Students may enrol on an Online Masters degree after obtaining the required academic and/or work experience. A Master's degree may last from between one and six years.

The Master of Arts (usually abbreviated to MA) and Master of Science (usually abbreviated to MSc) are the most common types of Master's degree. Master's degrees will usually involve a combination of research and course-based assignments along with a dissertation submitted at the end of the course that requires a student to demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the course materials.