Overview

The Professional Studies in Education Postgrad.Cert from The Open University UK available cover a range of areas within education but all encourage you to draw on your own experiences and undertake enquiry in your own context. You may also qualify for this postgraduate certificate even if you do not complete a full masters degree in education.

Key facts:

Offers a rich diversity of modules to suit your professional requirements and interests.
Has an emphasis on professional development through collaborative learning.
Develops and consolidates advanced scholarship and independent learning in the context of your own practice.
Can be used as the first stepping stone towards the MA or MEd in Education on completion

Learning outcomes, teaching and assessment

The learning outcomes of this qualification are described in four areas:

Knowledge and understanding
Cognitive skills
Practical and professional skills
Key skills

Career opportunities:

Throughout the world there is an increasing demand for creative, innovative education professionals who have highly developed skills and a deep understanding of learning; in many countries a postgraduate qualification is becoming essential for career advancement in education and training settings. This qualification is designed to enrich your knowledge and improve your professional practice. On completing your studies, you should be able to:

demonstrate self-direction and originality in tackling and solving problems at a professional or equivalent level
reflect critically and constructively, in the light of ideas and frameworks presented in the modules and how these apply to your practice and organisational context
be ready to continue your studies and complete the Masters in Education (F70) with The Open University.

You will also acquire qualities and transferable skills that are highly prized by employers within education and related fields, such as:

exercising initiative and personal responsibility
the ability to make decisions in complex and unpredictable situations
the ability to draw on appropriate research and ethical understanding
the production of reports/outputs for academic and professional purposes.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

odules included:
Addressing inequality and difference in educational practice
Educational leadership: agency, professional learning and change
Applied linguistics and English language
Learning and teaching: educating the next generation

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-11 00:00:00
Starting 2027-02-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-08 00:00:00
Starting 2027-04-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-12 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

60 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

To study for this postgraduate certificate course you must hold a bachelors degree from a UK university or other recognised degree-awarding body, or a qualification at equivalent level.
Your spoken and written English must be of an adequate standard for postgraduate study. If English is not your first language, we recommend that you will need a minimum score of 7 under the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

4275 GBP / year

≈ 4275 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

2800 GBP / year

≈ 2800 GBP / year

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find Master's scholarship opportunities for Professional Studies in Education.

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

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Programme Structure

Key information

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Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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Funding

Scholarships Information

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