Not ready to leave us just yet? Stay for your Master鈥檚!
If you鈥檙e passionate about your subject and want to boost your employability, it might be time to consider studying a Master鈥檚 degree at BU.
Postgraduate study isn鈥檛 for everyone 鈥� here are some benefits to help you decide.
You鈥檒l get to develop new skills and challenge yourself academically, and with the support of our research-led academics, really get stuck in to your chosen subject area. Or there are conversion courses if you鈥檇 like to change your subject area 鈥� such as law or social work.
There鈥檚 also the personal and intellectual challenge. Lowri shares in her blog : 鈥渘ot only my attitude towards certain things but my maturity level and the confidence I now have in myself as a person鈥�.
Best yet, according to the latest Graduate Labour Market Statistics (2014) 鈥� postgrads earn an additional 拢9,000 per year compared to undergrads - good news when you consider funding support is quite different than for undergraduate study.
Saying that, there鈥檚 up to 25% off our tuition fees* for BU graduates as well as our scholarships from 拢2,000, and it鈥檚 expected that a national postgraduate loan scheme will be available from 2016-17 following a government consultation.
We鈥檙e having an Open Afternoon at on Wednesday 25 November between 1pm and 6pm so you can find out about the range of postgraduate courses - visit our website to discover more of the and .
If you鈥檙e not sure whether postgraduate study is for you, about the differences between undergraduate and postgraduate study, , or join in the conversations on our .
And remember, if you鈥檙e thinking about taking a break from study, you can return to BU to do a Master's degree at any time in the future.
