Professional and part-time study
Professional courses
At The University of Northampton, we want to help support your professional development as it continually evolves.
Part-time study is an excellent route for higher education, whether you want to do this whilst you are working to add further skills to your career or because you are interested in a subject area and want to study to fulfil your own ambitions and interest. It can lead to a range of qualifications at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.
We appreciate many of our students have a busy home life and/or a job so part-time study can work flexibly around your requirements; whether you want to complete a course as soon as possible or take a little longer to reach your goals. We are happy to discuss your requirements with you when you make an enquiry about a course.
You may want to undertake a course that will help you to take that next step in your career, that will give you extra skills and knowledge that you can use in the workplace, to refresh you when you return to work after a break or you may want to change your career completely.
Whatever direction you would like to go in, The University of Northampton has a portfolio of part-time and professional courses which will help you to reach your goal.
Professional success stories
Lee Jones and family
Lee Jones received a Distinction in Master of Business Administration (MBA). Lee studied part-time whilst working as Assistant Director of the Office of Educational Partnerships and Lifelong Learning (OEPLL) at The University of Northampton.
"My confidence has grown greatly and I have been able to apply my theory at work. It's important to have a good work/life balance whilst studying and working and it’s really about getting into the flow of it. Flexible learning part-time was the best route for me."
Tom Daniels and family
Tom Daniels, Certificate in Management Studies, studied part-time through funding from his employer Collingwood Lighting.
"My employer has been great and offered to help in anyway they can. They have assisted me with my assignments and coursework. It has also been good to use work based issues as case studies for my Certificate. Studying part-time is not easy when you have a full-time job but I've been doing my work at stages and not leaving things until the last minute! Everyone else on the course was in the same position as me and we were supportive of each other."
You may also want to study part-time for your own personal ambitions and development:
Jayne Farquharson, BSc (Hons) Psychology, is Marketing and Events Manager for Warwickshire & Northamptonshire Air Ambulance.
"I work 30 hours a week and studied one day a week for six years. I chose Psychology purely as a personal interest and passion for the subject, rather than career-related reasons. The part-time option was ideal from a financial point to keep the roof over my head and it suited my work pattern as I often work from home in my job. This is my second degree and second graduation from The University of Northampton; the first was 15 years ago with a BA (Hons) Business Studies."
Victoria Bull and family
Victoria Bull, Postgraduate Diploma in The Arts, studied part-time whilst working.
"The course was great and it helped to open my mind further, it was challenging and very interesting. I did it for myself really, rather than to pursue a particular career, but it is always good to have an extra qualification."
Jay Blackburn has changed his career to study Events Management
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To find out more, please contact 0800 358 2232, email: study@northampton.ac.uk or visit our professional courses pages.