University of Birmingham Online
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Advance your career with world-class online learning
At the University of Birmingham, our online programmes are designed to help you go further. Combining academic excellence with real-world relevance, you’ll develop in-demand skills, global perspectives, and the confidence to lead. Delivered by expert faculty and built for flexibility, our programmes empower you to progress your career and make a meaningful impact — wherever you are.
Explore your options
Career-centred and internationally focused and expertly taught. Our online programmes deliver the same high standards as on campus – equipping you with the skills to advance your career and make a real impact.
Masters and PGCert
A postgraduate qualification from the University of Birmingham opens doors to extensive possibilities for the future of your career. All of our offerings are taught by the same expert faculty members who lead our campus courses.
- 2 years
- 100% online
- 180 credits
- £27,230 Total
Balance your studies and learn at a place and pace which suits you. This 100% online AMBA-accredited MBA offers you the ultimate flexibility. Complete a general MBA or earn a specialised degree by choosing from three pathways and two specialisations.
Optional MBA pathways:
- MBA with Marketing
- MBA with International Business and Strategy
- MBA with Innovation and Business Transformation
- 2 years
- 100% online
- 180 credits
- £27,230 Total
Respond to the growing challenges facing healthcare and empower yourself to lead smarter, more effective healthcare systems. By uniquely focusing on both health service management and business leadership, this specialism will equip both clinical and non-clinical professionals with the ability and confidence to lead clinical experts and effect change. We also partner with University Hospitals Birmingham and other major NHS Trusts, to help you garner industry-level insight and hone your ability to navigate the rapidly evolving healthcare space.
- 2 years
- 100% online
- 180 credits
- £27,230 Total
Harness your engineering expertise and integrate it with responsible business practices to set yourself apart as a leader who can make a lasting impact on both your organisation and society. You’ll become polished in entrepreneurial and systems thinking, analysis, and self-awareness.
- 2.5 years
- 100% online
- 180 credits
- £18,265 total
Drive new discoveries for today’s data-driven health and life science industries by learning how to extract meaningful information from complex data sets.
- 2.5 years
- 100% online
- 180 credits
- £18,200 total
Gain interdisciplinary knowledge of mental health research, practice and policy in this comprehensive programme that features an emphasis on youth mental health needs and services.
- 2.5 years
- 100% online
- 180 credits
- £15,145 total
Shape the future of public services and make an impact in your sphere with the Online Masters of Public Administration (also available as a PGDip, a PGCert, or as standalone microcredentials).
- 2.5 years
- 100% online
- 180 credits
- £18,270 total
Get to grips with the necessary legal frameworks to respond to the world’s energy issues and the demands of climate change. Build your competencies through interactive discussions and activities around energy regulation, oil and gas law, pollution control and more.
- 1 year
- 100% online
- 60 credits
- £4,860 total
By bringing together the latest thinking in computing and education, this programme will help you design better learning experiences and seize upon new career opportunities across multiple sectors. Adopt diverse skills in design, technology, social science, data science and more to excel as a learning environment innovator.
Microcredentials
Complete one module at a time, studying exactly what you need to build necessary expertise for next move in your career.
- 8 weeks
- 100% online
- 10 credits
- £1,405 total
Broaden your knowledge in public service with short courses from a university that’s top-rated in social policy. Study the latest practices, strategies and global perspectives to prepare yourself for the changing demands of 21st-century public service with a short postgraduate microcredential course in public administration.
- 8 weeks
- 100% online
- 10 credits
- £810 total
Exploring instructional and learning design from the perspectives of education, technology, digital development, data science and the social sciences, our online short courses will equip you with the skills you need to advance your career in the ever-expanding online digital learning and education sector.
A fully immersive online learning experience
Study online with the University of Birmingham through a flexible, interactive experience powered by Canvas. Learn from the same expert faculty as on campus and engage in discussions, group activities, and direct collaboration with peers and lecturers. As one of the UK’s largest and most established online providers, we support you to build career-ready skills from anywhere.
“Being an online student, I can confidently say that choosing the University of Birmingham for my studies has been one of the best decisions I have made. The University’s world-class reputation and rigorous curriculum have challenged and expanded my knowledge, preparing me to take on real-world business challenges with confidence.”
–Alexander Oketch, Online MBA STudent, Kenya
Earn a highly recognised credential
We are an ambitious global university, proud to be ranked among the top 100 worldwide. Since 1900, we’ve built a reputation for high-quality research that addresses global challenges, alongside innovative, research-led teaching. Our strong performance in UK and international league tables reflects our commitment to excellence and real-world impact.
Top 100 in the world
(QS World University Rankings 2026, Times Higher Education 2026)
Top 20 in the UK
(Complete University Guide 2026, The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026)
About the University of Birmingham
At the University of Birmingham, we are committed to shaping brighter futures through world-class education and research. A member of the prestigious Russell Group in the UK, we combine academic excellence with real-world impact. Our globally recognised teaching, diverse international community, and strong industry links empower students to develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence to make a meaningful difference worldwide.