Postgraduate distance learning courses

Advance your career from any location with an internet connection. Our postgraduate distance learning courses give you access to internationally renowned academics and innovative learning materials.

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Education

Applied Professional Studies in Education MA

Postgraduate taught
  • September 2025 start
  • 2 years Part-time Distance learning

Drawing on your own experiences as a professional educator, you will gain a deep understanding of applied educational research methods and acquire the skills to be a critical researcher. Guided by expert staff, you'll also choose your own independent research project.

International Postgraduate Certificate in Education (iPGCE) iPGCE

Postgraduate taught
  • September 2025 start
  • 1 year Part-time Online learning

Enhance your professional performance by developing a deeper understanding of planning, teaching and assessment strategies, new technologies and links between practice, theory and research.

Health and medicine, health technology

Health and Clinical Research Delivery MSc PG Certificate PG Diploma

Postgraduate taught
  • September 2025 start
  • 2 years Part-time Distance learning
  • Accredited

This online, part-time course supports practising healthcare professionals aspiring to work in the clinical research delivery workforce. At the University of Sheffield, you'll learn from leading experts in the field, all while enjoying the flexibility to fit your studies around your professional commitments.

Public Health (Online) MPH PG Certificate

Postgraduate taught
  • September 2025 start
  • 2 years Part-time Distance learning Online learning
  • Accredited

Develop your research, evaluation, and analytical skills to understand the social determinants of health with our online course. Accredited by the Agency for Public Health Education Accreditation (APHEA), this program offers a flexible approach to advancing your expertise in public health.

Vision and Strabismus MMedSci

Postgraduate taught
  • September 2025 start
  • 3 years Part-time

Become a specialist in treating patients with vision and ocular motility issues. This is the only vision and strabismus course for eye care practitioners that is taught entirely online.

Mathematics

Statistics MSc

Postgraduate taught
  • September 2025 start
  • 1 year 2 years 3 years Full-time Part-time Distance learning
  • Accredited

Develop the skills and knowledge a professional statistician needs to solve problems in a range of industries.

  • Funding available

Statistics with Financial Mathematics MSc

Postgraduate taught
  • September 2025 start
  • 1 year 2 years 3 years Full-time Part-time Distance learning
  • Accredited

Develop your understanding of a variety of statistical techniques and explore the mathematical concepts, models and tools of the finance industry.

  • Funding available
Music

Music Psychology in Education, Performance and Wellbeing MA

Postgraduate taught
  • August 2025 start
  • 2 years Part-time Distance learning Online learning

Learn about psychological research on musical experiences on this distance-learning course, including learning, teaching, practicing, performing, listening and using music to enhance well-being.

  • Funding available
Library and information management

Library and Information Services Management (Distance Learning) MA PG Certificate PG Diploma

Postgraduate taught
  • September 2025 start
  • 1 year 2 years 3 years Part-time Distance learning
  • Accredited

This course is for library and information professionals at any stage of their career who are seeking to enhance their professional skills and knowledge. You’ll critically reflect on and develop your own professional practice, while engaging with the latest research and practice in the field.

Why distance learning?

World-class lecturers brought to you

Learn from internationally-renowned academics and use innovative learning materials. Resources could include: specially commissioned learning materials, books, journals and multimedia resources.

Join an international community

Stay in regular contact with tutors and other students from all over the world through email, forums and discussions.

Learn while working

Advance your career while you work.

Flexible study

Study anywhere in the world, and at a time that suits you.

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