Introduction
Postgraduate study
Choose the University of Reading for your postgraduate studies and you are promised a dynamic and stimulating learning environment, at the forefront of world research.
Our postgraduates are a vital part of University life, representing almost 30 per cent of our total student population. In joining them you will benefit from:
- inspiring teaching and innovative research
- access to world-class researchers
- a wide variety of student-centred teaching methods, from traditional lectures to multimedia online tutorials
- a highly supportive learning environment
- an inclusive, international culture.
Postgraduate programmes
You can choose from a wide range of full- and part-time programmes, from short professional development courses, through to postgraduate certificates and PhD programmes. We are continually broadening the scope of opportunities, often through partnerships with other educational organisations and enterprise. The University enjoys a strong track record in the arts, humanities, sciences and social sciences. We specialise in a number of areas where there are few other national providers. These include agriculture, business and finance, construction management, cybernetics, horticulture, meteorology, real estate and typography.
Our staff
The majority of our academic staff teach in departments rated 5 or above in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise. This expertise combined with the University’s commitment to progressive education and our rigorous quality assurance, keeps our delivery at the cutting edge. The University is home to a number of international centres of research excellence.
Postgraduate support
We support world-class teaching with high quality resources, including:
- advanced IT facilities and the University’s library containing over 1 million volumes
- fully equipped state-of-the-art laboratories
- use of electronic media and communication tools at our Student Access to Independent Learning suite
- online access to study resources through ‘Blackboard’, our virtual learning environment.