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Start Your Adventure with a Postgraduate Degree at Lincoln

Postgraduate study at the University of Lincoln can help you to further or completely change your career, develop your knowledge, enhance your salary, or even prepare you to start your own business. It's an investment in you and your future.

As well as preparing for your future with postgraduate study, for every application submitted at a Postgraduate Open Day, we will plant a tree at the University's Riseholme Campus as part of our tree-planting pledge. The Postgraduate Team will be on hand at the Open Days to assist with applications - simply come along to receive one-to-one support in submitting your application with the additional benefit of assisting the University’s sustainability pledge by having a tree planted in your name at our Riseholme campus.

We offer a range of taught and research-based postgraduate programmes which build on our academic strengths, and we are constantly refreshing our courses and adding new specialisms to meet the demands of our changing world.

You can find out more about postgraduate study at Lincoln by visiting us at an Open Day or attending one of the many on-campus and online events we run throughout the year.

Each year, we help hundreds of people change and enrich their lives through postgraduate study. Now it's your turn.

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Visit Us at an Open Day

The best way to discover what it is really like to live and learn at Lincoln is to visit us at an Open Day, where you can find out more about postgraduate study, explore our beautiful Brayford Pool Campus, and meet with staff and students. Our next Open Day takes place on Saturday 15 October.

Did You Know?

We offer an Alumni Scholarship that can reduce fees by up to 20 per cent for UK students undertaking postgraduate study? Visit our Scholarships and Bursaries page for full details.

Finding Your Course

Explore some of our courses below to get a flavour of what's on offer at Lincoln.

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MA Creative Writing and Publishing

Fusing academia and creativity with industry insights, this programme, offered in partnership with The Guardian, gives students the opportunity to develop their skills and build a portfolio with support from an academic coach and professionals in the publishing industry.

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MSBA Master of Sustainable Business Administration

This MSBA programme will actively seek to imagine and create fairer and sustainable modes of organising in business and aims to make the connection between global-level challenges and the day-to-day practice of organisations and managers.

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MSc Governance

As corporate governance is now an integral part of everyday business, the MSc Governance programme is designed to be relevant and attractive to a wide variety of candidates and job roles across different sectors.

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MSc Management

The programme covers the fundamental subjects needed to manage a business successfully, incorporating a range of innovative learning activities to develop leadership, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.

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MSc Marketing

MSc Marketing gives students the opportunity to prepare themselves for a career in marketing by developing their understanding of marketing theory and acquire important skills that are necessary in today's marketing environment.

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MSc Sports Science

With an emphasis on applied theory, practical work, and community engagement, this programme aims to provide students with a multidisciplinary understanding of sport science with an option to specialise in a particular area.

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Download Our Postgraduate Prospectus

You can find out more about the University of Lincoln and the range of postgraduate courses we offer in our 2022 Postgraduate Prospectus.

Discover Our Online Programmes

Explore our range of fully-online Master's degrees in business, management, and law, designed for busy working professionals to study anytime, anywhere.

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Postgraduate Events

Our range of postgraduate events give you the chance to find out about the subjects you are interested in, speak with staff and students, and take a tour of our beautiful city and campus.

How You Study

The University offers a challenging and engaging balance of taught Master’s and research programmes.

Fees and Funding

There are more ways than ever to fund your postgraduate study, from government and doctoral loans to University scholarships.

Postgraduate Community

The University of Lincoln provides a stimulating and supportive environment to enable postgraduate students to thrive.

Postgraduate Careers

Whether you are just starting out or are mid-career, postgraduate study can help to refine your skill set and stand out from the crowd.

How to Apply

The University is here to help support and guide you through the application process.

Boost Your Skills with Flexible Short Courses

The University of Lincoln is working to deliver a range of flexible, bite-sized postgraduate courses designed to help you strengthen your professional credentials by enhancing your knowledge and developing in-demand skills in a range of specialised areas.

Postgraduate Research

Our postgraduate students are part of a vibrant research community whose work has an impact on people’s lives around the world.

Research Studentships

The University offers are a range of research studentships to support students undertaking postgraduate studies.

The Doctoral School

The University's Doctoral School offers tailored support and training for all postgraduate research students.

Horizons

The Horizons Pathway is a new, co-curricular employability module designed specifically for postgraduate students at the University of Lincoln. A collaboration between the University’s academic staff and Careers and Employability service, Horizons embraces core digital and employability skills and is designed to help our postgraduates prepare for successful careers in the 21st Century, post-Covid-19, global economy.

Changing the World

Through our research, we strive to change society for the better - whether that is connecting individuals and communities through shared local heritage, or contributing to efforts to address global challenges such as climate change. Our research themes cover a unique set of areas, reflecting our role as a civic university and our aspirations to become thought leaders.

Contact Us

If you would like to find out more about postgraduate study at the University of Lincoln or have any questions, please contact our Enquiries team.

Postgraduate Enquiries
University of Lincoln
Brayford Pool
Lincoln
LN6 7TS

pgenquiries@lincoln.ac.uk
+44 (0)1522 886644