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Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Studies in Education at The Open University

The Open University, United Kingdom

Programme overview

The Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Studies in Education lets students explore education through a chosen specialism such as leadership, inclusion and social justice, or learning and teaching.

Duration: Part-time distance learning, 120 credits; to be completed within four years  |  Study mode: part-time distance learning  |  Location: Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

120 credits, studied within one of the specialisms (leadership, inclusion and social justice, or learning and teaching).

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must hold a bachelors degree from a UK university or other recognised degree-awarding body, or a qualification at an equivalent level; employment in an educational setting is not required. English: IELTS minimum score of 7 recommended for those whose first language is not English.

Domestic applicants: GBP 5,900 for the whole programme (2026/27). Total module fees for the qualification (England). Source

Duration: Part-time distance learning, 120 credits; to be completed within four years

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