Course areas
Find a subject that fits your direction.
Start with what you want to learn, change or achieve. We can then help you ask the right questions about the course, timetable and admissions route, whatever your current circumstances.
These ten subject areas are listed in the 2026 partner handbook. Exact course titles, modules, providers, campuses and availability must be confirmed for your intake.
Business and management
Business Management
Explore how organisations operate, grow and make decisions across leadership, marketing, finance and people management.
A broad route for people considering management, entrepreneurship or progression in an organisation.
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Health and Social Care
Explore care services, wellbeing, public health and the way support is organised across communities and workplaces.
May interest care workers, support workers and people who want to contribute to health or community services.
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Business Psychology
Consider how people think and behave at work, including motivation, decision-making, leadership and organisational change.
May interest people curious about behaviour, workplace culture, recruitment or people development.
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Construction Management
Explore the planning and coordination behind construction projects, including delivery, resources, safety and teams.
May interest people with construction experience who want to move towards coordination or management.
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Computing
Build an understanding of digital problem-solving through areas such as software, data, networks and computer systems.
A possible direction for people who enjoy technology, structured thinking and solving practical problems.
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Business & Tourism Management
Combine business foundations with the management of tourism, hospitality, customer experience and service operations.
May interest people from hospitality, travel, retail or customer-facing roles who want to progress.
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Accounting & Finance
Explore how financial information supports reporting, budgeting, planning and responsible business decisions.
May interest people who are comfortable with detail and want to understand how money moves through organisations.
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Psychology with Counselling
Explore behaviour, wellbeing, communication and counselling approaches while developing a broader understanding of psychology.
May interest people drawn to listening, wellbeing, support work and understanding human behaviour.
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Digital Technologies
Explore how digital systems, data and emerging technologies are used to improve services and transform organisations.
May interest people who want a practical route into a changing digital workplace.
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Project Management
Explore how projects are planned and delivered through clear goals, schedules, budgets, risk management and teamwork.
May interest people who organise work, coordinate others or want to move into project-based roles.
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What the handbook tells us.
- The handbook lists in-person study and says some options run for two days per week, around four hours per session.
- Intake points listed are September, November, February, May and June.
- Locations mentioned include Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, Nottingham and several London areas.
- Some routes may consider relevant qualifications or work experience, subject to the formal admissions process.
Canary Wharf, Bow, Stratford, Greenford, Holborn and Ealing.
The handbook contains different location lists on different pages. Never make travel, work or childcare plans until the exact campus and timetable are confirmed for your course.
Your next step
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