40 Social Science Postgraduate Diploma Degree Programs

Transform your passion for social change into a professional career with the Aina Institute 's Postgraduate Program in Social Project Creation and NGO Management. With a unique methodology that fosters innovation, this program invites you to design your own social project from day one.

Get knowledge of industrial furniture design to meet the needs of users in their work spaces, contract and street furniture.

This Postgraduate Diploma is an intensive accelerated programme running over two terms offering training in social science research methods. It provides a pathway to doctoral study including MPhil/PhD programmes and, for suitable candidates, to year two of the EdD programme. It is aimed at professionals working in a wide range of disciplines who have an interest in developing research skills in social science.

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 world is at a turning point. In these times of uncertainty and change, this postgraduate diploma in Global Development provides an advanced grounding in the key theories, approaches and issues shaping contemporary global development and the global challenges we face. Drawing on important social science ideas, it introduces a conceptual framework for making sense of development. 

This Department for Education Step Up To Social Work programme will give you the skills, training and knowledge to qualify as a social worker with Social Work England in just 14 months.

Enhance your skills and prepare for school social work practice with the online Post-MSW Professional Educator’s License from Aurora University Online. This program is designed for those who have earned a Master of Social Work degree and plan to specialize their skills for public and private school settings.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Social Research is designed to help students develop practical skills in research methods and data analysis within social sciences. Over the course, you'll learn how to des...

The purpose of the PGDip in Public Policy and African Studies is to assist future leaders to develop and formulate public policy in the African context and find solutions to public policy problems on the African continent.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Low Intensity Senior Practice is designed to help practitioners gain the skills needed to support older adults with common mental health issues. The course focuses on devel...

The Postgraduate Diploma in Community Specialist Practice: District Nursing (Work-Based Learning Route) is designed for registered nurses who want to expand their skills in delivering expert care with...

The PGDip in Social Work is a postgraduate program designed to prepare students for a career in social work. It covers essential areas such as understanding human development, safeguarding, and interv...

This postgraduate diploma program is designed for nurses who want to develop their skills as district nurses with the ability to prescribe independently and supplementarily. It covers core areas such ...

The Postgraduate Diploma in Culture and Sustainability has been designed for leaders in organisations who want to make a difference. The programme draws on Roffey Park’s long-established research on organisational resilience and more recent work on the meaning and practice of organisational sustainability from human interaction and flourishing perspectives. Taking these perspectives, learners will reflect on and learn about how culture is both generated and structured in organisations.

The PGDip in Step Up to Social Work is a postgraduate qualification designed to prepare students for a career in social work. The program combines academic learning with practical experience, giving s...