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This unique course presents you with an opportunity to explore your personal and professional practice, set future goals and leadership around inclusion and change. With the high-quality resources available at the University of Wolverhampton and assigned specialist tutors, your academic study skills will be developed in face-to-face sessions and online tasks, focusing on networking, collaboration, inclusion and change. You will be supported to develop a deeper understanding of disadvantage, social capital and the ideas that inform current practice, exploring opportunities for improvement at a strategic and personal level in your chosen area. The course can support you in furthering your service career progression towards leadership, research and project management as well as progression to full MA Education, and then onto PhD or Professional Doctoral study.
PG Cert Access, Outreach and Social Mobilitiy
This unique course presents you with an opportunity to explore your personal and professional practice, set future goals and leadership around inclusion and change.
This unique course presents you with an opportunity to explore your personal and professional practice, set future goals and leadership around inclusion and change.
Why choose this course?
What's unique about this course?
- In collaboration with Causeway Education, the University of Wolverhampton offers a unique opportunity to gain a qualification at Master’s level
- We provide a blended approach to delivery with a mixture of face-to-face events on our Walsall Campus, online workshops and tutorial support
- We offer high-quality resources on our learning platform, enabling a flexible approach to your learning that fits in with the demands of work and study
What happens on the course?
Placements on the course
Every student will now have the opportunity for a professional development work placements, to bridge the gap between academic learning and the world of work.
These short-term, structured experiences include:
- Short duration: condensed work-like experience in professional environments
- Academic integration: always linked to coursework, assessments or professional development modules
- Project-based learning: students work on specific tasks or research with an organisation
- Flexible format: can be in-person, remote, hybrid or virtual
- Skill development: enhances workplace skills like communication, teamwork and problem-solving
- Experiential learning: helping to close the gap between knowledge gained and the skills needed to succeed
Employability on the course
Our courses are designed from day one to prepare you for your future career. You will benefit from:
- Extended induction: a period to familiarise yourself with your new university
- Structured learning pathways: courses are crafted with a focus on preparing students for future careers
- Hands-on project experience: projects and practical activities designed around real-world activities
- Embedded professional development: all courses are designed with workplace skills development and professional placements as part of the course
- Industry-informed modules: course content is kept up-to-date with industry standards through our industry links, staff's research and work in the field
- Placement opportunities: professional development placements for every student
Course Modules
Additional Information
Everything you need to know about this course!
| Location | Mode | Sep intake Fee | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Part-time | £3672 per year | 2026-27 |
These fees relate to new entrants only for the academic year indicated for entry onto the course, any subsequent years of study may be subject to an annual increase, usually in line with inflation.
A degree in any subject or relevant and extensive experience subject to interview for suitability.
International Applicants
Your qualifications need to be deemed equivalent to the above entry requirements.
- English Language requirements are normally IELTS 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each area (unless otherwise stated) or equivalent accepted qualification English Language Requirements
- For further information relating to overseas qualification please use the following link https://www.wlv.ac.uk/international/our-locations/your-country/
Postgraduate Loyalty Discount:
You can get 20% discount on a taught postgraduate course if you’re a University of Wolverhampton Graduate.
The University offers a generous 20% Loyalty Discount to students progressing from an undergraduate programme to a taught postgraduate on-site programme, where both courses are University of Wolverhampton Awards.
There is no time limit on how long ago you completed your degree as long as this is your first Masters level qualification.
The discount applies to the first year of enrolment only. Students who receive a loyalty discount are not entitled to any further tuition discount or bursary. For full terms and conditions click here.
Self-funded:
If you are paying for the fees yourself then the fees can be paid in 3 instalments: November, January and April. More information can be found by clicking here.
Sponsored - Your employer, embassy or organisation can pay for your Tuition fees:
Your employer, embassy or organisation agrees to pay all or part of your tuition fees; the University will refer to them as your sponsor and will invoice them for the appropriate amount.
We must receive notification of sponsorship in writing as soon as possible, and before enrolment, confirming that the sponsor will pay your tuition fees.
Financial Hardship:
Students can apply to the Dennis Turner Opportunity Fund for help with course related costs however this cannot be used for fees or to cover general living costs.
Charitable Funding:
You might also want to explore the possibility of funding from charitable trusts. Please contact Association of Charitable Foundations, Directory of Social Change or Family Aid. Most charities and trust funds offer limited bursaries targeted to specific groups of students so you will need to research whether any of them are relevant to your situation.
You can find more information on the University’s Funding, cost, fee and support pages.
