Postgraduate courses
We know that with the right master's degree, you can develop your skills, expand your horizons and achieve anything.
Our postgraduate-level and master's degree courses are grounded in academic excellence. We develop your learning in collaboration with employers, and our shared Common Good values create a positive postgraduate community around you. Choose Glasgow Caledonian University and enjoy authentic input from industry leaders, accredited status from professional bodies, as well as decades of teaching experience in the lecture theatre, on-site and via distance learning.
With a postgraduate qualification, you’ll stand out when looking for employment and career progression. You'll be part of a close community where you can build valuable friendships and gain professional experience. Our students also benefit from ongoing support to ensure success that carries you into a relevant, rewarding and lasting career.
Leading industry accrediting bodies and industry advisory boards inform the postgraduate curriculum at GCU and ensure your postgraduate degree will be in demand globally.
You can choose a September or a January start date, receive support with your application and benefit from funding options that will help you ensure you thrive in your postgraduate study, developing the confidence and skills to innovate and become a responsible leader.
Find Your Course
Multimedia Journalism
| Mode of study | Duration | Start date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
Full Time |
1 Year | Sep 25 | Glasgow |
Study with journalism experts in purpose-built newsroom, editing, radio and TV facilities. Our links with major news organisations will help you develop a career as a reporter, editor, producer or social media editor.
Nursing Studies Adult (Pre-registration)
| Mode of study | Duration | Start date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
Full Time |
28 Months | Jan 26 | Glasgow |
Advance your career in nursing within the adult field in a diverse range of healthcare settings. Utilise existing graduate skills and attributes and apply them to nursing.
Nursing: Advancing Professional Practice
| Mode of study | Duration | Start date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
Part Time |
2 - 3 Years | Aug 25 | Glasgow |
As a registered nurse, this course offers you a flexible curriculum with everything you need to advance your practice. You may choose to graduate with the MSc/PgD Advancing Professional Practice on this flexible course.
Occupational Therapy (Pre-registration)
| Mode of study | Duration | Start date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
Full Time |
24 Months | Jan 26 | Glasgow |
Occupational therapists are health professionals who assist people of all ages who experience difficulties and challenges due to physical and/or mental ill-health, disability or ageing. Choose from careers within the statutory health and social care
Physiotherapy (Pre-registration)
| Mode of study | Duration | Start date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
Full Time |
2 Years | Jan 26 | Glasgow |
Use your existing degree in kinesiology or sports science to develop clinical reasoning of assessment and rehabilitation, and progress your career as a physiotherapist in the NHS, private clinics and other health and social care settings.
Postgraduate Diploma Specialist Practice District Nurse with V300
| Mode of study | Duration | Start date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
Full Time |
1 Year | Sep 25 | Glasgow |
Develop advanced problem solving, decision-making, and leadership skills to meet the clinical practice demands within District Nursing.
Quantity Surveying
| Mode of study | Duration | Start date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
Full Time |
1 Year | Sep 25 | London |
Follow a career as a quantity surveyor or commercial manager by advancing your skills in numeracy, problem solving and communication. Learn how to effectively apply them to a variety of areas in construction and project management.
Quantity Surveying
| Mode of study | Duration | Start date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
Full Time |
1 Year | Sep 25 | Glasgow |
Follow a career as a quantity surveyor or commercial manager by advancing your skills in numeracy, problem solving and communication. Learn how to effectively apply them to a variety of areas in construction and project management.
Risk Management
| Mode of study | Duration | Start date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
Full Time |
1 Year | Sep 25 | Glasgow |
Join the increasingly important world of risk studying data acquisition, organisational risk analysis and impact-assessing insight. Progress to a career in a wide range of industries with employers such as Turner & Townsend and Barclays.
View 7 other study options
| Award | Mode of study | Duration | Start date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSc (Professional practice) | Full Time | 2 Years | Sep 25 | Glasgow |
| Award | Mode of study | Duration | Start date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSc | Distance Learning | 2 - 3 Years | Sep 25 | Glasgow |
| Award | Mode of study | Duration | Start date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSc (IRM Fast-track) | Distance Learning | 18 Months | Sep 25 | Glasgow |
| Award | Mode of study | Duration | Start date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSc | Full Time | 16 Months | Jan 26 | Glasgow |
| Award | Mode of study | Duration | Start date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSc (Professional practice) | Full Time | 2 Years | Jan 26 | Glasgow |
| Award | Mode of study | Duration | Start date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSc | Distance Learning | 2 - 3 Years | Jan 26 | Glasgow |
| Award | Mode of study | Duration | Start date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSc (IRM Fast-track) | Distance Learning | 18 Months | Jan 26 | Glasgow |
Social Innovation
| Mode of study | Duration | Start date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
Full Time |
1 Year | Sep 25 | Glasgow |
Study this unique course which will build knowledge and expertise of social problems and develop your understanding of sustainable solutions. Progress to a career supporting social innovation in the UK or internationally.
View 3 other study options
| Award | Mode of study | Duration | Start date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSc (Professional practice) | Full Time | 2 Years | Sep 25 | Glasgow |
| Award | Mode of study | Duration | Start date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSc | Full Time | 16 Months | Jan 26 | Glasgow |
| Award | Mode of study | Duration | Start date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSc (Professional practice) | Full Time | 2 Years | Jan 26 | Glasgow |
