Postgrad students on campus

Get priority as a Portsmouth grad

Apply via our Fast Track application

Eligibility

The fast track application route is open to you if you’re:

  • A final year undergraduate student, completing your degree in July 2025 at the University of Portsmouth
  • An alumnus/alumna of the University of Portsmouth, who graduated in 2024

Benefits of fast track

  • You only have to complete a short application form. You don’t need to write a personal statement or provide references (excludes PGCE, MSc Forensic Psychology, MSc Physiotherapy (Pre-registration), MSc Social Work, MN Adult Nursing, MN Mental Health Nursing and MRes)
  • Your details will be saved as part of the fast-track process for any future applications
  • You’re guaranteed a conditional offer for most MA/MSc degrees on the achievement of a 2:2 (or above) honours degree
  • You’ll receive an automatic confirmation decision once the examination boards have met
  • You can get the Alumni tuition fee discount – a 20% reduction on your tuition fees. This is available to eligible self-funded postgraduate students. Conditions apply.

Choose your course and apply

Choose your subject area and the course you want to study from the list below. If you don’t know which subject area your course is in, you can find it on your course page.

The first time you apply you'll need to create an account by selecting the ‘New User’ button. Any additional applications you wish to make will remember your details and can be accessed using your ‘Log In’ details.

If you’ve got a question, please contact us.
 

Subject areas 

Courses in this subject area start in September 2025 unless stated otherwise.

MA Architecture

MA Interior Architecture and Design

MArch Architecture

MSc Quantity Surveying

MSc Real Estate Management

MSc Building Information Management

MRes Creative Industries

Courses in this subject area start in September 2025 unless stated otherwise.

MSc Applied Aquatic Biology

MSc Biotechnology

MSc Medical Biotechnology

Courses in this subject area start in September 2025 unless stated otherwise.

MA Business Communication for International Leadership

MSc Digital Business Management

MA Digital Marketing

MSc Human Resource Management

MSc International Human Resource Management

MA International Marketing

MSc Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship

MSc International Business and Management

MBA Global

Courses in this subject area start in September 2025 unless stated otherwise.

MA Partnership Masters Programme

MSc Project Management

MPA Public Administration (Distance Learning)

MSc Risk, Crisis and Resilience Management

MBA Senior Leadership (Top-Up)

MSc Strategic Procurement

MSc Strategic Quality Management

Courses in this subject area start in September 2025 unless stated otherwise.

MA Education Studies

Educational Leadership and Management

PgCert
PgDip

MRes Humanities And Social Sciences

All courses in this subject area start in September 2025 unless stated otherwise.

MA/MSc Creative Technologies

MRes Creative Industries

Courses in this subject area start in September 2025 unless stated otherwise.

MSc Data Analytics

MSc Geographical Information Systems

MSc Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

MSc Computer Network Administration and Management

MSc Cyber Security and Forensic Information Technology

MSc Information Systems

Courses in this subject area start in September 2025 unless stated otherwise

MSc Criminal Psychology

MSc Criminal Psychology and Victimology (Distance Learning)

MSc Cybercrime (Distance Learning)

MSc Cybercrime, Terrorism and Security

All courses in this subject area start in September 2025 unless stated otherwise.

MA/MSc Creative Technologies

MRes Creative Industries

All courses in this subject area start in September 2025, unless otherwise stated.

MSc Coastal and Marine Resource Management

MSc Crisis and Disaster Management

MSc Engineering Geology

MSc Environmental Geology and Land Contamination (to run again in 2026)

  • MSc Environmental Geology And Land Contamination, Full Time
  • MSc Environmental Geology And Land Contamination, Part Time

MSc Geographical Information Systems

MSc Geographical and Environmental Hazards (to run again in 2026)

  • MSc Geological And Environmental Hazards, Full Time
  • MSc Geological And Environmental Hazards, Part Time

Courses in this subject area start in September 2025 unless stated otherwise.

MSc Advanced Manufacturing

MSc Civil Engineering

MSc Construction Project Management

MSc Electronic and Electrical Engineering

MSc Energy and Power Systems Management

MSc Engineering Geology

MSc Environmental Geology and Land Contamination (to run again in 2026)

  • MSc Environmental Geology And Land Contamination, Full Time
  • MSc Environmental Geology And Land Contamination, Part Time

MSc Engineering Management

Courses in this subject area start in September 2025 unless stated otherwise.

MSc Quantity Surveying

MSc Mechanical Engineering

MSc Water and Environmental Engineering

Courses in this subject area start in September 2025 unless stated otherwise.

MA Creative Writing

MA Victorian Gothic: History, Literature and Culture (Distance Learning)

MRes Creative Industries

MRes Humanities And Social Sciences

All courses in this subject area start in September 2025 unless stated otherwise.

MA Fashion and Textiles (to run again in 2026)

  • MA Fashion And Textiles, Full Time
  • MA Fashion And Textiles, Part Time

MA Fashion Marketing

MA Graphic Design

MA Illustration

MA Photography

MRes Creative Industries

All courses in this subject area start in September 2025 unless stated otherwise.

MA Film and Television Production

MA Media and Communication

MRes Creative Industries

All courses in this subject area start in September 2025 unless otherwise stated.

MSc Coastal and Marine Resource Management

MSc Crisis and Disaster Management

MSc Engineering Geology

MSc Environmental Geology and Land Contamination (to run again in 2026)

  • MSc Environmental Geology And Land Contamination, Full Time
  • MSc Environmental Geology And Land Contamination, Part Time

MSc Geographical and Environmental Hazards (to run again in 2026)

  • MSc Geological And Environmental Hazards, Full Time
  • MSc Geological And Environmental Hazards, Part Time

MSc Geographical Information Systems

Courses in this subject area start in September 2025 unless stated otherwise.

MSc Biomedical Engineering

MSc Health Psychology

MSc Occupational Health and Safety Management

MSc Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental Management

MSc Physiotherapy 

MSc Psychology (Distance Learning)

MSc Psychology and Learning Disability (Distance Learning)

MSc Social Work

PgCert Independent Prescribing for Pharmacists

PgCert Occupational Health and Safety Management (Distance Learning)

MRes Humanities and Social Sciences

Courses in this subject area start in September 2025 unless stated otherwise.

MA International Relations

MA International Relations and Politics

MSc International Development

MA Naval, Maritime and Coastal History (Distance Learning)

Courses in this subject area start in September 2025 unless stated otherwise.

MA Applied Linguistics

MA Applied Linguistics and TESOL

MA TESOL

MA Translation Studies

All courses in this subject area start in September 2025 unless stated otherwise.

MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management

MRes Science and Health

All courses in this subject area start in September 2025 unless stated otherwise.

MA Creative Writing

MSc Film and Television

MA Journalism (Distance Learning)

MA Media and Communication

MSc User Experience Design

MRes Creative Industries

Courses in this subject area start in September 2025 unless stated otherwise.

MSc Applied Sport and Exercise Performance

MSc Clinical Exercise Physiology

MSc Sport and Exercise Psychology

MSc Strength, Conditioning and Rehabilitation

MSc Sport Management