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• Combine achieving a
qualification with work or
family commitments
• Develop your career without
having to leave employment
• Apply new knowledge and
insight directly into your
working life
About Leicester
• Founded in 1921 as a living memorial
to those who gave their lives in World
War I
• A leading teaching and research
university
• Nearly 20,000 full-time and distance
learning students.
• 170,000 alumni worldwide
• 16 National Teaching Awards
for outstanding and distinctive
contributions to teaching and learning
• The best institution in the UK for
preparing students for the world of
work (Association of Graduate
Recruiters, 2016)
Rankings
25th
Times/Sunday Times
Good University Guide
Top 1% of universities in the
world*
29th
Complete University Guide
Top 30 UK global university**
43rd
Guardian University Guide
Top 100 of the world’s European
universities***
*Centre for World University Rankings 2016, **The Best Global Universities Rankings 2016
***Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015/16
A winning city
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Distance Learning at Leicester
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Every year the University of Leicester welcomes nearly 2,000 new distance
learners on to their courses, from 170 culturally diverse countries, including
United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Lebanon,
Jordan and the rest of the Middle East.
Subject disciplines – distance learning
The Leicester MBA
Ancient History Education and Teaching
Business &
Forensic Science Politics
Management
Human Resource
Criminology Psychology
Management
development backgrounds
Duration 2.5 years
• Dissertation