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What is a postgraduate conversion course?

A postgraduate conversion course is a masters, PGDip or PGCert designed for graduates who want to enter a new professional field without a related undergraduate degree. These courses provide the academic knowledge and, in many cases, professional accreditation required for regulated careers in the UK.Postgraduate conversion courses are sometimes also described as degree conversion routes into a new subject area.

Conversion courses can be studied full-time or part-time and are often chosen by graduates seeking a structured route into a new profession.

Postgraduate career change – how do I get started?

Changing career often begins with researching the profession you're interested in. You’ll need to understand whether formal qualifications or professional accreditation are required, and from there you can explore conversion courses that provide them.

Many postgraduate conversion courses can be studied part-time, allowing you to retrain while working. This can make a career change more manageable financially and professionally.

Next step: come to a postgraduate open evening or get in touch with our enquiries team who will be happy to help with any questions you might have.

What types of postgraduate conversion courses are there?

A conversion course is a university qualification which gives you knowledge and skills specific for employment in a field you’re not yet qualified for. These conversion courses include postgraduate certificates or diplomas, masters-level degrees and they can include professional qualifications you might need to change career.

Conversion courses are available across disciplines including business, psychology, computing, health professions, teaching and law:

• Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert and PGCE)
• Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip)
• Masters degree (MA and MSc)
• Specific courses such as Law LLM

Explore our postgraduate conversion courses for 2026 entry across a range of career-focused disciplines.

Postgraduate conversion courses 2026

Business, management and marketing

• Finance MSc courses
• Management MSc courses
• Marketing MSc courses
• Supply Chain Management MSc

Design

• Interior Design MA
• Sustainable Design MA

Computing

• Computer Science MSc
• Data Analytics MSc

Construction and building

• Construction Project Management MSc

Health professions

• Occupational Therapy (pre-registration) MSc
• Physiotherapy (pre-registration) MSc
• Podiatry (pre-registration) MSc
• Psychology Conversion MSc

Journalism

• Journalism MA
• Sports Journalism MA

Law

• Law Conversion LLM

Planning

• Town Planning MSc

Psychology

• Psychology Conversion MSc

Social work

• Social Work MSc

Teaching

• Further Education and Skills PGCE
• Primary 3–7 years PGCE
• Primary 5–11 years PGCE
• Secondary Art and Design PGCE
• Secondary Biology PGCE
• Secondary Chemistry PGCE
• Secondary English PGCE
• Secondary Geography PGCE
• Secondary History PGCE
• Secondary Mathematics PGCE
• Secondary Physics PGCE
• Secondary Physical Education PGCE

Are conversion courses worth it?

University conversion courses are designed specifically to help graduates transition into a new career. For professions such as law, psychology, teaching and health, a recognised postgraduate qualification may be required to practise in the UK.

Whether a conversion course is worth it depends on your long-term career goals and the professional pathway you want to pursue.

Take a look at this video where Dr Ioannis Pantelidis from the Doctoral College explains the six benefits to postgraduate study and provides help and advice about what you might experience when converting your degree.

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