University of Derby

Why Derby?

With the University of Derby you can fulfil your potential, we offer
A wide range of postgraduate and professional courses – MSc, MA, PG Cert or PG Dip – or a research degree, such as an MPhil or doctorate

Flexible study with full time, part time or online course options – we’re really flexible and supportive, so you can fit your course around your life

Why Derby?

• Flexible study with full time, part time or online course options – we’re really flexible and supportive, so you can fit your course around your life
• We’ve been rated in the top 10% of universities for management and quality procedures by Government quality inspectors, so you can be sure that you will be studying a high quality, relevant and up to date course
• We’ll help you to get where you want to be. All our postgraduate courses are vocationally focused and regularly updated to make sure that you learn the latest industry thinking
• We never undertake research just for its own sake. Our research directly supports businesses and organisations in solving real world challenges, and plays a major role in informing and enriching what we teach to our students
• Our academics are scholars engaged with real world issues. They’ve worked in their subjects, have extensive industry experience, and continue to investigate and discover more about their subjects to keep their teaching fresh and provide real solutions to business
• We’ll help and support you all the way. From your initial enquiry right through to your graduation, we’ll give you the advice, guidance and direction you need to reach your full potential
• Many of our courses are accredited by professional bodies including CIPD, CIM, CMI to name a few, so you’ll learn the knowledge and skills employers are looking for and achieve a recognised qualification.

Location
We’ve got two safe campuses in the heart of the UK, 30 miles apart.

Derby 
It’s a busy city about 30 minutes from Nottingham and an hour from Birmingham with great links to other major cities by rail, road and air. Our Derby Campus is in the west of the city.

Buxton
It’s a picturesque small town in the middle of beautiful Peak District countryside, about an hour from Derby and Manchester. Our Buxton Campus is right in the middle of the town.

Facilities and Students’ Union 
More information about our Library facilities
More information on our Sports facilities
More information on our Students’ Union
More information about Park Medical Practice
Amenities at our Kedleston Road site
Amenities at our Devonshire campus, Buxton.

Fees and finance
The tuition fees you'll pay depend on the course you choose and how you study, so visit our website and search for your course for details of the fees.

If you studied your undergraduate degree with us, you may be entitled to a 10% discount off the cost of your postgraduate qualification.

More about postgraduate fees and finance.

How to apply
If you’re applying for most postgraduate courses, you can apply directly to us online. But if you want to study for a PGCE or the Professional Graduate Diploma in Teaching in the Lifelong Sector, you need to apply through the Graduate Teacher Training Registry (GTTR).

You can apply anytime, but we suggest that you do so at least one month before the start of your course. However, due to competition for places on the PGCE courses, we don’t usually take applications after 1 December in the year before you’re planning to start the course.

Contact details
Admissions Department
University of Derby
Kedleston Road
Derby, DE22 1GB

E: askadmissions@derby.ac.uk
T: + 44 (0) 1332 591167 + 44 (0) 1332 591167   

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Open days
General open days – for all courses including postgraduate, professional and part time courses

In 2011
Saturday 29 October, 10am – 3pm
Saturday 26 November, 10am – 3pm

In 2012
Saturday 4 February 2012
Saturday 17 March 2012, 10am – 3pm
Saturday 9 June 2012, 10am – 3pm
Saturday 1 September 2012, 10am – 3pm
Saturday 13 October 2012, 10am – 3pm
Saturday 24 November 2012, 10am – 3pm

Saturday 14 July 201210am – 1pm
Postgraduate, Professional and Part Time Open Morning on

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