Coaching and Mentoring Practice
MA or PGDip or PGCert
Key facts
Start dates
September 2023
Course length
Part time: MA: 2-5 years, PGDip: 16 months, PGCert: 8 months, Distance Learning: 2-5 years
Department
Accreditation(s)
European Coaching and Mentoring Council (EMCC)
Overview
Expand your theoretical knowledge and develop the skills and approaches needed to grow as a professional coach or mentor with our MA in Coaching and Mentoring Practice.
The course is delivered by our world-class International Centre for Coaching and Mentoring Studies. which promotes cutting-edge research and teaching. You will:
- integrate your work and life experiences with the theoretical concepts underpinning coaching and mentoring
- expand your knowledge of theories
- apply your knowledge to a variety of working contexts with the support of a unique blend of tutor input and individual coach-supervisor support.
You could be new to coaching and mentoring or an established coach or mentor. This course is aimed at:
- internal or external coaches
- consultants
- mentor co-ordinators
- coaching psychologists
- counsellors
- managers
- human resources development staff
- leadership professionals from the voluntary, public and private sectors.
It's not always necessary to have a degree if you can show you have an appropriate level of experience.
How to apply
Entry requirements
Specific entry requirements
A minimum of a second class honours degree (2:2) in any academic discipline, or equivalent overseas degree from a recognised institution or equivalent professional or other qualification, and at least two year’s relevant professional experience.
However, If you do not have a degree, in some cases your experience and other educational activities may equip you to be able to succeed in study at this level. We will consider your application and you may be invited for interview in order to discuss your needs.
If you have already gained a coaching or mentoring qualification at an appropriate level, you may be given exemption from the Practice Fundamentals module.
There is guidance for students bringing in credit from other programmes and you can discuss your application with the Programme Lead.
Entry will also be subject to two satisfactory references.
Please also see the University's general entry requirements.
English language requirements
If English is not your first language you will need to satisfy the university's English language requirements:
- IELTS minimum level 6.5 (with a minimum of 6.0 in reading and writing, and 5.5 in listening and speaking).
Please also see the University's standard English language requirements.
English requirements for visas
If you need a student visa to enter the UK you will need to meet the UK Visas and Immigration minimum language requirements as well as the University's requirements. Find out more about English language requirements.
International applications
International applicants should apply for the Distance Learning option as student visas are not available for part-time postgraduate study in the UK.
Pathways courses for international and EU students
We offer a range of courses to help you meet the entry requirements for your postgraduate course and also familiarise you with university life in the UK.
Take a Pre-Master's course to develop your subject knowledge, study skills and academic language level in preparation for your master's course.
If you need to improve your English language, we offer pre-sessional English language courses to help you meet the English language requirements of your chosen master’s course.
Terms and Conditions of Enrolment
When you accept our offer, you agree to the Terms and Conditions of Enrolment. You should therefore read those conditions before accepting the offer.
Application process
Tuition fees
Questions about fees?
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Tuition fees
Fees quoted are the full price of the course.
Additional costs
Please be aware that some courses will involve some additional costs that are not covered by your fees. Specific additional costs for this course are detailed below.
Optional costs
| Additional costs | Amount (£) |
|---|---|
It’s your responsibility to cover print / binding costs where coursework submission is required. Please note that a lot of the coursework is now submitted online. |
From £30 |
Accommodation fees in Brookes Letting (most do not include bills) |
£94-265 per week |
Accommodation fees in university halls (bills included, excluding laundry costs) |
£122-180 per week |
Graduation costs include tickets, gowning and photography. Gowns are not compulsory but typically students do hire robes, starting at £41. |
Typically £0-200 |
Students are responsible for their own travel to and from university for classes. BrookesBus travel is subsidised for full-time undergraduate students that are on a course with a fee of £9,250 or more, or living in an Oxford Brookes hall of residence. There is an administration fee for the production of a BrookesKey. |
From £8 |
Funding your studies
Financial support and scholarships
Featured funding opportunities available for this course.
All financial support and scholarships
Learning and assessment
This part-time course can be studied either as a blended on campus/online programme, or via Distance Learning. It consists of seven modules of study amounting to 180 credits studied over a two-year period.
You will study three stages:
- the postgraduate certificate stage which consists of three 20-credit modules
- the postgraduate diploma stage has three further 20-credit modules
- the master's dissertation has a full 60 credits.
You can choose to finish your studies at the end of the postgraduate certificate or postgraduate diploma stage and graduate with that award.
Study modules
The modules listed below are for the master's award. For the PGDip and PGCert awards your module choices may be different. Please contact us for more details.
Please note: As our courses are reviewed regularly as part of our quality assurance framework, the modules you can choose from may vary from that shown here. The structure of the course may also mean some modules are not available to you.
Learning and teaching
On the blended (campus/online) programme you will be taught through a series of Saturday seminars and workshops (approximately one a month). Distance Learning teaching will be on half-days on Fridays, approximately twice a month.
We use a variety of teaching and learning methods. You will:
- develop active learning techniques
- reflect on practice
- carry out independent research
- engage with a broad range of practitioner and academic material
- you can discuss, debate and support others through the Oxford Brookes virtual learning environment. All modules have an element of internet based support.
We recommend that you set aside the equivalent of two days a week for your practice and study. Both programme modes include online units between ‘live’ teaching sessions. Each online unit requires three to four hours of work.
Your professional background, experience and knowledge will be drawn on through all teaching, learning and assessment activities. Critical reflection is encouraged.
Research
The master's programme is taught through the International Centre for Coaching and Mentoring Studies. At the forefront of coaching and mentoring research, the Centre’s academic team consists of leading educators and researchers in the field.
Our journal, annual conferences and professional network OBCAMS (the Oxford Brookes Coaching and Mentoring Society) offer excellent opportunities to students, academics and practitioners for the dissemination and sharing of research and ideas.
Our Research areas include:
- philosophical underpinnings of coaching
- developmental, leadership and team coaching
- resilience
- embodiment
- transfer of learning
- the coaching relationship
- ethics
- managing mentoring schemes.
Teaching staff have research interests and expertise in coaching and mentoring, and related fields. Visiting speakers from business and industry provide further input.
You can attend events from the Oxford Brookes Coaching and Mentoring Society (OBCAMS), which meets monthly. It attracts outside speakers and presenters from all areas of coaching and mentoring.
After you graduate
Career prospects
Oxford Brookes University Business School is the UK's leading provider of master's-level education in coaching and mentoring practice. We seek to help you to develop yourself as a coach or mentor and to demonstrate your coaching credibility and expertise. Anyone looking to establish a reputation and build a career in coaching and mentoring will benefit from one of our part-time postgraduate level qualifications.
Graduates of this course find that their employment opportunities are enhanced or that their business increases as a result of their greater depth of understanding of the field and the variety of new networks and contacts formed during the course.
If you are passionate about research and want to take your professional expertise to the next level, following your MA you can extend your study to its highest level by completing our Doctor of Coaching and Mentoring Programme.
Our Staff
Dr Adrian Myers
Adrian is the course leader for the MA in Coaching and Mentoring practice and teaches the Level 7 programme in Coaching and Mentoring. Adrian also supports organisations to help internal coaching schemes and helping managers acquire coaching skills.
Read more about AdrianDr Ioanna Iordanou
Ioanna is a senior lecturer in Human Resource Management who is researching the influence of Coaching on individual and team performance, group dynamics, leadership development and change management.
Read more about IoannaRelated courses
Programme Changes:
On rare occasions we may need to make changes to our course programmes after they have been published on the website.For more information, please visit our Changes to programmes page.