Alternative courses
Foundation degrees
Foundation degrees are higher education qualifications designed in consultation with employers . They ’ re designed to give you a broad range of professional skills and expertise , improve your career opportunities and boost your earning potential . They allow flexible methods of study , varying from two years full time , to three or four years part time .
We offer Foundation degrees in Business and Management , hosted at partner colleges , and in Early Years Care , and Education and Learning Support .
Please visit port . ac . uk / flexible for an up-to-date list of the Foundation degree courses we offer .
For more information , contact Admissions on + 44 ( 0 ) 23 9284 5566 , or email admissions @ port . ac . uk .
Short courses
Enhance your professional credentials and employability with our varied range of short courses . Keen to broaden your skills and knowledge ? Or gain accreditation in a specialist subject area ? Then
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you – or your employer – should consider Continued Professional Development ( CPD ).
CPD options at Portsmouth range from short workshops , to programmes delivered over a number of weeks or months . For details , visit port . ac . uk / cpdcourses .
Flexible degrees
Need flexibility to fit your studies around other commitments ? The following course structures let you study at a time and a place that suits you best .
Learning at Work
Enhance your career with our unique Learning at Work programmes . Gain a Bachelor ’ s or Master ’ s degree without taking a career break .*
What can I study ?
Choose from a range of undergraduate ( Level 6 ) courses , including :
• BSc ( Hons ) Applied Computing
• BSc ( Hons ) Applied Science
• BA ( Hons ) Business
• BA ( Hons ) Business and Computer Studies
• BSc ( Hons ) Creative Technologies and Enterprise
• BSc ( Hons ) Engineering Studies
• BSc ( Hons ) Engineering and Management Studies
• BSc ( Hons ) Engineering Project Management
• BSc ( Hons ) Maritime Studies
• BA ( Hons ) Professional Studies
• BSc ( Hons ) Professional Studies
We also offer postgraduate-level MA and MSc courses , which you can explore at port . ac . uk / learningatwork .
Key facts about Learning at Work :
• set your own objectives , course content and timetable in conjunction with your university tutor and employer
• focus mainly on work-based projects and distance learning modules
• knowledge , skills and experience from previous work and study could count towards your qualification
• you can tailor the pace of learning to suit demands on your time with most of our learners completing within 3 years
• our courses are flexible and not tied to the academic year
For more information and to apply , visit port . ac . uk / learningatwork , email learningatwork @ port . ac . uk or call + 44 ( 0 ) 23 9284 6260 .
Top-up courses
The equivalent of a final year of study at degree level . Top-up courses allow students with qualifications like HNDs or Foundation degrees to progress to honours degree study . They typically take one year to complete , but they can take two on a part-time or distance learning basis .
We ’ re offering the following top-up courses for 2022 :
• Accountancy and Financial Management
• Advancing Professional Practice
• Business with Business Communication
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Computing and Information Systems ( DL )
• Creative Media Technologies
• Creative Music Technology
• Digital and Technology Solutions ( IT Consultant ) ( DL )
• Digital and Technology Solutions ( Software Engineer ) ( DL )
• Education Studies
• Electronic Engineering ( DA )
• Electronic Systems Engineering ( DL , 2 Year )
• Electronic Systems Engineering ( DL , 3 Year )
• Finance with Business Communication
• Gestalt Counselling
• Humanistic Counselling
• International Trade , Logistics and Business Communication
• Leadership , Business and Management
• Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering ( DL , 1.5 Year )
• Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering ( DL , 3 Year )
For more details , please visit port . ac . uk / flexible
Distance learning
You don ’ t have to be in Portsmouth to study with us . We have several distance learning programmes , which can be completed from most places in the world . You can find some of these listed above , and others under ' Criminology degrees by distance learning ' on page 139 .
For more information about the distance learning courses available , visit port . ac . uk / flexible
Study a University of Portsmouth qualification with one of our partners
To help make a Portsmouth education even more accessible , we offer degrees and qualifications through partnerships with colleges in the UK and abroad . These range from HNC , HND to degree level courses . Study one and you will be registered as a Portsmouth student , giving you access to the same quality teaching and support as on our Portsmouth campus .
Find out more at port . ac . uk / collaborative-courses
Top-up courses key DL – Distance learning DA – Degree apprenticeship
137 * You must be in employment to undertake Learning at Work courses . + 44 ( 0 ) 23 9284 4444 | myport @ port . ac . uk | port . ac . uk 138
Flexible ways to achieve a degree