Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh offers students a friendly and supportive community environment where our thoroughly relevant teaching and research are designed to meet the changing needs of students, employers and society. QMU has widely recognised expertise in health & rehabilitation, sustainable business and creativity & culture.

Why Study Here

Our emphasis on vocational education means our courses are up-to-date and relevant to the needs of society. To achieve this, lecturing staff are actively engaged in ongoing research and collaborative work with external agencies, businesses and academics from other institutions. As well as the involvement of teaching staff in research, we also have a strong community of full-time researchers, whose work is often cutting-edge. Again, this helps to ensure that the information being communicated through teaching is extremely progressive. If you choose to study at QMU, you'll be much more than just a number. As a smaller university level institution you won't get lost in the crowd and you will find our staff extremely approachable and supportive. Our campus, opened in 2007, brings all our students together on one site, giving you plenty of opportunities to meet and make friends with students with a wide range of interests.

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Studying at postgraduate level

At QMU we understand the specific needs of postgraduate students. Our School of Arts, Social Sciences and Management and Health Sciences offer a range of masters courses that will develop your skills and expertise, enable you to specialise in your chosen field and allow you to benefit from flexible learning and continued professional development opportunities. Some of our courses are delivered entirely or partly by distance learning or in short blocks of teaching, which mean that you hardly need to visit the university at all and causes minor disruption to your life. Most of our courses can also be studied part-time. 95.1 % of graduates from our postgraduate programmes are in employment or go on to further study within six months of graduating*

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Enhancing quality of life and serving communities

Behind all of QMU’s postgraduate courses is a strong philosophy of enhancing quality of life and serving communities. Today, graduates of QMU have used their skills and knowledge to make improvements to the lives of many different people – whether that be through the development of better business practice for improved customer service, breakthroughs in healthcare, the development of creative arts and culture for people’s enjoyment, helping communities to fight for environmental justice or working with people in third world countries to rebuild their communities after years of destruction. Whatever you choose to do with your postgraduate qualification, there is little doubt that the skills and knowledge you develop while at QMU will help you to achieve success in your own right while at the same time have a positive impact on society.
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