Your study options

At Huddersfield, we put high quality teaching at the heart of what we do. We offer a range of study options including undergraduate courses, postgraduate taught courses and postgraduate research degrees.

Undergraduate courses

Bachelor’s degree

Our full-time Bachelor’s degrees normally take three years. Lots of our degrees also give you the option to take a placement or ‘sandwich’ year to build up your work experience, taking your degree to four years in total.

Top-up

If you’ve already got a Foundation degree or a qualification like a HND, then a Top-up course gives you the chance to build on that and study for a full Honours level degree. It takes one year full-time and it is subject to you meeting the entry criteria.

Postgraduate taught courses

Taught degrees

On a taught postgraduate degree, you’ll learn through a combination of lectures, seminars and practical work. Courses usually contain a taught element as well as a supervised dissertation or research project.

Master’s courses with a placement

Some of our Master’s courses with the Huddersfield Business School also offer the opportunity to do a six-month placement.

Visit page 27 to explore Master’s course options with a placement

Flexible study options

Many courses can be studied full-time or parttime and some courses offer distance learning. A Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma are steps toward a Master’s degree, are internationally recognised and can be built upon in the future.

Integrated Master’s degree

An integrated Master’s degree gives you the opportunity to combine some undergraduate degrees with postgraduate study. Courses last four years, or five years if you spend a year on a placement. The first two years are normally the same as the equivalent Bachelor’s course. At the end of the course, you’ll earn a Master’s level degree.

Find out how to apply

The ability to study part-time will depend on the type of visa you hold. We have a dedicated team in the International Office to offer advice and guidance on applying for the best visa for your studies. You can contact them at immigration@hud.ac.uk to discuss your options.

Distance Learning

Studying online allows you to gain highly soughtafter qualifications from any location, without the need for a visa and fitting your studies around work and family life.

Our courses are delivered by academics from the University of Huddersfield, meaning you’ll benefit from the same high standards of teaching excellence as our on-campus students.

Find out more about Distance Learning

Find out how to apply

Postgraduate research courses

You’ll join our collaborative research community of over 6,300 taught students and researchers of over 100 different nationalities (HESA 21/22).

Research degrees

Our research degrees include Master’s by Research, PhD level degrees or professional doctorate courses.

You’ll work independently on a research topic of your own choice. Your supervisor will be working on similar research so your progress is informed by up-to-date knowledge and developments.

All international postgraduate researchers can also benefit from academic English support from the Academic English Centre.

The Graduate School

The Graduate School fosters intellectual and social interaction between graduates, supervisors, and collaborative partners from across the globe.

Find out more about the Graduate School

Our research portal enables you to search our research projects and find specific academics associated with that project. Use this tool to search for potential supervisors.

Explore the research portal