Program Overview

MA International Education / Overview

Overview

The MA International Education is a one-year full-time program that focuses on professional learning, underpinned by critical scholarship. The program is designed to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and understanding required to address the complex challenges facing education in a rapidly changing world.

Entry Requirements

• We require a UK Honours degree with a First or Upper Second (2.1) classification 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 your academic record, we take into account the grades you have achieved and the standing of the institution where you studied your qualification.

Application and Selection

• Apply online
• Sustainable Development Goals: Find out how this course aligns to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, including learning which relates to Goal 4: Quality education

Course Details

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

Careers

• The program is designed to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and understanding required to address the complex challenges facing education in a rapidly changing world.

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

Scholarships/Sponsorships

• We offer 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 of selected Master’s programmes, available to international applicants from a number of countries.
  • Manchester Alumni Loyalty Discount: discount on tuition fees for the University of Manchester alumni who are progressing to a postgraduate taught Master's course.

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• The 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the world's call to action on the most pressing challenges facing humanity. At The University of Manchester, we address the SDGs through our research and particularly in partnership with our students.
• Led by our innovative research, our teaching ensures that all our graduates are empowered, inspired, and equipped to address the key socio-political and environmental challenges facing the world.
• To illustrate how our teaching will empower you as a change maker, we've highlighted the key SDGs that our courses address.

  • Goal 4: Quality education

    • Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

Regulated by the Office for Students

• The University of Manchester is regulated by the Office for Students (OfS).
• The OfS aims to help students succeed in Higher Education by ensuring they receive excellent information and guidance, get high-quality education that prepares them for the future, and by protecting their interests. More information can be found at the OfS website.

Policy on Additional Costs

• 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 you at the point of application.
• 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).