Tertiary and Higher Education

Entry requirements

• 2:2 honours degree or equivalent in any subject. A third or ordinary degree will be considered with appropriate professional experience
• Candidates with no formal qualifications, who can demonstrate a capability and engagement in appropriate CPD, will also be considered, in some cases with the completion of a bridging module
• Candidates must be in employment in education or training

Months of entry

February, September

Course content

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. The intention is to strengthen and enhance participants' understanding of educational issues while raising their professional profiles.

You will be encouraged to discuss and analyse information from a wide range of theoretical perspectives and apply them to your own professional practice. You will have the opportunity to focus your studies on an area of professional educational interest while developing research skills and an understanding of ethical principles in higher education.

The course can help you to make changes in your professional practice that can have a positive impact on you and on your learners.

The course also offers specialist modules for those working in a clinical practice and who teach, for example; nursing or dental students. Students who choose this option can exit with a PgCert Clinical Pedagogy or continue on to the full MEd Tertiary and Higher Education.

It is recommended that you attend the face-to-face induction offered at the beginning of the course.

Special features

• The course is available to study part time, online through the university’s virtual learning environment (VLE), enabling you to fit your study around your personal and professional commitments
• Option for a face-to-face induction which, although not compulsory, is highly recommended
• Reflective learning is at the heart of this course allowing you to use your learning to enhance your professional practice
• You can choose to study individual modules for continuing professional development (CPD), or work towards the PgCert, PgDip, or full masters degree
• If you are member of staff, or a postgraduate research student of the University of the Highlands and Islands, and are practicing in relation to higher education learning and teaching, you will be eligible to use your work on the PgCert to achieve Associate Fellow or Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Information for international students

If you would like to study in a country of outstanding natural beauty, friendly communities, and cities buzzing with social life and activities, the Highlands and Islands of Scotland should be your first choice. We have campuses across the region each one with its own special characteristics from the rich cultural life of the islands to the bright city lights of Perth and Inverness. Some courses are available in one location only, for others you will have a choice; we also have courses that can be studied online from your own home country.

Find out more: International - UHI

Fees and funding

For information, please view our Fees/Funding tab: MEd Tertiary and Higher Education (uhi.ac.uk).

Eligible Scotland-domiciled students studying part-time can apply for a tuition fee loan from SAAS. You must be intending to complete the course in no longer than twice the length of time it would take for a full-time student. For example, if your course is available to full-time students as a one-year programme, you will be funded for a maximum of two years' part-time study. If your course does not have a full-time option, you must complete within three years. You can apply for a tuition fee loan up to £7,000, which will be paid pro-rata for each academic year of study.