Post-graduate study: learn something new or start a fresh career path this year at Edinburgh Napier University
Whether you’re interested in life sciences, digital skills or robotics, or keen to set up your own business, you can find the level of training you need – and study with Edinburgh Napier on campus or online.
Make a new year resolution this month: to sign up today to build on your strengths or learn new ones that will be fit for the future you want.
Register here for a Postgraduate Information Evening at SKYbar Edinburgh on 29 February to find out more. Whichever sector you work in, or want to break into, Edinburgh Napier University has courses tailored to your needs.
A boost for biosciences
The bioeconomy and life sciences have been identified as sectors of major opportunity by Scotland’s National Strategy for Economic Transformation. 2024 could be a great starting point for anyone considering developing an in-demand skillset needed for the future of these booming sectors.
The Scotsman’s Life Sciences conference in November heard that the sector needs its future employees to have “multidisciplinary skills that combine scientific and non-scientific skill sets, such as: meta skills; digital and data; automation, AI and robotics; quality control and regulatory; green skills; commercial skills; and entrepreneurship,” according to Dr Claire Garden, Associate Professor of Life Science Education and Head of Learning and Teaching in the School of Applied Sciences at Edinburgh Napier University.
The sector is on track to increase its contribution to the Scottish economy to a total of £8bn by 2025, and it owes much of its success to its highly skilled and internationally recognised workforce.
To swell their ranks, check out the MSc in Biomedical Science if you're looking for an internationally recognised course to prepare you for a career as a biomedical scientist in a variety of research, development and leadership roles. This is available full-time or part-time.
Make the most of multidisciplinary skills’ training
There are also a number of excellent courses to help you meet your upskilling target, from the soon-to-launch MSc Business Data Analytics to the MSc in Data Science, a work-based online learning programme which will help you develop the skills and knowledge needed to meet the shortage of professionals with this skillset, building on your existing expertise to drive the data science capability within your organisation.
Learn how to apply the digital marketing strategies and services that are now an essential and invaluable part of any communication or marketing strategy with the MSc Marketing with Digital Strategy, accredited by the Institute of Data & Marketing.
Or become an expert in the rapidly evolving world of robotics and gear up for a job in the industry of the future, with an MSc in Robotics and Autonomous Systems Engineering, a multidisciplinary scientific and technological field applying complex systems to perform tasks done traditionally by human beings.
Interested in entrepreneurship?
If you want to start your own business, you'll find help to develop all the abilities you need to get started on the MSc Business Management (Entrepreneurship) course – and you can study online.
Plan new ventures, manage innovation, and get equipped with the practical skills and expertise to advance your career.
The University was recently placed second in Scotland in the Entrepreneurial Impact Ranking in the Gateways to Growth Report by Octopus Ventures. And the institution is now focusing on maximising its entrepreneurial offer to students, businesses and the wider community with the establishment of a Women’s Enterprise Hub, as well as working closely with firms to incorporate more opportunities for students based around innovation challenges.
New courses coming in 2024
There are a number of new courses launching at Edinburgh Napier University for the first time this year, including:
- MSc Clinical Healthcare Technology
- MSc Clinical Exercise Physiology
- MSc Digital Business Management
- MSc Business Data Analytics (see above)
- MSc Digital Technologies for Smart Cities
This last one is uniquely tailored to the demands of the global market, helping you to gain a comprehensive knowledge of how to deploy digital technologies to shape the future of sustainable cities, with modules on Automation and Robotics and Modelling and Computation for Smart Places.
In The Business School, research by Professor Luca Mora has formed the basis of the United Nations' playbook of practical recommendations for smart city planning and is now being invited to help cities around the world harness the benefits of digital technology
Looking for something shorter?
Scottish residents can try upskilling courses on topics like Digital Twins Fundamentals and their Practical Applications, a short online course exploring digital twin capability to mirror real-world systems, or short continuing professional development (CPD) options to sharpen commercial skills like Hotel Revenue Management - Pricing Strategy.
Find out more at open evening
Register now at www.napier.ac.uk/study-with-us/postgraduate/postgraduate-events for the Postgraduate Information Evening on Thursday, 29 February. Head along to SKYbar Edinburgh between 5pm and 7.30pm to meet academics, student support teams and current postgraduate students, who will be available to share advice and answer your questions.
Or visit https://www.napier.ac.uk/study-with-us/short-courses for CPD and upskilling options available this year.