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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Public Management is preparation for managing and advising public sector organisations. There is an emphasis on managing people, managing change and designing and using information systems. Public sector organisations need good managers.

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.

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.

This industry-relevant qualification gives a rigorous approach to studying and applying cyber security. The Postgraduate Diploma in Cyber Security covers various topics and incorporates transferable skills applicable to professional development. It's also the first two-thirds of our MSc in Cyber Security (F87). Combining theory and practice, drawing on your background and experience.

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. 

The Postgraduate Diploma in Economic Policy is designed principally for postgraduates working on economic policy in government, central banks, other public organisations, international institutions and consultancy. It enables you to deepen your understanding of the principles, applications, and context underlying economic policy with a focus on the policy's financial aspects.

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 in Finance qualification is designed to support professional development and practice in a wide range of finance roles, whether you are developing in your career or aspiring to enter the sector, such as investment banking, portfolio management, corporate finance, treasury, and consultancy. It provides a thorough grounding in areas such as the financing of companies and other organisations, instruments and structures of financial markets, financial decision-making, valuation, mergers and acquisitions, and financial reporting. 

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.