Now more than ever, you as a working professional need to be able to update your skills and broaden your knowledge. The difficulty is finding the time and the right course.
At the University of Brighton, we can offer you courses in computing, digital media, information studies, engineering and product design. These high level courses can improve your career prospects either in your existing work or as a change of career and you can fit them around your existing work commitments.
Short courses
Enginneering and Design : Collaborative Training Centre
The Collaborative Training Centre offers a series of short courses in engineering and design which are are specifically designed to meet the needs of industry, to complement your experience and fulfil the requirements of your business.
Further details are available from the CTC website.
Computing and digital media : modular study
Many of our computing and digital media masters courses are delivered in modules that can be taken individually as continuing professional development short courses. These courses can be built up to a achieve a part-time masters course.
- Digital Media Production MSc (PGCert PGDip)
- Digital Television Management and Production MSc (EMA PGCert PGDip)
- User Experience Design MSc (EMA PGCert PGDip)
- Computer Science MSc (EMA PGCert PGDip)
- Computing MSc (EMA PGCert PGDip)
- Internet and Distributed SystemsMSc (EMA PGCert PGDip)
If you wish to apply as a Continuing Professional Development student please complete this application form and send it to the CEM School Office. Please note that this application form is not suitable for part time study applications.
Part-time routes
Most of our other courses, undergraduate and postgraduate, can be studied part-time, and are usually organised so that you study on a limited number of days a week.
Part-time postgraduate courses:
- Information Systems MSc (EMA PGCert PGDip)
- Information Studies MA (PGCert PGDip)
- Automotive Electronic Engineering MSc (PGCert PGDip)
- Automotive Engineering MSc (PGCert PGDip)
- Product Innovation and Development MSc (PGCert PGDip)
Part-time undergraduate honours degrees:
- Business Computer Systems BSc (Hons)
- Business Information Systems BA (Hons)
- Computer Science BSc (Hons)
- Computer Science (Games) BSc (Hons)
- Digital Games Production BSc (Hons) (at Hastings)
- Digital Media BA (Hons)
- Digital Media Development BSc (Hons)
- European Computing BSc (Hons)
- Internet Computing BSc (Hons) (at Hastings)
- Software Engineering BSc (Hons)
Part-time integrated masters awards:
Part-time undergraduate foundation degrees:
- Computing - Computer Games Development FdSc (at Sussex Downs, Eastbourne)
- Computing - Internet Systems Architecture FdSc (at University Centre Hastings)
- Computing - Networked Systems FdSc (at City College Brighton and Hove)
For more information about part-time or modular study please contact our admissions office.


