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MA Teaching in Lifelong Learning (Top-up) at University of Huddersfield

University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom

Programme overview

A top-up Master's degree for practitioners already working in the lifelong learning sector. It deepens engagement with the design, delivery, evaluation and management of educational courses and builds on prior postgraduate qualifications.

Duration: 1 year part-time  |  Intake: 20 September 2027, 10 January 2028  |  Study mode: part-time  |  Location: Huddersfield, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The course is a single 60-credit dissertation module involving individual research on a work-related or contemporary issue in lifelong learning, covering traditions of educational research including positivism, interpretivism and action research.

Career pathways

Graduates in this subject area have gone on to roles such as Further Education Teacher, Community Education Officer, Learning Mentor, Education Consultant, Family Support Worker and Education Mental Health Practitioner.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Honours degree (2:2 or above) or equivalent professional qualification, plus a Postgraduate Diploma in Education or equivalent containing 120 credits at Masters level, or a Postgraduate Diploma in a relevant field with evidence of successful teaching experience. Applicants must also show an appropriate understanding of educational research methods, have experience of teaching, training or working in lifelong learning or a related sector, and complete a satisfactory interview. International applicants whose first language is not English: IELTS 6.0 overall with no element lower than 5.5, or equivalent.

Intake: 20 September 2027, 10 January 2028

Duration: 1 year part-time

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