Teaching in Lifelong Learning (Top-up) MA
University of HuddersfieldUniversity of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield HD1 3DH
Course overview
If you're already working in the Lifelong Learning sector and are ready to take your career to the next level, this course offers the perfect opportunity to deepen your expertise and broaden your professional impact. This course is designed to deepen your intellectual engagement with key issues in the design, delivery, evaluation, and management of educational courses within the Lifelong Learning sector, whilst also strengthening the professional standing and critical understanding of individuals working in a variety of roles across the sector. As a top-up to prior postgraduate qualifications, the course requires you to complete a 60-credit dissertation module, so previous experience and a solid understanding of educational research methods (such as a postgraduate-level research methods module) are essential.
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Key highlights
- Designed for professionals already working in the Lifelong Learning sector
- Explores design, delivery, evaluation and management of educational courses
- Tops up a prior postgraduate qualification to a full Master's
- Completed through a single 60-credit dissertation module
- Strengthens professional standing and critical understanding across sector roles
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:2 — or above
Scholarships
Merit-based Scholarships
At the University of Huddersfield, we recognise academic excellence by offering a merit-based scholarship of up to £4,000 to international students for a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
Careers this course leads to
- Further education lecturer
- Adult education tutor
- Curriculum manager
- Training and development manager
- Teacher educator
- Education quality manager
Cost of study
UK/Home: £660 | International: £18,700
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Huddersfield, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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