Professional Practice (Part-time) (MA)
The MA Professional Practice (Distance Learning, Part-Time) is a flexible, career-focused master’s programme designed for working professionals who want to advance their expertise, develop leadership skills, and gain a formal qualification without taking a career break.
Delivered 100% online, this part-time programme allows you to apply what you learn directly to your workplace, enhancing both your personal and professional development.
This work-based master’s degree is highly customisable, enabling you to tailor your studies to your career goals. With a range of modules in leadership, coaching, mentoring, change management, and digital transformation, you can shape your learning experience to suit your industry and aspirations. Whether you work in business, healthcare, education, public services, or the non-profit sector, this programme equips you with practical skills and strategic insights to enhance your professional practice.
A key benefit of this distance learning MA is its Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) pathway, which allows you to gain academic credit for your previous professional experience, training, or qualifications. This can accelerate your progress and make your master’s degree more affordable.
Throughout the course, you will engage with research-led teaching, real-world case studies, and independent study projects, culminating in a major work-based research project that aligns with your career objectives. You will graduate with advanced critical thinking, problem-solving, and leadership skills that can open doors to senior roles, consultancy opportunities, or further academic study.
If you are looking for a flexible, industry-relevant master’s degree that lets you study anytime, anywhere, the MA Professional Practice at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø is the ideal choice.
Course details
- Part-time
- English
- Welsh
£43.33 per credit
£5 per credit for experiential learning
Why choose this course?
What you will learn
This programme develops critical reflection, leadership, and research skills tailored to your professional sector. You will engage with:
- Contemporary professional practice and leadership strategies.
- Work-based learning and independent study modules.
- Research methodologies applied to workplace challenges.
- Ethical and professional considerations in your field.
The programme structure is highly flexible, allowing students to tailor their learning.
Core Modules:
- Continuing Professional Development (20 credits)
- Recognition and Accreditation of Learning (RAL) (20 credits)
- Work-Based Research (20 credits)
- Research in Workplaces (10 credits)
Optional Modules (examples):
- Leadership and Change (30 credits)
- Coaching and Mentoring (30 credits)
- Managing Work-Based Projects (30 credits)
- Authenticity and the Role of the Leader (30 credits)
- Financial Management for Public Sector (30 credits)
Students must complete a total of 180 credits to graduate with an MA.
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Year 2
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The modules outlined above provide examples of what you can expect to learn on this course based on recent academic teaching. We continuously review our courses to ensure quality enhancement and to manage our resources. The precise modules available to you in future years may vary depending on staff availability and research interests, new topics of study, timetabling and student demand. Where your course includes optional modules, these are to provide an element of choice within the course. The availability of optional modules may vary from year to year and will be subject to minimum student numbers being achieved. This means the availability of specific optional modules cannot be guaranteed.
You’ll typically complete 120 credits per year of study on a full-time course. For more information visit our Student Agreement.
Year 3
Further information
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A good undergraduate degree (2:2 or above) or equivalent professional qualification
Applicants without a degree but with substantial relevant work experience will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) options available.
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- Work-based projects
- Written assignments
- Research-based reports
- Reflective portfolios
- Presentations
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There are no additional required costs for the course. There is the option to undertake an Insights Psychometric assessment.
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You may be eligible for funding to help support your study. To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit our Scholarships and Bursaries section on our website.