Postgraduate study is very rewarding. It challenges the student’s intellect, academic ability, time, and self-management. It can also be a considerable financial and time investment, so finding the right institution and the right course for your students is very important. Finding this best-fit will depend on many factors, including why they wish to pursue postgraduate study. It might be:

• passion for a subject/research area
• gaining entry to a profession
• progressing further in their career
• developing research skills
• further specialisation in a particular area
• changing their career or occupation

Students must check that the course content, teaching and learning and assessment methods match their learning style and interests, and that the programme will help towards achieving long-term goals. The institution should have a good reputation for their subject.