Program Overview

MA International Education (Curriculum and Pedagogy)

Overview

The MA International Education (Curriculum and Pedagogy) is a one-year full-time program that focuses on professional learning, underpinned by critical scholarship. Students will benefit from outstanding teaching that draws on world-leading research and work with an international cohort of students and tutors representing perspectives from throughout the globe.

Entry Requirements

• A UK Bachelor's Honours degree with a First Class or Upper Second (2.1) class or the overseas equivalent in Education, Teaching or English.
• Applicants without an Education, Teaching or English-related degree should have at least six months of relevant professional experience.
• When assessing academic records, the grades achieved and the standing of the institution where the qualification was studied are taken into account.

Application and Selection

• Apply online
• Full entry requirements can be found on the university's website.

Course Details

• Duration: 1 year
• Degree awarded: Master of Arts (MA)
• Course options:
  • Full-time: Yes
  • Part-time: No
  • Full-time distance learning: No
  • Part-time distance learning: No

Fees

• For entry in the academic year beginning September 2025, the tuition fees are as follows:
  • MA (full-time)
    • UK students (per annum): £13,000
    • International, including EU, students (per annum): £28,000
• Further information for EU students can be found on the university's dedicated EU page.
• All fees for entry will be subject to yearly review and incremental rises per annum are also likely over the duration of courses lasting more than a year for UK/EU students (fees are typically fixed for international students, for the course duration at the year of entry).
• Self-funded international applicants for this course will be required to pay a deposit of £1,000 towards their tuition fees before a confirmation of acceptance for studies (CAS) is issued. This deposit will only be refunded if immigration permission is refused.

Additional Expenses

• Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).
• All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme.
• Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to students at the point of application.

Scholarships/Sponsorships

• The university offers a number of postgraduate taught scholarships and merit awards to outstanding applicants and international students, including:
  • Manchester Humanities International Excellence Scholarship: partial discount on tuition fees for selected Master’s programmes, available to international applicants from a number of countries.
  • Manchester Alumni Loyalty Discount: a discount on tuition fees for the University of Manchester alumni who are progressing to a postgraduate taught Master's course.
• For further information on available scholarships and bursaries as well as their full eligibility criteria, please visit the university's funding page.

School/Faculty

• School of Environment, Education and Development
• School/Faculty overview: See The School.

Courses in Related Subject Areas

• Education

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Regulations and Policies

• Regulations and policies relating to student life at The University of Manchester, including Degree Regulations and Complaints Procedure, can be found on the university's regulations website.