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Our three year, part-time masters degree is a work-based course that gives you the opportunity to relate your higher education practice to your studies.
The higher education sector brings together a wide range of professional practices, including lecturers, researchers, librarians, support, administrative, and student services. Our course is for professionals working across all areas: academic, administration, governance, academic support services to human resources.
You will share experiences from your higher education role and learn about others too, gaining a broad perspective of higher education practices and its associated professional identities.
During the first two years of the course, you will study core units and choose from a number of option units. These gi...
3 years, part-time
Manchester however all programme units are available remotely online.
Our part-time course is for professionals working in a teaching or professional services support roles across higher education.
It’s designed to give you the opportunity to develop expertise in your current professional setting, whilst exploring the wider higher education sector.
As the ideological, political, social, regulatory, economic and technological context of higher education changes rapidly, we aim to bring together different professionals and their respective practices and identities. This is to help you gain a broader perspective of practice across both teaching and non-teaching roles.
We offer two alternative entry routes for MA Higher Education; one that is teaching-focused and the other which is non-teaching focused.
Whether you teach or support student learning, directly or indirectly, you’ll be able to explore your practise through assignments and option units.
You’ll learn through a variety of teaching methods within an accessible, structured and scaffolded online learning environment.
Whether you've already made your decision about what you want to study, or you're just considering whether postgraduate study is right for you, there are lots of ways you can meet us and find out more about postgraduate student life at Manchester Met.
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Your studies are supported by a department of committed and enthusiastic teachers and researchers, experts in their chosen field.
We often link up with external professionals too, helping to enhance your learning and build valuable connections to the working world.
Applicants will normally be graduates working in a teaching or professional services support role in higher education, and must also be able to demonstrate the following to the satisfaction of the programme leader:
Applicants with a 60 credit masters level higher education teaching qualification (e.g. PGCLTHE or PGC FE/HE) or equivalent will normally be eligible for entry to the MA HE at the PG Diploma stage. Other applicants will normally be expected to enter the programme at PG Certificate stage.
Please contact the department for more information about the fees for this course.
Please contact the department for more information about the fees for this course.
A masters qualification typically comprises 180 credits, a PGDip 120 credits, a PGCert 60 credits, and an MFA 300 credits. Tuition fees will remain the same for each year of study provided the course is completed in the normal timeframe (no repeat years or breaks in study).
Optional estimate: £400
All of the books required for the course are available from the library. The University also has PC labs and a laptop loan service. However, many students choose to buy some of the core textbooks for the course and/or a laptop. Students may also need to print their assignments and other documents. Campus printing costs start from 5p per page. Estimated costs are £300 for a laptop and up to £100 each year for books and printing.
This course gives you the opportunity to evaluate your professional role and practices in the ever-changing ideological, political, social, regulatory, economic and technological context of higher education.
It is designed to help you pursue a career in higher education management or in academic teaching research and leadership.
As a graduate, you will have also developed a sound basis for pursuing further study such as, for example, undertaking a PhD in educational research/educational studies.
Participants can enrol onto the MA as graduates with an active role or professional interest in higher education.
The admissions regulations and entry requirements for the Master of Arts in Higher Education (MA HE) comply with the University's policy, regulations and institutional Code of Practice on Recruitment and Admissions, and with the University's Scheme for the Admission of Students with Advanced Standing following the Accreditation of Prior Learning. All applicants shall also be considered with regard to the University's equal opportunities policy and such anti-discrimination legislation as may be in force.
Candidates must have a sufficient command of the language in which the course is taught to be able to meet the requirements of the course in every respect.
Further information and an application form are available here.
Get advice and support on making a successful application.
You can review our current Terms and Conditions before you make your application. If you are successful with your application, we will send you up to date information alongside your offer letter.
Programme Review
Our programmes undergo an annual review and major review (normally
at 6 year intervals) to ensure an up-to-date curriculum supported by the
latest online learning technology. For further information on when we
may make changes to our programmes, please see the
changes section of our Terms and Conditions .
Important Notice
This online prospectus provides an overview of our programmes of study
and the University. We regularly update our online prospectus so that
our published course information is accurate. Please check back to the
online prospectus before making an application to us to access the most
up to date information for your chosen course of study.
Confirmation of Regulator
The Manchester Metropolitan University is regulated by the Office for
Students (OfS). The OfS is the independent regulator of higher education
in England. More information on the role of the OfS and its regulatory
framework can be found at
officeforstudents.org.uk.
All higher education providers registered with the OfS must have a student protection plan in place. The student protection plan sets out what students can expect to happen should a course, campus, or institution close. Access our current Student Protection Plan .