Accredited courses
Professional accreditation is held in high regard by employers as it guarantees that graduates have gained specific knowledge to a particular standard.
Around 25 of our degree courses are recognised by a professional awarding body, leading to membership of a professional body, or exemption from professional exams.
These include accounting, architecture, business, law, mechanical engineering, media technology, occupational therapy, real estate management and sound technology and digital music.
Institutions that currently recognise or accredit our courses include:
- Architects Registration Board (ARB)
- Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
- British Psychological Society (BPS)
- Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
- Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM)
- Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
- Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP)
- Department for Education and Skills (DfES)
- General Social Care Council (GSCC)
- Health Professions Council (HPC)
- Hotel and Catering International Management Association (HCIMA)
- Institute of Biomedical Science
- Institution of Environmental Sciences
- Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA)
- Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)
- Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
- Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
- Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
- Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI).
Our postgraduate courses in Built Environment, Business and Management, Computing, Engineering and Technology, Education, Health and Social Care, Law, Social Services, and Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure all provide you with a qualification recognised by the relevant professional body.
See also...
Accreditation glossary
See our glossary of accrediting body acronyms.
