University of Sunderland

The University of Sunderland is a top 50 UK university (Guardian University Guide 2024) and a global institution which offers life-changing opportunities for over 20,000 students across its four campuses in Sunderland, London and Hong Kong.

With over 300 undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses, placement opportunities and the option to study full or part-time, there’s something for everyone at Sunderland.

The University of Sunderland has also received five stars for teaching, inclusiveness, employability and facilities in the QS World University Rankings 2023 and is in the top 10 UK universities for social inclusion (The Times
Good University Guide 2024)

There are a wide range of courses available across its five faculties: Arts and Creative Industries; Business, Law and Tourism; Education and Society; Health Sciences and Wellbeing; and Technology.

The University's global partnerships, world-leading research, knowledge transfer partnerships with businesses, and collaborations with private and public regional leaders are focused on its key areas of strength: sciences, advanced manufacturing, software, enterprise and innovation and creative industries.

Over 70% of published research carried out at the University of Sunderland has been rated as either world-leading or internationally excellent in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework. Plus, the University was awarded silver in the Teaching Excellence Framework 2023, which recognised it’s ‘very high quality’ of teaching and learning.

You’ll work alongside academics who are leaders in their fields, have access to excellent facilities and the opportunity to participate in the creation of knowledge through our collaborative approach to reason. By embarking on your postgraduate journey at Sunderland, you’re making a fundamental investment in your future.

Postgraduate study at Sunderland

You can be assured of high-quality teaching across our postgraduate courses, as well as access to excellent facilities, including state-of-the-art teaching and learning spaces such as the Living Lab and the professionally supervised Law Clinic and Marketing Hub.

Courses are career-focused and professions-facing, ensuring you have a head start in the workplace when you graduate. Many courses are co-designed by employers, affiliated with professional bodies and lecturers are closely linked to their sectors.

At Sunderland, the aim is for you to graduate with enhanced skills and knowledge, further experience and the professional contacts you need to achieve your career goals. Study a postgraduate course with Sunderland, and join a friendly community of like-minded staff and students.

Find out more about postgraduate study at Sunderland.

Make your comeback

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Scholarships and discounts

If you are a University of Sunderland graduate (alumni) you will be awarded a 20% tuition fee discount if you return to study a postgraduate course at Sunderland.

The North-East Postgraduate Discount offers a 20% fee discount to postgraduate students who have a local connection to the north-east region and have experienced financial hardship due to cost-of-living challenges.

All international students studying a taught, postgraduate course will benefit from a £900 scholarship in the form of a tuition fee discount which is automatically deducted.

Learn more about scholarships and discounts on the University website.

Terms and conditions apply.

Open days and campus tours

Register for an Open Day and see what Sunderland really has to offer. See excellent facilities, meet staff and current students and discover what postgraduate study at the University of Sunderland could mean for you.

If you can’t make it on campus, you can still look around the facilities through our Virtual Experience. Explore the University’s campuses, course facilities, cafés and restaurants, the city of Sunderland itself and its attractions.