Around 12% of sport and leisure management graduates pursue full-time or part-time further study, with half of those combining study and work.

Some take postgraduate courses in order to specialise in a particular area such as arts and culture, events management, or even such narrow specialisms as, for example, 'Lake District studies'. Others may take postgraduate courses to specialise in a vocational area such as teaching.

Some graduates choose to enhance their management qualifications or widen the scope of their understanding of the sport and leisure industry by undertaking postgraduate study. They may study for example, an MA, MSc, PGDip, PhD or MBA, in subjects such as international leisure management.

Many graduates who work within this area also choose to study for the professional qualifications offered by the Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (IMSPA)  or those listed by the sector skills councils, People 1st  and SkillsActive - The Sector Skills Council for Active Leisure, Learning and Well-being .

These trends show only what previous graduates in your subject did immediately upon graduating. Over the course of their career - the first few years in particular - many others will opt for some form of further study, either part time or full time. If further study interests you, start by thinking about postgraduate study in the UK and search courses and research to identify your options.

For details relating to finance and the application process, look at funding my further study.