing (Mental Health) - PGDip

This course provides a 2-year route to nurse registration for those who already possess an undergraduate honours degree and have practical experience in health and/or social care. The course is validated by the Nursing & Midwifery Council and upon completion of the course students are able to apply for registration with the NMC.

  • Postgraduate
  • Pontypridd
Science Pharmaceutical Chemistry - MSc

Designed with a focus on employability and skilling graduates for roles within the pharmaceutical sector- one of the largest area of employment in the UK and the world, utilising the specialist facilities and staff at USW.

  • Postgraduate
  • Pontypridd
Education and Teaching Post Compulsory Education and Training (PcET) - PGCE

A nationally recognised teaching qualification designed for those confident with educational or sociological writing, or those who may later be interested in pursuing an MA in Education.

  • Postgraduate
  • Newport
Education and Teaching Primary Initial Teacher Education with QTS: English-medium - PGCE

This course is delivered through the medium of English and focuses on the development of knowledge in the Areas of Learning and Experience, practical skills, wider skills and the professional competencies required to become a highly effective teacher.

  • Postgraduate
  • Newport
Education and Teaching Primary Initial Teacher Education with QTS: Welsh-medium - PGCE

This course is mostly delivered through the medium of Welsh and focuses on the development of knowledge in the Areas of Learning and Experience, practical skills, wider skills and the professional competencies required to become a highly effective teacher.

  • Postgraduate
  • Newport
Accounting and Finance Professional Accounting (with ACCA Tuition) - MSc

Taught by award-winning tutors from our Platinum-accredited ACCA programme, modules are aligned with the final Strategic Professional Level of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Qualification.

  • Postgraduate
  • Newport
Accounting and Finance Professional Accounting (With ACCA tuition) (Fast Track) - MSc

This course allows students who have already completed all ACCA Strategic Professional Level exams and have a minimum of one year’s post-qualification experience to join a fast-track Master’s route. Students will gain a Master’s in Professional Accounting (with ACCA tuition) (fast track) through the completion of a detailed research project.

  • Postgraduate
  • Newport
Nursing Professional Practice - MSc

The MSc Professional Practice course focuses on the professional development necessary for higher level practice and leadership roles. On successful completion, you will have gained an internationally recognised qualification that is designed to prepare healthcare professionals and professionals in the health and social care sector take up posts within health and social services globally.

  • Postgraduate
  • Pontypridd
Law Professional Practice (SQE) - LLM

The LLM Professional Practice with a Solicitors Qualification Examination (SQE) pathway offers you the opportunity to prepare for SQE1, obtain an introduction to SQE2 legal skills and acquire some Qualifying Work Experience (QWE). In the process, you will gain an internationally recognised LLM qualification.

  • Postgraduate
  • Pontypridd
Business and Management Project Management - MSc

The MSc Project Management is the first of its kind in Wales to be officially accredited by the Association of Project Management (APM). It focuses on developing skills for reading in projects, including theory and learning aspects, and is mapped against relevant ones.

  • Postgraduate
  • Pontypridd
Psychology Psychology (Conversion) - MSc

You will work with our external partners on live briefs and an applied dissertation project, giving you the opportunity inspire real change during your studies.

  • Postgraduate
  • Online
Nursing Public Health - MSc

The Public Health Masters recognises that health challenges can be more global than a single country’s population, but that local policy and regulation responses will vary from country to country.

  • Postgraduate
  • Pontypridd
Built Environment Renewable and Sustainable Energy Technologies - MSc

The renewable energy master’s is based in USW’s Sustainable Environment Research Centre (SERC) - a leading and internationally recognised centre for more than 30 years. SERC is also home to The Wales Centre of Excellence for Anaerobic Digestion and the University of South Wales Centre for Renewable Hydrogen Research and Demonstration.

  • Postgraduate
  • Pontypridd