MA International Education (Globalisation and International Development) / Overview
Year of entry: 2025
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- Degree awarded
- Master of Arts (MA)
- Duration
- 1 year
- Entry requirements
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This course is not available for entry in September 2025
- How to apply
- Apply online
Course options
Full-time | Part-time | Full-time distance learning | Part-time distance learning | |
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MA | Y | N | N | N |
Course overview
- We're ranked in the top ten universities in the UK for Education (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021).
- Benefit from outstanding teaching that draws on world-leading research.
- Focus on professional learning, underpinned by critical scholarship.
Open days
The University holds regular open days , where you will have the opportunity to tour the campus and find out more about our facilities and courses.
You will find out more about the School of Environment, Education and Development, our resources, and meet academic and admissions staff who will be able to answer any questions you have.
Fees
For entry in the academic year beginning September 2025, the tuition fees are as follows:
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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 our dedicated EU page.
We offer a number of postgraduate taught scholarships and merit awards to outstanding applicants and international students, such as the Manchester Humanities International Excellence Scholarship .
The Manchester Institute of Education also offers a Master's bursary available to those studying in the department.
The Manchester Alumni Scholarship Scheme offers a £3,000 reduction in tuition fees to University of Manchester alumni who achieved a first-class bachelor's degree and are progressing to a postgraduate taught master's course.
For more information, visit the Funding opportunities page or explore the University's postgraduate funding database .
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).
Scholarships/sponsorships
We offer a number of postgraduate taught scholarships and merit awards to outstanding applicants and international students, including:
- MIE Postgraduate (master’s) bursaries : 10 awards of £7,500 each (issued as a reduction in your tuition fees). All self-sponsored EU and international student with an offer to study on any MIE master’s programme are eligible.
- Manchester Humanities International Excellence Scholarship : 20% scholarship in the form of a discount on the tuition fees of selected master’s programmes, available to applicants from a number of international countries.
- Manchester Alumni Scholarship Scheme : £3,000 reduction in tuition fees to University of Manchester alumni who achieved a first-class bachelor's degree and 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 our funding page.
Contact details
- School/Faculty
- School of Environment, Education and Development
- Contact name
- School of Environment, Education and Development +44 (0) 161 275 2814
- Telephone
- +44(0) 161 275 2814
- mie.admissions@manchester.ac.uk
- School/Faculty
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See: The School .
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