Online & Distance Learning Masters Degrees in Higher Education

This course is not currently taking applications for September 2024 entry, the next intake will be September 2025. The MA Higher Education is intended for education professionals who are interested in the study of Higher Education as its own field of study. Read more

This MEd Tertiary and Higher Education is designed to support the professional development of individuals working in education and training at either tertiary or higher education level. Read more

Our Higher Education MA is open to applicants who are working with students aged 18 years or older, within a higher or tertiary education setting (or other organisations that teach at a higher or tertiary education level). Read more

Studying for the Post-graduate Certificate in Higher Education (PG Cert HE) provides an important grounding in teaching techniques, approaches and theories as well as supporting the continuing development of your teaching practice. Read more

Continue your professional development as a teacher or lecturer in higher education. Support your practice with theory and make positive contributions to teaching and learning in the sector. Read more

The Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education is a flexible, academic development degree which normally takes one to two years' part-time study. Read more

Studying in the University of Glasgow’s online Health Professions Education programme will help you achieve your goals, even as you support learners in achieving theirs. Read more

This dynamic, interactive and work-related course is delivered fully online, allowing you to fit study around your other commitments. Read more

This flexible Master’s course is designed to support your continued professional development through a range of module options, and offers both intermediate qualifications and external (HEA) accredited status (for those with suitable teaching practice in HE only). Read more

Gain the core knowledge, skills and professional values to develop and enhance your practice as an educator in Higher Education. Read more

If you are about to start teaching in a College in Scotland you may need a teaching qualification alongside your specialist degree and experience in order to teach at further education or higher education level. Read more

Our Teaching & Learning in Higher Education (for third-level teachers) is an online programme offered by the  Centre for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning  (CIRTL) at UCC. We provide teachers in higher education with an ideal opportunity to learn how to research their teaching and evaluate evidence of student learning. Read more