University entry
Is the INTO Graduate Diploma programme validated or recognised?
Successful completion of the INTO Graduate Diploma programme leads to the award of a Graduate Diploma from University of Exeter. This programme gives access to the Master’s in Public Administration and a range of Management, Finance and Law Master’s programmes at the University of Exeter or other universities.
Assured university placement
Students who complete the Graduate Diploma programme at the appropriate level are guaranteed a place on a Master’s course in management, finance, law or public administration at the University of Exeter.
School of Business and Economics
The excellent facilities, the high standards of teaching and a thriving postgraduate community all contribute to the school’s worldwide reputation for research and teaching in finance, accounting, economics and management. In the 2007 National Student Survey, the School was ranked No. 1 for Business, Management and Accounting and Finance. The school aims to produce graduates who will make a real difference to the organisations for which they work. The Graduate Diploma in Management leads to either the MSc International Management or, subject to sufficient prior work experience, the MBA. Both programmes have a number of specialist pathways including in marketing, tourism and entrepreneurship. The Graduate Diploma in Finance is a pathway into one of three Master’s programmes in corporate finance or investment.
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Located within the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, the Department of Politics offers excellent teaching and research facilities to its postgraduate students. Successful completion of the Graduate Diploma in Public Administration leads to the Master’s in Public Administration which investigates the changing realities of policy making and public management in national, comparative and international global settings. The Master’s in Public Administration draws on the research of teaching staff who have published widely in key areas of public management and policy and who have also been policy advisers to a wide range of governmental and private bodies in the UK, North America, Japan and Europe.
School of law
The School of Law has a world-wide reputation for excellence, attracting academics, visiting lecturers and students from across the globe. The student body is truly international: over the past five years, 55 different nationalities have been represented on the School’s undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. All teaching members of the School of Law engage in original research and scholarship, so students will be taught by academics who are experts in their field. The Graduate Diploma in Law is a pathway into a specialist LLM programme for students who may or may not have studied Law before. Course content helps you to develop the specific skills needed to research, understand and comment on case law and the confidence to contribute actively in seminar discussions, both of which are a key component to many LLM programmes.
