Tuition fees 2012/13
Type of course | HOME rate 2012/13 | OVERSEAS rate 2012/13 |
MA in Broadcast Journalism | £6,200 | £10,000 |
| MA in Radio Journalism, | £5,400 | £9,000 |
| MA Print Journalism / MA Magazine Journalism | £5,200 | £9,000 |
| PG Diploma in Broadcast Journalism | £5,200 | £9,000 |
| PG Diploma in Radio Journalism | £4,400 | £8,000 |
| PG Diploma in Print Journalism / PG Diploma Magazine Journalism | £4,200 | £8,000 |
| MA Business Management | £4,400 | £9,600 |
| MA Business Management Top-up | £1,650 | £3,800 |
| MA Education | £4,200 (discounts available for Leeds Trinity partnership schools and previous Leeds Trinity students) | N/A |
| MA Victorian Studies | £2,200 | £9,000 |
| MSc Health and Wellbeing | £5,050 | N/A |
| MPhil / PhD | £3,700 | £9,000 |
There are two ‘rates’ of tuition fees – HOME and OVERSEAS. If you are a British citizen or an EU national you will usually be charged HOME fees. If you are not a British Citizen or an EU national you will usually be charged OVERSEAS fees. For more information for non-UK students on fee status eligibility visit UKCISA
You can check course details with the admissions team (admissions@leedstrinity.ac.uk )
Tuition Fees for 2013/14 will be published later in the year
Funding your fees and living costsIn general, there is no centrally funded mandatory support available to postgraduate students. An exception to this is funding for students undertaking a PGCE or SCITT course. The majority of postgraduate students are self-funded, which could involve using savings, money from family, from part-time work, along with contributions from the possible funding options below. It is important to start planning your finances for postgraduate study in good time, usually 18 months to 2 years before the start of the course, to ensure that all your funding is in place when your course starts.
Students are advised to investigate the following sources of funding:
Professional and Career Development Loans
Professional and Career Development Loans are bank loans that can be used to help pay for work related learning. You can borrow between £300 and £10,000 to help support the cost of up to two years of learning (or three years if it includes one year’s relevant unpaid practical work). The Skills Funding Agency will pay the interest on the loan while you are learning and for one month afterwards. The loan can be used to pay course fees or other costs such as travel and living expenses. You can also use the loan to supplement other forms of support such as grants or bursaries. Because the Professional and Career Development Loan is a commercial loan product, they should only be considered as an option once all other student funding options have been investigated. For further information on financial assistance to support your learning, please visit www.direct.gov.uk/adultlearning or contact Careers Advice on 0800 100 900.
Our learning provider registration number is: 6186
Research Council Awards
Full time postgraduate students from England and Wales can apply for studentships offered by Research Councils and funding bodies which support specified areas. To be eligible you should normally be a UK citizen and expect to, or have obtained, a first or upper second class honours degree. Competition is intense and not all candidates are successful. Visit the Research Council Awards website for information on what awards are available, who is eligible to apply and how to apply.
Some companies also offer students the opportunity to apply for bursaries for some postgraduate study, such as Postgraduate Solutions Ltd
Trust Funds and Charities
Students can apply to a variety of Trust Funds and Charities for additional funding. The size of these organisations varies greatly and the amounts granted also vary from around £50 to £500. The eligibility criteria to apply for these awards can be very specific. Awards from Trust Funds and Charities should not be treated as a main source of funding. Visit the Educational Grants Directory to search for awards that you may be eligible to apply for.
Disabled Students Allowance
UK postgraduate students with a disability may be eligible for help with a Disabled Students Allowance. Financial assistance is available for:
- Items of specialist equipment
- Assistance towards the cost of a non-medical personal helper
- General disability related course costs
Visit Directgov website or visit Leeds Trinity Disability Services for more information.
Tax credits and benefits
You may be eligible for child tax credits (if you have a child under 16 years old or a child under 20 who is in full time non-advanced education) and / or working tax credits if you work more than 16 hours a week (if you have children and / or a disability) or if you are over 25 and work a minimum of 30 hours a week. Tax credits are means-tested on your household income and some income from student funding will be taken into consideration in an assessment. For more information visit the HMRC website
If you have certain circumstances (for example if you have children and / or a disability) you may qualify for housing benefit and / or income support (or other applicable means-tested benefits). Most benefits are means-tested on your household income and some income from student funding will be taken into consideration in an assessment. For more information on these and to find out if you may be eligible or how to claim please visit the jobcentre plus website
Sponsorship
If you work for a company relevant to your course or the course you wish to study, they may be willing to sponsor you or provide a contribution towards the cost of the tuition fees. You should discuss this opportunity with them. Even if you do not work for a company you may wish to approach a company relevant to your course and ask them for sponsorship. They may expect you to work for them in the vacation(s) and / or when you have finished your course. Usually, companies will expect you to work for them for a certain length of time after you have finished the course so ensure you are clear on this before you enter into any sponsorship agreement.
Part Time Work
The government expects that all students work part time to supplement their income, but for postgraduate students who are not entitled to statutory funding part time work is usually a necessity. The Jobshop at Leeds Trinity can help you find part time work to fit around your studies.
Journalism Diversity Fund Bursary
UK students from a socially or ethnically diverse background who are planning on studying a PG Dip in Print Journalism and a PG Dip in Magazine Journalism may be able to apply for a bursary from the Journalism Diversity Fund to help with the costs of the course if they have no other financial support. Further eligibility criteria and application cycles apply. For more information visit Journalism Diversity Fund