Course types
The range of undergraduate courses at the University of Brighton includes:
- Honours degrees
- Integrated masters degrees
- Professional qualifications
- Engineering foundation year
- Top-up degrees
Honours degrees
These courses involve three or four years of full-time study and lead to qualifications such as BA(Hons), BSc(Hons), BEng(Hons) and LLB(Hons).
Many of our courses involve work-based learning - through workshops, short placements or up to a year in the work place (usually your third year) where you apply the skills learned at university in real situations, gain valuable experience that looks great on your CV and make important contacts in industry.
More than half our students also achieve a professional registration or exemption from professional exams when they graduate.
Find out more about our focus on careers and employability.
Integrated masters degrees
Some degree courses include an additional year of masters-level study. These courses are available in engineering (MEng), pharmacy (MPharm), arts and design (MDes and MFA) and computing (MComp).
Professional qualifications
Many of our courses incorporate a professional accreditation. This may mean that graduates are licensed to practice (for example, as a nurse); are eligible to apply for membership of a professional body; or are exempt from professional exams.
Engineering foundation year
This is one of the longest-running and most successful courses of its type in the country. It is a one-year programme for students with non-scientific A-levels and mature students with relevant experience but few formal qualifications. Successfully completing the course gives you access to engineering degree courses.
Top-up degrees
If you have a Higher National Diploma (HND), a foundation degree or professional qualification you can often top this up to an honours degree. Top-up degrees typically involve a year of full-time study but there are some that have been specially developed to be studied part-time whilst you are working. University of Brighton top-up degrees are also delivered at a number of our partner colleges.
