Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art (Online) offered as part of the SOAS-Alphawood Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art programme, the Online Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art brings our esteemed programme to you, wherever you are in the world, for flexible, full-time study via an entirely online/distance learning programme.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Organisational Learning takes a system-level perspective on a learning organisation. The Postgraduate Diploma in Organisational Learning is designed to support you in exploring relevant organisational and leadership questions relating to change and transformation. This course will enable you to understand the fundamental principles, challenges and opportunities of organisational learning from applied and theoretical perspectives. You will be designing your lens through research questions and an approach to data collection that will help you and other practitioners gain a deeper understanding of organisational dynamics and variables, whether they relate to people or processes. Throughout the programme, you will discover concepts and think about how these relate to your context.

Social workers support and protect some of society’s most deprived and vulnerable people. It’s immensely challenging and rewarding work, requiring a high level of motivation and commitment. The OU offers a work-based distance learning route to the Postgraduate Diploma in Social Work. All social work students in Scotland must be eligible to register with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).

The Postgraduate Diploma of Education and Learning (PGDipEdLn) is designed to meet the professional development needs of teachers in the early childhood, primary, and secondary sectors, and to help teachers further develop their critical knowledge and understanding of issues related to teaching and learning in Aotearoa New Zealand, including their own teaching practices. The program is notable for its flexible nature, utilising digital technologies to ensure students can be available at times and places that suit them.

The innovative course Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration is designed to develop a wide range of interdisciplinary skills that you can apply in your own work as you develop. You will gain a solid foundation in core management disciplines, including human resource management, organisational behaviour, accounting and finance, marketing and operations - learning to apply your knowledge to analyse, synthesise and evaluate a wide range of situations.

This postgraduate diploma will help you manage technology and innovation more effectively and realise its potential benefits. You’ll focus on the strategic and operational aspects of managing technological innovation and change and engage with a range of capabilities key to developing and delivering technological innovation – applying your learning as you study. You can achieve the MSc in Technology Management with a further 60 credits.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Finance and Financial Law is ideal for those who already have some experience in either law or finance. The ability to weigh the choice of modules towards law or finance will mean that students can tailor their learning according to their needs, interests and pre-existing expertise.

This Postgraduate Diploma in Mathematics comprises four 30-credit modules from a wide choice. Topics include analytic number theory, calculus of variations and nonlinear ordinary differential equations. Extend your understanding of areas of mathematics applicable to science, engineering and technology. It’s also the first two stages of our postgraduate mathematics programme. You can achieve the MSc in Mathematics by taking a further two 30-credit modules.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education (PGDipHighE) builds on the Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCertHighE). It is a part-time program consisting of four 30 point papers that can be completed in a minimum of two years and a maximum of four.

Postgraduate Diploma in International Business Administration has a growing need for senior personnel with high-quality management skills and specialist regional knowledge. As the regions of Asia and Africa take roles as leading and emerging economies in the world, this Postgraduate Diploma in International Business Administration responds to this need. Students will study the interplay between global and local factors that influence management decisions in business.

This Postgraduate Diploma in Translation qualification is an exciting opportunity to develop your skills as a professional translator, equipping you to work in the fast-growing translation services industry. You will experiment with different genres through practical, inspiring translation activities and hone your practice through peer review.

Our postgraduate Diploma in Banking enables people with specialised skills to develop an understanding of a broader range of subjects involved in modern banking. The Diploma in Banking is especially valuable for people holding a professional qualification (including a qualification in accounting, finance, or related professions) who are employed in banks or other financial firms.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Child Health (DCH) comprises two papers, CHHE 701 and CHHE 702. It is recommended that students enrol for CHHE 701 immediately before or after completing CHHE 702.

This flexible Postgraduate Diploma in Computing enables computing practitioners to pursue their career goals. You'll gain advanced knowledge, skills and techniques and develop a professional approach to studying and applying computing. You can choose modules to meet your requirements or focus on information security and forensics, networking, or software engineering.

Combine modules from engineering analysis and technology management to shape a qualification that suits your career aspirations. You'll broaden and deepen your understanding of professional engineering, and work collaboratively on a project. The Postgraduate Diploma in Engineering is a step to Chartered Engineer status and is the same in structure as the first two-thirds of the MSc.