Our Qualifications

We appreciate the busy professional and personal lives of those undertaking a qualification with us and have designed our portfolio to fit around, and compliment, your working life.

The following section will provide you with an introduction to the range of AgriFood and Pharmacy and Healthcare qualification options available.

These qualifications can be gained through acquiring the required number of academic credits through taught modules.

We’ve designed our qualifications to offer the maximum amount of flexibility to industry professionals looking to develop their skills and knowledge through options such as online learning, campus workshops and blended learning.  This enables the capacity to ‘build’ degrees in stages over time to suit you and your circumstances.

Postgraduate Taught Degree Programmes

EPTH offer various flexible postgraduate qualifications awarded by the University of Reading, categorised into two areas, ‘Postgraduate Taught’ and ‘Postgraduate Research’.

The wholly taught qualifications available from the EPTH are the Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert) and further details of which are linked below.

These qualifications are obtained by acquiring the required number of academic credits through taught modules.

Postgraduate Research Degrees:

The other qualifications offered by EPTH are those that also carry a research component, namely the Master of Science (MSc) and further details of which are linked below:

Qualification Overview

Though every degree represents a significant achievement, Masters of Science (MSc) qualifications demonstrate significant attainment within a participants’ chosen field of study. Correspondingly, these require considerable effort to obtain but provide the foundations for specialised employment in many industries.

Unlike wholly taught qualifications, research degrees require the participant to produce a research project; substantial pieces of work that need original research on the part of the writer. Due to the EPTH’s unique position between academia and industry, participants have an opportunity to complete this research using the extensive resources of the University of Reading, basing their research in their workplace, or a combination of both. That is to say, research projects are designed in collaboration with academic staff and (where appropriate) your workplace supervisor to create a project that directly addresses your professional interests and/or business need.

Tailored research projects enable participants the opportunity to pursue topics of direct relevance to your employer, using facilities on hand at your place of work. As a result, degrees with a research component can offer advantages to your employer as well as to you as an individual: allowing you to obtain a significant qualification while also providing practical, relevant research in your workplace.

Just as you can choose to pursue a higher degree at any point during your studies with us, your circumstances may lead you to wish to exit your studies early. In this case, you can exit your programme with a lower qualification, if you have met the requirements of the qualification studied.

If you are ready to excel in your profession and increase the breadth of your knowledge and skills by taking your studies further with one of our qualifications, please contact us with any questions, queries or requests for further information.