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What can postgraduate study do for your career?

A postgraduate degree can boost your skills, bridge to a new industry or help you continue to thrive as your career progresses

Three students sitting at a desk talking. Postgraduate study can unlock the next stage of your career.

University degrees aren't just a tool to help you break into the job market —they can help create a world of fresh possibilities once your career is under way.

Whether you're looking to take your professional life to a new level or hoping to branch out and diversify into new territory, postgraduate study unlocks many possibilities.

A graduate certificate, graduate diploma or master's degree can boost your skills by learning from industry leaders and help you see your current job from a new perspective.

Not only can it improve your performance, it can also put you in a great position should opportunity knock – meaning you stand out from other colleagues or candidates when there's a juicy new opening.

It's a way of highlighting your expertise and capabilities in the eyes of recruiters.

Or, a postgraduate degree can also be a bridge to help you transfer your skills across to a different industry.

But it's not just about progressing in your career — an Edith Cowan University (ECU) postgraduate degree can help ensure you'll actually thrive once you've climbed the ladder.

Our Master of Business Administration, for example, will teach you how to lead which will enable you to help shape an organisation's performance and culture, while opening you up to the personal benefits that go along with more senior responsibilities.

And, to make sure you're able to fit your studies around your busy working life, ECU offers its postgraduate courses on a part-time or full-time basis, and you can study on-campus or online.

You'll also be able to start mid-year or over the summer break if need be — so you can get started straight away.

Discover more about ECU's postgraduate courses

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