2024-25 Postgraduate Fees

All fees quotes are per year unless otherwise stated. Full time and part-time Scottish students are eligible to apply for the SAAS tuition fee loan - visit the SAAS website for more information.  

International students are responsible for ensuring that they have the funds to pay their tuition fees as well as their living costs support. They may be able to access funding or loans from their own government. For further information please read the information available on the international section of the website and the information on the scholarships section.

Find out more information here funding for postgraduate students.

Please note that our fees and charges are reviewed annually, and in future years are subject to increase. Please also see our Terms and Conditions.

If you have any queries about your fees or funding, please view our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).

If you are interested in studying single modules for CPD purposes, generally you will find the 'per module' fee within the tabs below.

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Postgraduate Fees - Full Time Study

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Course Scotland/UK/ROI International
Accounting and Finance with CIMA MSc (includes £725 CIMA registration fee) £8,575 £17,465
Accounting and Finance with CIMA MSc with Professional Practice (year 1 fee includes £725 CIMA registration fee) Year 1: £8,575 +  Year 2: £2,615

Year 1 £17,465 Year 2 £5,580

Advancing Practice in Occupational Therapy MSc (Post Registration) £8,190 £18,360
Applied Arts and Social Practice £6,825 16,740
Art Psychotherapy MSc* Year 1: £8,295 Year 2 £8,295** Year 1: £15,930 Year 2: £15,930**
Arts, Festival and Cultural Management MA £6,825 £16,740
Audiology (Pre-Registration) MSc*

Year 1: £11,150

Year 2: £11,150

**

Year 1: £21,875

Year 2: £21,875

**

Diagnostic Radiography (Pre-Registration) MSc*

Year 1: £11,150

Year 2: £11,150

**

Year 1: £21,875

Year 2: £21,875

**

Dietetics (Pre-registration) MSc*

Year 1: £11,150

Year 2: £11,150

**

Year 1: £21,875

Year 2: £21,875

**

Digital Campaigning & Content Creation MSc (includes £200 DMI Registration Fee) £7,025 £16,940
Dramatherapy MSc* Year 1: £8,295 Year 2 £8,295** Year 1 £15,930 Year 2 £15,930**
Global Health MSc £8,190 £18,360
Global Film Industries MSc £6,825 £16,740
International Management and Leadership MSc £7,850 £16,740
International Management and Leadership with Professional Practice MSc Year 1: £7,850 Year 2: £2,615 Year 1 £16,740 Year 2 £5,580
International Marketing MSc (includes £200 DMI Registration Fee) £8,050 £16,940
International Marketing with Professional Practice MSc (year 1 fee includes £200 DMI Registration Fee) Year 1: £8,050 Year 2: £2,615 Year 1 £16,940 Year 2 £5,580
Mad Studies MSc
£8,190 £18,360
Media, Management and The Creative Industries MSc £6,825 £16,740
Mental Health and Psychosocial Support MSc £8,190 £18,360
Music Therapy MSc* Year 1: £8,295 Year 2 £8,295** Year 1: £15,930 Year 2: £15,930**
Occupational Therapy (Pre-Registration) MSc*

Year 1: £11,150

Year 2: £11,150

**

Year 1: £21,875

Year 2: £21,875

**

Person-Centred Practice (Health Visiting) PgDip £5,460 NA
Person-Centred Practice (School Nursing) PgDip £5,460 NA
PGDE Secondary (Home Economics) Home: £1820 RUK/ROI: £9250 £9,250
PGDE Secondary (Business) Home: £1820 RUK/ROI: £9250 £9,250
PGDE Secondary (Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies) Home: £1820 RUK/ROI: £9250 £9,250
Physiotherapy (Pre-Registration) MSc*

Year 1: £11,150

Year 2: £11,150

**

Year 1: £21,875

Year 2: £21,875

**

Podiatry (Pre-Registration) MSc*

Year 1: £11,150

Year 2: £11,150

**

Year 1: £21,875

Year 2: £21,875

**

Political Communication and Public Affairs MSc £6,825 £16,740
Sexual and Reproductive Health MSc £8,190 £18,360
Specialist Practice (District Nursing) PgDip

£5460

NA

Speech and Language Therapy (Pre-Registration) MSc*

Year 1: £11,150

Year 2: £11,150

**

Year 1: £21,875

Year 2: £21,875

**

Strategic Communication and Public Relations MSc (includes £200 DMI Registration Fee) £7,025 £16,940
Therapeutic Radiography (Pre-Registration) MSc*

Year 1: £11,150

Year 2: £11,150

**

Year 1: £21,875

Year 2: £21,875

**

**Fixed Fees

Fees to remain fixed for the duration of course

*Pre Placement Costs

Please note that all students commencing on one of the above Allied Health Profession courses marked * will also be liable for the following additional pre-placement costs. Fees will be confirmed in due course. 

All Pre-Registration Courses 

ITEM COST
Basic Health Clearance
(initial appointment and PPQ only)
£97.85
Uniform (4 sets)* £54.91 
Badge £7.31 
PVG full scheme membership
(any refunds will be offered in Semester 2)
£59.00 
Total Cost £219.08

*MSc Art Psychotherapy / Dramatherapy / Music Therapy students do not require the uniform so their total is £164.16

Postgraduate Fees - Part Time Students

These fees are for students commencing study on one of these courses in 2024-25.

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Course Scot/UK/ROI (per 20 credit module) Scot/UK/ROI Dissertation International (per 20 credit module) International Dissertation
Accounting and Finance with CIMA - MSc £1,045  £1,570 £2,200 £3,570
Accounting and Finance MSc - CIMA Registration Fee £725 NA £725 NA
Advancing Practice in Occupational Therapy (Post Registration) MSc £1,090  £1,640 NA NA
Applied Arts and Social Practice MA £910 £1,365 £2,200 £3,570
Art Psychotherapy MSc £5,530 (part time fee is charged per annum over three years) NA £10,620 (part time fee is charged per annum over three years) NA
Arts Festival and Cultural Management MA £910 £1,365 £2,200 £3,570
Arts Management PgCert £910 NA £2,200 NA
Digital Campaigning & Content Creation MSc £910 £1,365 £2,200 £3,570
Digital Campaigning & Content Creation MSc: DMI Registration Fee* £200 NA £200 NA

Global Health MSc

£1,090 per 20 credits / £820 per 15 credits  £1,640 NA NA
Global Film Industries MSc £910 £1,365 £2,200 £3,570

Health Interventions in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Settings PgCert

£1,090 NA NA NA

Independent and Supplementary Prescribing for Healthcare*

£1,600 NA NA NA
Integrated Community Nursing - PgCert £1090 (per 20 credit module) NA NA NA
International Management and Leadership MSc £1,045 £1,570 £2,200 £3,570
International Marketing MSc £1,045 £1,570 £2,200 £3,570
International Marketing MSc: DMI Registration Fee £200 NA £200 NA
Mammography MSc £1,090 £1,640 NA NA
Media, Management and the Creative Industries MSc £910 £1,365 £2,200  £3,570

Mental Health & Psychosocial Wellbeing MSc

 

£1,090 per 20 credits / £820 per 15 credits £1,640 NA NA
Person-Centred Practice (Advanced Forensic Nursing Practice) PgCert £1,090 NA £1,090 NA
Political Communication and Public Affairs MSc £910 £1,365 £2,200 £3,570

Sexual and Reproductive Health MSc

£1,090 per 20 credits / £820 per 15 credits £1,640 NA NA

Social Development and Health MSc

£1,090 per 20 credits / £820 per 15 credits £1,640 NA NA
Specialist Practice (District Nursing) £910 NA NA NA
Strategic Communication and Public Relations MSc £910 £1,365 £2,200 £3,570
Strategic Communication and Public Relations DMI Registration Fee £200 NA £200 NA
Trop-Ed Modules (on campus) £820 per 15 credit module NA £1,750 per 15 credit module NA

Please click here to view fees for continuing students.

*Applicants from Independent businesses, who are not employed by NHS Scotland, are considered for entry.  Please note that Independent premises are required to have in place a satisfactory practice learning audit that is completed by the module team in order to meet this essential element of the application criteria.  There will be an additional charge for this audit, over and above the cost of the module, please contact the Programme Lead, Ali Wood for more information about this additional charge. AWood1@qmu.ac.uk

 

Research and Professional Doctorates

PhDs and Professional Doctorates new students commencing study in 2023/24. Fees for continuing students are to be confirmed.

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SCOT/UK/ROI Full time £5,625 Fee charged annually over 3 years
SCOT/UK/ROI Part time £2,815 Fee charged annually over 6 years
International Full time £16,740 Fee charged annually over 3 years##
International Part time £7,985 Fee charged annually over 6 years
Bench Fees - Laboratory Based Research*   £1000  
Continuation Fee**   £500  
Exam Fee#   £230  

* With the exception of research students who have a studentship, all research students requiring laboratory, practical or clinical expenses will pay a minimum bench fee of £1,000, which covers the cost of consumable materials and other expenses associated with the student's research at QMU. Students undertaking a proposal involving expenses which exceed £1,000 will be required to cover these costs if they do not have sponsorship.

** All research students exceeding their normal prescribed period of study without submitting their thesis are registered as continuing students, and pay the appropriate annual continuation fee.

#Students who complete their studies within the 2024/25 academic year and have not paid either the full or part time fee during this year, will also be charged the exam fee.

 

 

 

 

Online Learning

Online Learning Fees for New Students commencing study in 2024/25. Fees for continuing students are to be confirmed.

Advancing Practice in Health Framework
(Dietetics / Podiatry / Physiotherapy / Medical Imaging / Radiotherapy)

SCOT/UK/ROI/International Full time £8,190
SCOT/UK/ROI/International Part time £1,090 per 20 credit module
SCOT/UK/ROI/International Dissertation £1,640

Advancing Practice in Signed/Spoken Language Interpreting MSc

SCOT/UK/ROI/International Part Time  £1,090 per 20 credit module
SCOT/UK/ROI/International Dissertation £1,640

Person-Centred Practice MSc (Palliative Care)

SCOT/UK/ROI/International Part Time  £1,090 per 20 credit module
SCOT/UK/ROI/International Dissertation £1,640

MSc Person-Centred Practice
PgDip Person-Centred Practice (Advancing Care Home)

SCOT/UK/ROI/International Full Time £8,190
SCOT/UK/ROI/International Part Time £1,090 per 20 credit module
SCOT/UK/ROI/International Part Time Dissertation (MSc only) £1,640

PgCert Person-Centred Practice (Advanced Forensic Nursing Practice)

SCOT/UK/ROI/International Part Time  £1,090 per 20 credit module

Professional and Higher Education e-PgCert

SCOT/UK/ROI/International Part Time £1,090 per 20 credit module

Master of Research (Online)

SCOT/UK/ROI Full Time £7,310 (including research project)
SCOT/UK/ROI Part Time £815 per 20 credit module
SCOT/UK/ROI Part Time Research Project £2,435 per project (£4870 total)
International Full Time £7,875
International Part Time £875 per 20 credit module
International Part Time Research Project £2,625 per project (£5250 total)

Theory of Podiatric Surgery MSc

SCOT/UK/ROI/International Full Time £8,500
SCOT/UK/ROI/International Part Time £850 per 15 credit module
SCOT/UK/ROI/International Dissertation £1,700

Trop-Ed Modules (online)

SCOT/UK/ROI/International Part Time £820 per 15 credit module

*Click here for fees for continuing students.

Postgraduate Registration and Membership Fees

Postgraduate Registration and Membership Fees

We recommend that students studying on the following courses also register with the appropriate Professional Body.

Programme Level Nature of Fee
MSc Diagnostic Radiography (Pre-Registration) 2 Registration Fee - Society of Radiographers (payable directly to Professional Body)
MSc/PgDip Dietetics All Registration Fee - British Dietetics Association (payable directly to Professional Body)
MSc/PgDip Occupational Therapy (Pre-Registration) All Registration Fee - College of Occupational Therapists (payable directly to Professional Body)
MSc Physiotherapy (Pre Registration) All Registration Fee - Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (payable directly to Professional Body)

MSc Speech and Language Therapy (Pre-Registration)

2

Registration Fee - Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (payable directly to Professional Body)

Other Fees

 

RPL Investigation Fee - Undergraduate (Experiential Learning)

Sliding scale based on level and credits:

Level 7-10 modules

10 - 60 credits                    £80

65 – 120 credits                £120

125 – 240 credits              £200

RPL Investigation Fee - Postgraduate (Experiential Learning)

Sliding scale based on level and credits:

Level 11 & 12 modules

15 – 30 credits                   £120

35 – 60 credits                   £240

65 – 90 credits                   £360

95 – 120 credits                £480

 

PVG Fees Postgraduate students studying on a course within the Arts Social Sciences  & Management School may need to pay additional fees for a PVG depending on optional modules selected.
Re-Assessment Fee per module £40 (Maximum of £120)
Replacement Certificate Fee £25
Replacement Transcript Fee £20
Confirmation of Award Letter £15
Certified copy of Certificate £10
Course Document £50
Replacement Student Smart Card £10

 

Postgraduate Loans

SAAS POSTGRADUATE TUITION FEE LOANS

A tuition fee loan of up to £7,000 is available for full-time courses, to help pay for all or some of your tuition fees.

For further information and in order to check your eligibility for the tuition fee loan you should check the information on the postgraduate section of the SAAS website.

Applications can also be made via the SAAS website.

Please note that if you are a part time student, you must take no longer than twice the length of the full time programme to complete your studies.

If you have any questions please contact the Student Funding Adviser at studentfunding@qmu.ac.uk

STUDENT FINANCE LOANS - ENGLAND, WALES AND NORTHERN IRELAND

Students from England, Wales and Northern Ireland can apply for a loan to cover all or part of their fees as well as a living cost loan. More information on fees and funding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payment of Fees, Sponsorship and Discounts

The fee levels and other charges detailed here apply to all students who commence or resume their studies in Session 2024/25.

Fee levels quoted are correct at the time of publication. The University reserves the right to amend published fees.

Fee levels are reviewed on an annual basis, and are subject to increase.

If the fee for a particular course in which you are interested is not listed here, please contact the Student Records office for advice. registry@qmu.ac.uk

Research students in receipt of a studentship do not pay tuition fees or bench fees, but are liable for the examination fee and any continuation fee.

PAYMENT OF FEES (DUE DATE)

Tuition fees and Bench fees (Research students only) become due on the first day of your programme of study. Arrangements for fee payments are detailed below.

CAS DEPOSIT

International students who have paid a £5000 deposit will have this amount deducted from their overall fees.

21 DAY PERIOD

Within 21 days of the payment due date, all students must either pay their tuition fees in full, or have arranged with the Finance Office to pay by instalments. If you choose to pay in full within the 21-day period, you may use pay via the Student Portal, debit card or credit card or in person at the Finance Desk or over the phone by calling +44 (0)131 474 0000 and asking for 'Finance.'

PAYMENT BY INSTALMENTS

You may choose to pay tuition fees by instalments, rather than by a single payment either by Direct Debit or Recurring Card Payment (RCP). These instalments are over 8 months, October to May for September starts or January to August (for January 2024 starts only).

If you choose to pay by Direct Debit you will find the form on the Student Portal (you must have a UK Bank Account for this to operate). Alternatively, you can set-up an RCP on the Student Portal whereby instalments are taken from your debit/credit card over 8 months (October to May or January to August for January 2024 starts only). For all returning students, you must renew your Direct Debit or RCP each year. For new students you will only get access to the Student Portal after you have completed online matriculation. Please note that short courses/low fee courses may not be paid by instalments.

PAYMENT BY A SPONSOR

It is a condition of registration that students accept liability for their tuition fees. Remember that even if your fees are to be paid by a sponsor, such as an embassy or employer, it is your personal responsibility to ensure that they are paid and to provide evidence of funding when you matriculate. Where you have failed to provide written confirmation of funding within 28 days of the start of their programme of study, you will be deemed to be personally liable for payment of the fees, and an invoice will be issued to the student accordingly. If your sponsor is a Health Board you must obtain a Purchase Order number from them so this can be quoted on an invoice.

APPLYING FOR SAAS FUNDING

If you are planning to apply for funding from SAAS (Scottish Awards Agency Scotland) then please do so by 30th June 2023. This will guarantee your funding is in place by the first day of term. 

DISCOUNT

For all annual tuition fees of £12,500 and above, where the student is self-funding and the fee is settled in full by 31 October 2024, a discount of 5% will be authorised.

Queen Margaret University is offering a 10% discount in postgraduate tuition fees for alumni who have graduated with an undergraduate degree from QMU's Edinburgh campus. This discount is available for students who register for a full or part-time postgraduate degree.

This discount applies to home and international students, and applies to the self-funded element of the postgraduate tuition fee only. Self-funded fees include those supported by a tuition fee loan. This discount does not apply to any part of the tuition fee which is covered by a scholarship, funding body, your employer, a company, or any other source of funding.

PROFESSIONAL BODY REGISTRATION FEES

Students will be personally liable for payment of any professional body registration fees as detailed in the Registration & Membership fees section above.

INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS

Find out more about international scholarships at QMU.

Payment Difficulties

LATE PAYMENTS

Unless you have chosen to pay by instalments, if your tuition fee remains unpaid 21 days after it is due, you may become liable to pay interest at 2.5% above the UK clearing bank base rate per annum on the full amount. Interest will run from the due date until the outstanding fees are eventually paid.

If you have chosen to pay by instalments, interest on a late instalment will run from the due date to the date when the instalment is paid.

DIFFICULTIES IN MAKING A PAYMENT

If you are experiencing difficulty in paying all or part of your tuition fees, you must contact the Credit Controller as soon as possible (see contact details below). The Credit Controller will help you to draw up a payment schedule, to which you will be required to adhere until your fees are paid in full.

REQUIREMENT TO LEAVE THE UNIVERSITY

Unless you have agreed a payment schedule with the Credit Controller, if tuition fees are still outstanding 8 weeks after the end of the 21-day period or if an instalment is over 4 weeks late, you may be asked to leave the University. The University will put your debt into the hands of a debt collector.

REINSTATEMENT ON PAYMENT OF FULL TUITION FEES

On payment in full of outstanding tuition fees before the end of the academic year in question, the University may permit your reinstatement on your programme of study. However, if you are behind with your studies you may have to repeat parts of the programme, thereby incurring further fees.

PROGRESSION

You will not be permitted to progress to the next year of your course if you have any debts due to the University from previous years.

DEGREE CEREMONY

The University may refuse to allow you to attend a degree ceremony if tuition fees are outstanding.

APPEAL PROCESS

If you are unhappy about a decision concerning payment of your fees, including a requirement that you withdraw from the University, you may contact the Student Funding Adviser, and bring a complaint under the University's complaint procedure.

EARLY WITHDRAWAL

If you leave your programme of study early, you must ensure that you submit a withdrawal form via this link https://www.qmu.ac.uk/current-students/thinking-of-leaving/if-you-want-to-leave-qmu/. The date of withdrawal will be deemed to be the date that the Registry department receives written confirmation of withdrawal. You will be liable for all or part of the fee for the full academic year as follows:

If you leave within 28 days of the start of your programme of study, you will be liable for an administration fee of £250.

If you leave more than 28 days after the start of your programme of study, you will be liable for the appropriate proportion of the fee based on the semesters attended wholly or in part.

If you are making payment of fees by instalments and withdraw from your programme of study, you must still meet any shortfall between the full fee determined by the University and the total amount of the instalments already paid.

IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP

If you are experiencing financial difficulties in paying tuition fees you should seek help at the earliest possible opportunity. The University will be sympathetic and assist where it can. However, in order to maintain the quality of teaching for everyone else, the University must act to recover debts. Initially you should approach Bill Stronach, the Student Funding Adviser within Student Services for a confidential discussion. More information on the support the University may be able to offer can be found here https://www.qmu.ac.uk/study-here/student-services/student-funding-service/.  You may also wish to speak to a personal tutor or someone at the Students’ Union for advice and support.

Contacts

For enquiries about payment methods, please contact the Credit Controller, Finance Office, creditcontroller@qmu.ac.uk. Full details on the Student Debt Policy are available from the Finance Office on request.

For advice on any financial matters, please contact the Student Funding Adviser within Student Services, studentfunding@qmu.ac.uk.

If you are not clear on the fee for your proposed programme of study, or what fee applies to you, email registry@qmu.ac.uk