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Professional Training

We have a team at the Graduate School dedicated to designing, delivering and expanding a portfolio of professional training programmes so that you can study for a postgraduate qualification alongside your job.

Our professional training programmes are organised on a flexible module-by-module basis, which makes it easier for you to fit your studies around your work. Some are taught online, with additional face-to-face workshops. Others are taught in residential blocks of two-to-three days duration.

Each module is worth a certain number of credits, which can count towards a postgraduate qualification. Some students simply choose to take a single module for the purposes of their continued professional development. Others start by studying for the Postgraduate Certificate level, which requires a total of 60 credits. You can then choose to progress to a Postgraduate Diploma, which requires 120 credits, and if you complete an additional supervised research project, you can be awarded a Master's Degree.

Current opportunities

We are happy to devise new professional training programmes specifically for particular organisations. If you would like to explore this possibility, please contact lec.pg@lancaster.ac.uk.

  • Flood and Coastal Risk Management (PgCert/PgDip/MSc)

    This specialist programme is aimed at professionals who want to gain and apply technical skills and knowledge in the water, environment and flood risk management sector.

  • BHS2022

    This British Hydrological Society biennial Symposium took place over Tues 6 to Thurs 8 Sep 2022 at Lancaster University with a Lake District field visit.