Global Ageing and Policy (Distance Learning) (PGDip)

We are proud to be the only department dedicated to Gerontology in the UK. We offer distinctive face-to-face and distance learning programmes in gerontology, global ageing and social policy. Discover the challenges associated with ageing, and assessing academic and policy evidence on our PGDip Global Ageing and Policy (Distance Learning) course. This online postgraduate diploma will teach you how to carry out policy evaluation to improve older people's wellbeing, with a focus on ageing societies. This course focuses on gerontology - the study of ageing at individual and societal levels. You’ll study ageing over a lifetime, focusing on its the challenges it presents in different parts of the world, including: China Southeast Asia and South Asia sub-Saharan Africa You’ll examine the changes we undergo as we age, as well as the impact of growing proportions of older people on social institutions, labour markets, welfare systems and families. The study of ageing also investigates the links

IELTS: overall 6.5; reading 6.0; writing 6.0; speaking 6.0; listening 6.0

International students: £18,800 per year

UK students: £8,900 per year

UK/Home: £8,900 per year

International: £18,800 per year

September 2026

Application deadlines UK students The deadline to apply for this course is midday UK time.

• Online only, Southampton, United Kingdom