Conversion courses

Follow a chosen design discipline, including Animation, Fashion, Games Art, Graphics and Illustration. Develop a portfolio of creative designs that will impress potential employers. Join our graduates in exciting jobs throughout the design industry and around the world.

Follow a chosen visual practice discipline, from Contemporary Fine Art, Photography, Glass or Ceramics. Re-evaluate, experiment and test new ideas, while collaborating with peers to extend your contemporary practice. Grow your practice in a creatively stimulating environment and establish yourself as a creative professional.

Carve out a career in marketing management. Go on visits to organisations to gain real-life experience and insights. Pick up insider knowledge from industry guest speakers. Complete a valuable and valuable dissertation project that can be presented to potential employers.

Grasp the opportunity to demonstrate business skills and knowledge in the workplace. Take advantage of a 12-month taught course followed by a 12-month work placement, facilitated by the University.

An MBA is an internationally respected business qualification. In one year you will develop a strategic understanding of all aspects of managing a successful business. This Master of Business Administration (MBA) has a specific focus on marketing, allowing you to specialise in the marketing aspects of senior management. The course prepares you for senior roles, our aim is to accelerate your progress towards well-paid positions of leadership.

When choosing an MBA, career enhancement is the main driver; the Sunderland MBA is designed with this in mind. Management and leadership knowledge gained throughout the programme will support your future managerial, functional and sector specific career aspirations.

Gain expert insight into the financial sector. Complete a relevant finance dissertation. Fast track your way to promotion.

For Human Resource specialists. Gain insight from guest speakers. Develop your understanding of functioning within organisations. Speed up your route to promotion.

The MBA degree is one of the most prestigious and sought-after postgraduate degrees in the field of management and leadership. The applied nature of our MBA course will build on your previous managerial experience while moving you forward on a journey of practical professional development. 

The two year taught MBA route with enables you undertake a postgraduate certificate to develop sought-after specialist skills in digital marketing and analytics or skills in people management and learning and development.

Study a course highly relevant to the workplace. Take a step towards professional membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. Explore a variety of different topics through our broad-ranging modules. Graduate with practical and theoretical knowledge.

Develop a mastery of international business contexts and start a global career in management. Graduate as an in-demand candidate with international appeal.

Delve into the contemporary issues surrounding the sustainability of regions, cultures and attractions of interest. Identify different theoretical approaches and consider what is best practice.

Develop the skills and knowledge to advance rapidly in tourism and hospitality management. Undertake international field visits and study abroad opportunities. Start your career in this exciting and growing sector.

Fast-track your career in a growing sector set to be worth £257 billion by 2025. Develop a critical understanding of the global complexity and range of impacts of the tourism, hospitality and events industries. 

Develop your theoretical and practical learning. Examine hospitality as a global industry. Create an independent piece of work and apply the skills and knowledge you’ve acquired on a course that is a member of the Institute of Hospitality’s Education Membership Scheme.

This MSc in Computing will enhance your knowledge in topics such as software development, networks, database systems and web development. Develop the necessary skills to undertake a Masters-level project in designing and implementing IT systems, without previous experience, and graduate with the skills to make a significant contribution to IT research and team-based IT projects.

Study for a career in a rapidly expanding sector. Develop your project management skills in your specific discipline.  Gain insight with practical and theoretical work. Graduate with experience and knowledge suited for a range of environments.

Are you a Teacher or Educationalist? Do you want to develop your professional practice? This distance learning programme provides the opportunity to continue your professional development and acquire advanced research and study skills whether you are in the UK or Overseas. Combine study with paid work or family commitments, and enhance your skills and understanding to equip you for various roles including teaching and educational management.

Do you want to open yourself up to career opportunities around the world? Then this 18-month course is for you. Teachers with a qualification in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) are in high demand. You’ll combine theory with practice as you study various topics, including ‘Principles and Practice of English Language Teaching’ and you’ll teach a lesson at an institution in your own country.

Do you want to develop a specialism in teaching young children up to the age of five without leaving your home country? Then this course is for you. We’ve been teaching education for over 100 years, and this course builds on the University of Sunderland’s expertise in teacher training. You’ll explore how to assess development and how to lead Early Years provision, while working toward a Postgraduate Certificate in Early Years Teaching.

Do you want to gain an academic teaching qualification from a respected UK university? The University of Sunderland has been training teachers for over 100 years. Take advantage of our teaching expertise as we equip you with the skills to improve your teaching, while working towards a Certificate in Education (PGCE).

On successful completion of this MNurse course, you will be eligible to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) as a Registered Nurse (Adult). The course meets Nursing and Midwifery Standards and will be delivered 50/50 between theory and clinical practice. It has been developed with a blended learning curriculum which will enable you to study at home as well as on campus and on placement.   

Take the first step to becoming a chartered psychologist. Undertake the same grounding in psychological science as a three-year undergraduate course. Explore the six core areas of psychology, including social psychology, individual differences and developmental psychology, as well as cognitive psychology, biological psychology and conceptual and historical issues in psychology.

Earn a qualification approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). Combine theory and practice. Undertake high quality work placements with employers across public/voluntary and private sectors endorsed by the College of Social Work.

Why are some groups more equal than others? Why does inequality happen and how can we tackle it? This exciting and unique course will offer you the chance to deepen your understanding of inequality in our social world, both locally and globally.

Build on your professional skills and educational leadership. Learn advanced research and study skills while acquiring Masters-level knowledge that is shaped by your personal interests and career aspirations.

Open yourself up to new opportunities around the world with this internationally-recognised qualification. Develop your teaching skills. Learn how to prepare lesson plans and graduate with a professional English teaching qualification that provides a passport to work in almost every country in the world.

Help children develop new ways of thinking and new ways of being creative with code.  With Computer Science being a priority subject, attractive financial incentives are available to encourage talented programmers like you to become teachers.

Share your passion for English with young people and inspire them to fulfil their potential. English is a core subject in the National Curriculum at Key Stages 3 and 4 so there will always be a need for effective and committed English teachers.

Guide generations of young people, and share your passion for human geography, physical geography, and the environment. Take advantage of financial incentives available for those who train to teach Geography including bursaries of up to £26,000.

Empower generations of young people as they learn and apply new mathematics principles – knowledge that they will use throughout their academic and professional careers. Generous bursaries of up to £26,000 are available for you to train to become a Maths teacher in 2018/19.

Qualify to teach in the post-compulsory education and training sector, which includes sixth form colleges, further education colleges, vocational training and adult education. Equip yourself to educate adults and young people, sharing your knowledge and helping others fulfil their potential.

Become a primary school teacher and help children make the best possible start in life. Cover the knowledge and skills that are required for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

This flexible course blends a range of teaching and learning formats to support all learners. You will study part-time over two years through a blended mode combining online independent distance learning (IDL) with some focused on-campus learning sessions and classroom based practice in school. It uses a range of teaching and learning methods to engage students. The course has been especially designed to fit around other commitments while leading to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

Learn on the job with our School Direct salaried and tuition routes. Become a school employee, develop first-class teaching skills and continue your employment once you have completed your Initial Teacher Training.

Use your expertise in Biology to make a positive impact on the lives of young people, and help them to achieve their potential. Take advantage of generous bursaries from the Government to teach a subject where teachers are in high demand.

Share your passion for Chemistry and inspire a new generation of scientists. Make the most of bursaries of up to £26,000 and utilise your Physics background to enjoy a rewarding career.