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Postgraduate study at Lancaster

Joining our global community of creative and critical thinkers is all about broadening your horizons, finding new perspectives and discovering new experiences.

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Life at Lancaster

“I wanted to make sure there was a community waiting for me, and that’s exactly what I found in Lancaster University.” Some of our international students share their experiences of life at Lancaster.

  • A global university

    Our students come from over 120 countries to live and learn from different cultures. We build meaningful relationships all around the world, through research and teaching, to ensure our students can experience a global education. We have overseas teaching partnerships in China, Germany, Ghana and Malaysia, and connections in many more countries. While at Lancaster our students can join international societies, learn new languages, attend field trips and go on vacation travel abroad.

  • Enhancing careers

    Supporting students into employment or further study is central to our purpose. Throughout your time at Lancaster, we will help you to develop the skills you need to succeed in your future job search through CV writing workshops, mock interviews and the opportunity to work on company projects and undertake work experience. Our students graduate with the ability and experience to compete in a global job market.

  • Home away from home

    Lancaster is one of the few collegiate universities in the UK. These provide a friendly and welcoming community from day one and help you connect with people outside of your course. They provide social and study space, offer wellbeing support and have award-winning accommodation. The Graduate College is home to all our postgraduate students, creating a unique opportunity to mix with and learn about other cultures and disciplines.

Generous scholarships

At Lancaster, we are investing in the future of our students by enabling access to a world-class education. Our new Global Scholarship is for high-achieving students from all international countries, who are liable for international tuition fees.

Our courses

We offer taught Masters degrees, such as MSc, MA and MBA programmes, as well as PhDs, from across a wide range of subject areas. Below, we've featured some of the programmes available at Lancaster. You can find a full list on our course listing.

Business and management programmes

MSc Business Analytics

MSc Data Science

MSc Economics

MSc Finance

MSc International Business and Strategy

MSc Management

MSc Marketing

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Social studies programmes

MA Conflict Resolution and Peace Studies

MA Environment, Culture and Society

MA International Relations

MA Media and Cultural Studies

MSc Money, Banking and Finance

MA Politics

MSc Psychology of Advertising

MA Sociology

Our research: connected, collaborative, bold

Home to 1,500+ academics and research staff, and close to 2,000 postgraduate research students, Lancaster University aims to develop a culture and environment that enables world-class research. Our diverse community of researchers transform lives and communities, changing practice and thinking across the globe. Discover what drives our researchers to connect globally, push disciplinary boundaries, take risks, ask the big questions and improve the world around them.

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