Postgraduate

What will you have to pay?

Postgraduate courses are split into four main groupings - MA, MSc standard, MSc Accelerated and MBA. Please ensure that you look at the right section as the course fees do vary.

All MA courses (excluding MA Person Centred Counselling and Psychotherapy)

PG (MA) Modules Credits Home/EU/Island Fee
20 credit M-level module 20 £412

For stand-alone modules the fees are payable in full at the start of the course, and are non-refundable.

PG (MA) Awards Credits Home/EU/Island Fee PT Std Course Duration Std Annual Fee 12/13
Postgraduate Certificate 60 £1235 One year £1235
Postgraduate Diploma 120 £2470 Two years £1235
Masters 180 £3705 Three years £1235

For courses which have a standard course duration which is longer than one year, fees will be split and invoiced on an annual basis. Fees for subsequent years of study are subject to an annual increase and therefore the full cost of the award will be slightly higher than the amount quoted.

You will be billed based on the standard course duration for the course rather than the maximum course duration. Fees are payable on registration or online via secure payment facility. For further details regarding payment options please contact the Finance Office in Lancaster:

Tel: 01524 590825
Email: accountsreceivableteam@cumbria.ac.uk. 

MA Counselling and Psychotherapy

Award Credits Home/EU/Island Fee PT Std Course Duration Std Annual Fee 12/13
Postgraduate Diploma 120 £4,410 Two years £2,205
Masters 180 £5,640 Three years £2,205

For courses which have a standard course duration which is longer than one year, fees will be split and invoiced on an annual basis. Fees for subsequent years of study are subject to an annual increase and therefore the full cost of the award will be slightly higher than the amount quoted.

Please note that the fees for the first two years are approximately £2,205 (subject to an inflationary increase), and the final year is approximately £1230 plus inflation. This is due to the professional element of the first two years requiring more intensive teaching.

You will be billed based on the standard course duration for the course rather than the maximum course duration. Fees are payable on registration or online via secure payment facility. For further details regarding payment options please contact the Finance Office in Lancaster:

Tel: 01524 590825
Email: accountsreceivableteam@cumbria.ac.uk. 

MSc Standard Fees

PG (MSc) Modules Credits Home/EU/Island Fee
20 credit M-level module 20 £470

For stand-alone modules the fees are payable in full at the start of the course, and are non-refundable.

PG (MSc) Awards Credits Home/EU/Island Fee PT Std Course Duration Std Annual Fee 12/13
Postgraduate Certificate 60 £1,410 One year £1,410
Postgraduate Diploma 120 £2,820 Two years £1,410
Masters 180 £4,230 Three years £1,410

For courses which have a standard course duration which is longer than one year, fees will be split and invoiced on an annual basis. Fees for subsequent years of study are subject to an annual increase and therefore the full cost of the award will be slightly higher than the amount quoted.

You will be billed based on the standard course duration for the course rather than the maximum course duration. Fees are payable on registration or online via secure payment facility. For further details regarding payment options please contact the Finance Office in Lancaster:

Tel: 01524 590825
E mail: accountsreceivableteam@cumbria.ac.uk.

MSc Accelerated Fees

Full-Time Accelerated Awards Credits Home/EU/Island Fee FT Std Course Duration Std Annual Fee 12/13
MSc Physiotherapy 180 £10,265 Two years £5,133
MSc Occupational Therapy 180 £10,265 Two years £5,133

For courses which have a standard course duration which is longer than one year, fees will be split and invoiced on an annual basis. Fees for subsequent years of study are subject to an annual increase and therefore the full cost of the award will be slightly higher than the amount quoted.

You will be billed based on the standard course duration for the course rather than the maximum course duration. Fees are payable on registration or online via secure payment facility. For further details regarding payment options please contact the Finance Office in Lancaster:

Tel: 01524 590825
Email: accountsreceivableteam@cumbria.ac.uk. 

MBA Fees

PG (MBA) Modules Credits Home/EU/Island Fee
20 credit M-level module 20 £760

For stand-alone modules the fees are payable in full at the start of the course, and are non-refundable.

PG (MBA) Awards Credits Home/EU/Island Fee PT Std Course Duration Std Annual Fee 12/13
Postgraduate Certificate 60 £2,280 One year £2,280
Postgraduate Diploma 120 £4,560 Two years £2,280
Masters 180 £6,840 Three years £2,280

For courses which have a standard course duration which is longer than one year, fees will be split and invoiced on an annual basis. Fees for subsequent years of study are subject to an annual increase and therefore the full cost of the award will be slightly higher than the amount quoted.

You will be billed based on the standard course duration for the course rather than the maximum course duration. Fees are payable on registration or online via secure payment facility. For further details regarding payment options please contact the Finance Office in Lancaster:

Tel: 01524 590825
Email: accountsreceivableteam@cumbria.ac.uk. 

Research degrees

Student Mode of study
 		Tuition fee
 		Registration fee
 		Exam fee
Home/EU/Island
 		Full-time  £3,700  £180  £180
  Part-time  £1,850  £180  £180
International Full-time  £11,200  £180  £180
  Full-time (long distance)
  £5,700  £180  £180
  Part-time
  £5,700  £180  £180

For overseas postgraduate fees, please visit the international finance page.

Channel Island and Isle of Man fees are the same as the home fees.

Discount for current students about to graduate and alumni 

Graduates from the University of Cumbria or any of its legacy institutions may be eligible for a fee discount of up to £741 on postgraduate taught courses. To be eligible, you must be a UK or EU graduate who studied at the University of Cumbria or a legacy institution for more than 6 months.

For more information, please contact the Enquiry Centre.

Funding

The UK government does not usually fund students who are studying at postgraduate level. Some courses, for example Social Work and some Health Professions Masters degrees do attract some funding. 

Contact us for more information.

For other courses, we advise you to do some research as early as possible into what is funding is available to you.

Please see our handout for further information.