Overview

The higher education sector brings together a wide range of professional practices, including lecturers, librarians, support, administrative, and student services.

Our Higher Education course from Manchester Metropolitan University is for professionals working across all areas, from administration to governance, academic 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 give you the opportunity to explore your particular area of practice - teaching-focused or non-teaching focused - and develop your expertise in higher education practice and research.

In year three, you will complete a dissertation, focusing on a topic of your choice within the field of higher education practices and/or policies.

Career

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.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Researching Higher Education

Higher Education Today

Assessment Higher Education

Flex

Research Degree Supervision and Examination

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-05 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-15 00:00:00

More details

You can apply for a master’s course at any time throughout the year, most courses will close for applications in mid to late August.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

89

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PTE Academic

65

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Manchester, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

First Class

English requirements

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89

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65

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6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

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:

A first degree in any subject or alternative educational qualifications that are deemed equivalent

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.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

1542 GBP / module

≈ 1542 GBP / module
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

792 GBP / module

≈ 792 GBP / module

Additional Details

Part-time fee: £792 per 15 credits studied per year. (National)
Part-time fee: £1542 per 15 credits studied per year. (International)

Living costs

Manchester

United Kingdom

645 - 1197 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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