Lancaster University is home to a dynamic postgraduate community. We offer taught Masters degrees across a wide range of subject areas.
A postgraduate degree from Lancaster can propel you towards a new or advanced career, or help you progress into research.
By joining us as a postgraduate student you'll access a dependable space for you to learn and grow. You'll study alongside our innovative academics through research led teaching, develop your career potential with our "for life" support, and be surrounded by a ready-made, global community.
We think there are lots of reasons why you should choose Lancaster for your postgraduate studies; our students share what made the decision for them.
As a postgraduate student the relationship you develop with your department and faculty becomes incredibly important. Take some time to get to know your department and faculty. You'll learn more about our teaching and learning culture and find out if your new academic department feels like home.
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If you have any questions about the postgraduate admissions process and what happens next, have a look at our after you've applied section.
If you need to contact us, then you can email our Admissions Office pgadmissions@lancaster.ac.uk or telephone us on +44 (0)1524 592032.
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Student life
Graduate College is a friendly and welcoming community of postgraduate students studying a range of subjects and disciplines. Watch this video to find out more about College life. Many students opt to stay on campus, and others like to live in the city of Lancaster. Find out more about postgraduate accommodation.
My postgraduate degree involves more independent work outside the normal teaching hours, and lectures tend to be longer in length to help you fully understand a topic. My course also has a much higher coursework content than at undergraduate level, and I only have one exam this year, which suits me really well. I also love the fact that you get access to postgraduateonly study areas on campus and in town, including the postgrad study space in the Library and a PC lab in Graduate College with 25 computers and is open 24 hours.
Lancaster is a great university for prospective postgraduates because of the quality of the teaching and also the support and guidance they give you when you are applying for jobs after university. The university is excellent at offering student support whether related to mental health or careers guidance, and the campus is friendly and welcoming with a lot of opportunities and societies available to postgraduate students.
