Create your own career pathway with postgraduate study or research at Kent.
Want to stand out in a competitive job market? Are you looking to gain a professional qualification or give your career change a kick-start? Whatever your ambitions for your future, a postgraduate qualification from Kent can help you achieve them.
Here are some success stories from our postgraduate students.
Computer Animation graduate El Suliman has built a highly successful career in animation and his work now plays in cinemas around the world.
His Master’s in Computer Animation gave him a real understanding of the field, where it has come from and the skills that were needed to succeed.
A programme of lectures and skills workshops to broaden your understanding of global issues.
A programme of workshops designed to equip you with a range of transferable skills.
A week of online careers workshops to support students in their next steps.
Study skills, writing, maths, assignment and revision support for all postgraduate students.
The Kent alumni community is a network of more than 180,000 former students. Here are some of their stories.
Economics PhD
"See your PhD as part of your career, not something that comes before it."
EU External Relations MA
"Anything you watch on the news about the EU agenda happens right in front of you."
Management MSc
"The theories taught have been very easily applicable to my day-to-day work."
Creative Writing MA
"Are you ambitious? Kent is the place to nurture those dreams."
History and Philosophy of Art MA in Paris
"My previous experience helped me get the job I have now but I absolutely wouldn’t have got it were it not for my MA."
Biotechnology and Bioengineering MSc
"If doing a PhD is your next target, then you should aim to get as much as possible out of every research opportunity."
A graduate degree is, without any doubt, an important part of the package that employers are looking for. Having a degree from a well-respected institution certainly adds value to the CV.
Stay on at Kent after your undergraduate degree to pursue exciting areas in your field, engage with leading thinkers and make a difference.
As a postgraduate student, you develop many of the skills that employers look for. In particular you expand your critical thinking, research and problem-solving skills making you an ideal candidate for roles that require input at a strategic level.
We're here to help you plan, not just for your first job, but for the career that follows.