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How to Apply

Applications for Postgraduate full & part-time courses vary,
depending on the type of course you want to apply for:

Taught Courses

You can apply for full- and part-time taught courses by completing the MMU standard application form. There are exceptions for some professional courses.

The MMU application form is available to download or by contacting us on +44 (0)161 247 6969 where staff can also offer advice on the application process.

After completing the application form, please e-mail to direct@mmu.ac.uk or post to:

Direct Admissions Team
Manchester Metropolitan University
All Saints (GMS), Manchester M15 6BH

What happens next?

If your application is successful you will hear from the University (or by the relevant professional organisation if applying for a professional course).

Some offers may be conditional upon achieving certain grades in your examinations, or successfully completing a particular programme, and you must satisfy these conditions before your place will be confirmed.

Postgraduate Professional Courses

A number of professional courses have external application procedures and details are provided below:

Information on Law Courses

Graduate Diploma in Law

For the full-time course, application forms can be requested from:

CPE/Diploma in Law Courses, Central Admissions Board
PO Box 84, Guilford, Surrey GU3 1YX
Tel: +44 (0)1483 451 080 • www.lawcabs.ac.uk

For the part-time course, forms are available from the MMU website and should be returned to:

Graduate Diploma in Law Administrator
School of Law, Manchester Metropolitan University
All Saints, Manchester M15 6BH

Bar Professional Training Course Legal Practice at the Bar
(Bar Vocational Course)

Applications are submitted via the Bar Standards Board online. See the Bar Standards Board website.

Alternatively, you can go to the MMU course website or call MMU Course Enquiries on 161 247 6969 if you have any questions about the application process.

Graduate Diploma in Law (Legal Practice Course)

For the full-time course, applications forms and further details
may be obtained from:

The Legal Practice Course Application Board
PO Box 84, Guilford, Surrey GU3 1YX
Tel: +44 (0)1483 451 080 • www.lawcabs.ac.uk

The Board encourages online applications through their website. The closing date for applications is in the December of the year before you enter the course.

For the part-time course, applications forms may be obtained from:

Legal Practice Course Administrator
School of Law, Manchester Metropolitan University
All Saints, Manchester M15 6BH

Information on the Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE)

Applications for both Primary and Secondary PGCE are handled by the Graduate Teacher Training Registry (GTTR). Applications should be made online at: www.gttr.ac.uk.

If you are unable to apply online you should contact:

GTTR
Rosehill, New Barn Lane, Cheltenham GL52 3LZ
Tel: +44 (0)870 112 2205

PGCE courses are very popular and the Primary course in particular is extremely competitive. If you need advice on the application process, you should contact the admissions team by email at adm.education@mmu.ac.uk

Information on the PGDip/MA Social Work

Applications for the qualifying course in social work should be made online through the University and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS).

Applications should be submitted by 15 January in the year of entry to be on time and therefore guarantee consideration. However, we may consider late applications if there are still places still available.

What happens next?

If your application is successful you will hear from the relevant professional organisation.

Some offers may be conditional upon achieving certain grades in your examinations, or successfully completing a particular programme, and you must satisfy these conditions before your place will be confirmed.

Postgraduate research courses

You can apply for a postgraduate research degree at the University either by responding to a specific advertisement for a studentship in the local or national press or by applying speculatively to the University.

To apply for a professional doctorate, PhD, MPhil or Masters by Research you will need to complete the Application Form to Study for a Postgraduate Research Degree. You should also contact the research degrees co-ordinator for your chosen subject area to arrange a preliminary discussion about your proposed research topic. You will be required to have an interview.

If the university is satisfied that your proposed project is generally sound, we have received your references and the appropriate supervision and resources are available, you will be sent a letter offering you a place.

There are four enrolment periods for a research degree. These are September, January, April and July although some faculties only have a September enrolment.

In order to register you will be required to produce a research proposal of 1,000 words, with the help of your proposed supervisory team, and submit it to your faculty Research Degrees Sub-committee for approval within three months of enrolment (full-time) or six months (part-time).

You can download an application form and see a list of research degrees co-ordinators at the Research, Enterprise and Development website.