Part-time and professional courses
Over 4,000 students study a part-time course at Portsmouth. Part-time study allows you to combine professional advancement with existing work and personal commitments. We offer a wide range of part-time and flexible study options.
Our Foundation Degrees enable you to get a higher-level qualification and accelerated progression on to a full degree. If you are looking for a course that is based around your work and allows you to use your experience towards your degree, then our Partnership Programme might be right for you. Professionals who work in the creative industries, should check out the MSc Creative Professional Practice. Some of our part-time courses can be studied online or by distance learning and we also offer a number of continuing professional development (CPD) courses for surveyors and other property professionals. In addition to the part-time courses on these pages, a number of our postgraduate courses can also be studied part time.
Education
Opportunities are available at all levels from Foundation to Masters degrees for educators and those who work with children and young people. We are also one of the selected providers for Early Years Teachers (EYT) Programme.
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Criminal Justice
The Institute of Criminal Justice Studies offers a range of fully online and supported online study opportunities. These range from Foundation Degrees thorough to a Professional Doctorate in Criminal Justice.
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Business Administration and Law
Our range of Business, Administration and Law courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate level are designed to develop the knowledge, skills and values that will support your career progression in both the private and public sectors.
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Health, Sport Science and Psychology
We offer two part-time Foundation degrees and a Professional Doctorate. Health students choose to study part-time for various reasons, you may be in employment, a school or college leaver or planning a return to work.
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Computing and Engineering
We have developed a number of dedicated distance learning programmes if you wish to study for an Engineering or Computing degree part-time. Many international students choose to gain a qualification with us by distance learning.
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Languages
Part-time postgraduate courses are offered in language study, communication and translation. You can also choose to study one of our dedicated distance learning courses which have intakes in both September and February.
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