Course summary
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. Recent dissertation topics have included:
- A case study on youth disaffection at an independent alternative school in North West England.
- A critical evaluation of the effectiveness of Restorative Practice (RP) at a high school in a northern UK city.
Modules
Core module: Dissertation
Assessment method
Your work will be assessed through a dissertation. Your module specification/course handbook will provide full details of the assessment criteria applying to your course.
Entry requirements
Entry requirements for this course are normally: * an Honours degree (2:2 or above) or an equivalent professional qualification. * a Postgraduate Diploma in Education or equivalent award, containing 120 credits at Masters level, or a Postgraduate Diploma in a relevant field and evidence of successful teaching experience . In addition you must also: * evidence an appropriate level of understanding of educational research methods * have experience of teaching, training or working in a relevant organisation in lifelong learning or in a related sector * complete a satisfactory interview We particularly welcome applicants from under-represented groups. These are the usual entry requirements. We do however encourage those with different or older qualifications to apply. Please contact us to discuss your particular circumstances.
English language requirements
If your first language is not English, you will need to meet the minimum requirements of an English Language qualification. The minimum for IELTS is 6.0 overall with no element lower than 5.5, or equivalent.
Read more about the University’s entry requirements for students outside of the UK on our International Entry Requirements pages.
https://hud.ac.uk/international/courses-and-entry-requirements/international-entry-requirements/
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £660* | Module |
| Northern Ireland | £660* | Module |
| Scotland | £660* | Module |
| Wales | £660* | Module |
| Channel Islands | £660* | Module |
| Republic of Ireland | £660* | Module |
*This is a provisional fee and subject to change.
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
The information provided below is for those applying to study at the University of Huddersfield in the academic year 2025/26. Please note that tuition fees for subsequent years may rise in line with inflation (RPI-X) and/or Government policy. This webpage will be updated with 2026/27 tuition fees as information becomes available.
In 2025/26 the part-time tuition fee for UK postgraduate students on this course will be £660 (Band 1) per 15 credit module and £1,320 (Band 1) per 30 credit module. Tuition fees for UK students will cover the cost of your study at the University. For more information about funding, fees and finance for UK students, including what your tuition fee covers, please see our Fees and Finance - https://www.hud.ac.uk/postgraduate/fees-and-finance/
Please email the Student Finance Office ([email protected]) or call 01484 472210 for more information about fees and finance.
Sponsorship information
For further information please visit https://www.hud.ac.uk/postgraduate/funding-studies/
Provider information
University of Huddersfield
Queensgate
Huddersfield
HD1 3DH