Professional development

If you're interested in continuous professional development (CPD) to boost your career, our postgraduate and professional courses will focus on building your employability from day one.

Professional development that works for you

Masters degrees

We offer part-time routes for some of our masters courses, so you can combine study with your work and home life. You’ll study in the afternoon and/or evening or in block delivery at the weekend.

Masters courses are made up of a Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma and Masters stage. Each stage takes one year to complete if you’re studying part-time, and each is a recognised and respected qualification in its own right.

Our courses are designed flexibly, so you only sign up for one stage at a time. This means that if you feel you need a break from studying between stages, you can have one and then rejoin your course when you feel ready.

Alternatively, take advantage of the momentum of study and benefit from the support network you build with your fellow students and complete the full masters course in three years. It’s entirely up to you.

Find out more about studying part-time

We have a wide range of professional, online and short courses too. Search our short courses

Courses approved by professionals

Many of our courses are accredited by professional bodies, such as:

So you can be sure you're learning the knowledge and practical skills that employers are looking for, and you'll have a recognised qualification when you finish.

We'll help you to prepare for your next step

You can use our Careers and Employment Service while you're at Derby and for up to three years after you graduate. We'll help you to:

Learn more about how the Careers and Employment Service can help you

Services for business

We develop bespoke work based learning solutions for many of our clients, devising programmes to address specific gaps in the skills, knowledge and capability of their workforces.