MA Higher and Professional Education at University of Surrey

Programme overview

Our online Higher and Professional Education MA has been designed to develop you further as a teacher. It is for professionals who are actively engaged in teaching and supporting learning in higher and professional education including those working in mainstream academic departments, faculty development/support centres, as well as those involved in teaching/supporting learning in tertiary-level professional education contexts.

Department: Surrey Institute of Education | Duration: 5 years part-time with distance learning | Study mode: part-time with distance learning | Intake: February 2027, September 2027 | Location: Guildford, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Our distance learning course offers you the flexibility to create a programme that suits your professional development needs in the field of tertiary-level/higher education teaching. Offered on a part-time basis over three to five years, the qualification recognises the importance of balancing your studying alongside your teaching roles. This course allows you to tailor your learning according to your interests and preferences through a choice of optional modules. Core modules include Teaching in Context, Researching in Higher and Professional Education, Research Dissertation.

Career pathways

Completion of the MA offers you both a qualification relevant to learning and teaching in higher and professional education, but also provides significant evidence for professional development, such as applications for senior fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A minimum of a 2:2 UK honours degree, or a recognised equivalent international qualification. It is essential for applicants to be Higher Education-level, or tertiary level educators within a professional context, including academic staff (tutors and lecturers) or academic-related staff working at a higher education institute as they will need access to students and teaching peers in order to undertake some of the activities within the modules, such as teaching observations and classroom-based action research projects. Applicants who do not meet the 2:2 degree requirement may be considered by the department on a case-by-case basis if they have experience in teaching and/or supporting learning at the higher education or tertiary level. IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with 6.0 in writing and 5.5 in each other element

Domestic applicants: GBP 730 a year (2027/28). Annual tuition fee, part-time with distance learning route, February 2027 start; part-time fee applies in each year of the course Source

International applicants: GBP 1,560 a year (2027/28). Annual tuition fee, part-time with distance learning route, February 2027 start; part-time fee applies in each year of the course Source

Intake: February 2027, September 2027

Duration: 5 years part-time with distance learning

Apply through the official page: https://www.surrey.ac.uk/apply/postgraduate

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