
Postgraduate study at Birmingham

By choosing Birmingham, you're joining a large, diverse and vibrant postgraduate community. Whatever your area of study, you can look forward to a stimulating, engaging experience of the highest quality. We offer a number of Masters scholarships to help support you in the next step of your journey.
We provide a strong choice of over 600 programmes, in a variety of study modes and course durations, to suit your ambitions and interests. You'll enjoy expert teaching, supervision and resources, helping you succeed in your degree. We also offer 'conversion courses' for graduates where no prior knowledge of the subject area is expected.
Looking for advice on the step up from undergraduate to postgraduate study? Want to discover our short course and microcredential options that fit around your existing job? Sign up for our mailing list to find out more about our postgraduate programmes and events.
Postgraduate Open Day - Wednesday 19 March
Visit our beautiful Edgbaston campus to hear first-hand from our staff and students and discover postgraduate study at Birmingham for yourself.
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Birmingham Masters Scholarship
With more than 200 scholarships available in 2025, the Birmingham Masters Scholarship offers students £3,000 via a tuition fee discount, to support the brightest and best applicants undertaking Masters study at Birmingham.
Birmingham Masters Scholarship
Postgraduate Access Scholarship
The University of Birmingham is proud to offer 50 scholarships worth £4,000 for students from under-represented backgrounds beginning a Masters in 2024. The Postgraduate Access Scholarship scheme aims to enhance the accessibility of postgraduate study for students from widening participation backgrounds.
Postgraduate Access Scholarship
Alumni Scholarship
Our Alumni Scholarship offers our returning alumni a £2,000 tuition fee waiver for their Masters studies in the 2025/26 academic year.
Alumni Scholarship
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The best advice about postgraduate study comes from our students. Read about their experiences in our postgraduate blog, including some of our previous undergraduates who have progressed to postgraduate study.
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We have one of the UK's largest postgraduate communities. Our 14,000+ postgraduates make up around 40% of our student population. Hear what they have to say about life at Birmingham by chatting to them now.
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