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The employment market has never been more competitive, and we want to help you gain the knowledge and skills that will make you stand out in the crowd.
The University of Bolton’s Career Development Master’s degree programmes have been devised specifically to develop skills and knowledge essential for professional employment. A primary aim of the programmes is to enhance your CV, increasing your employability opportunities. Once you have completed one of our career development programmes, you will be well prepared to seek employment or promotion or become self-employed using the enterprise and innovation skills you have learnt.
These courses can be studied full or part-time.
We welcome applications from working professionals who do not have an Undergraduate degree but are able to offer 5 years’ professional working experience.
The key ingredient found in many successful business leaders is ‘confidence without arrogance’. Successful people know how to use their skills and knowledge for maximum impact. Our career development courses centre on giving you the confidence to promote yourself effectively. We will teach you to draw on the most appropriate elements of your expertise, so you can present your ideas professionally, at the right time and to the relevant audience.
Research shows that students from a widening participation background, or who belong to the first generation of graduates in their family, often struggle to succeed in their desired career or to progress at the same speed as others. Psychology and self-confidence play a big part in inhibiting such graduates. Similarly, talented people who do not have a degree but who do have significant work experience face the same dilemma. Our Career Development Master’s degree courses aim to level the playing field by helping graduates to become truly work-ready and those who do not have a first-degree but who do have significant work experience to be recognised for both their skills and expertise. These courses focus on developing your confidence, know-how and employability skillset by taking a structured planning and goal-oriented approach. We expertly combine Postgraduate-level subject specific education, training in research and critical thinking, and transferable skills development.
Throughout the programmes, we use tried and tested, research-informed training methods to support your development of key employability skills. These will range from Postgraduate-level skills in research, critique, problem-solving, professional presentation and synthesis to interpersonal and business-relevant skills such as innovative thinking, team working and project management, the effective use of technology, public speaking and professionalism. Modules offer a wider business perspective, including tax self-assessment, invoicing, intellectual property and risk assessments, as well as knowing how to start a business, and to take advantage of opportunities for enterprise development.
