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Ofqual-facing literacy for education lawyers and quality leads—not Ofqual staff, not a solicitor qualifying degree.
Online or on campus
UK qualifications regulation is a set of conditions, a malpractice file, and a public that confuses university degrees with Ofqual-regulated awards. This LLM starts with that confusion as a professional risk. You will map when a dual-pathway university must speak regulator language and when doing so would be misrepresentation. Scottish students need SQA and SCQF literacy without Brigant pretending to list them. Faculty mark whether you can write an advice note that states you are not counsel of record and not Ofqual staff. This is not SQE, not a Law Society of Scotland qualifying pathway, not an appointment to a regulator. Capstones use redacted regulatory decisions or anonymised institutional files. You will map when a dual-pathway university must speak regulator language and when doing so would misrepresent a degree as an Ofqual-regulated qualification. SQA and SCQF appear as comparators without automatic listing. Faculty mark advice notes that state you are not counsel of record. University of Brigant will not print Ofqual or SQA logos. Identity-checked assessment is identical across modes. The LLM will not list you with Ofqual, SQA, or any law society, and the capstone must say so in the first paragraph of the advice note. LLM Education and Qualifications Regulation (UK) is taught as one award, not a list of unrelated modules. The published length is 18 months, and the credit total is 30. Students move from Degrees, Regulated Qualifications, and Public Confusion through Degrees, Regulated Qualifications, and Public Confusion; Ofqual-Facing Conditions as Literacy; Malpractice, Invalidation, and Evidence Files; OfS, Ofsted-Facing, and University Autonomy Myths; SQA, SCQF, and Honest Non-Listing; PSRBs beside Qualifications Regulators, and finish on Research Methods for Education Regulation. Each course has a question, a method, and a submission. In this field, students design a short sequence for a named group of learners and the criteria that would mark it fairly. Reading is a curriculum extract, an assessment specification, and an evaluation summary. The artefact a marker expects is a plan with outcomes, a task, criteria, and a note on bias. The award is built so that a graduate can do the following in practice: Map UK qualifications-regulation instruments as literacy not employment Write advice notes with solicitor-qualifying and staff disclaimers Distinguish degrees, regulated qualifications, and credit mapping Teaching assumes the student can read a source, attempt a problem before the seminar, and revise after feedback. Attendance at live seminars is part of the design. The capstone or final course must use the methods of the earlier courses; a project that ignores them does not pass. This course does not confer a teaching licence, QTS, or equivalent registration. The pages for each course name the topics that are examined. Those topics are the syllabus. A brochure line is not a substitute for them.
Thirty credits, MA enum: qualifications architecture, malpractice and conditions, devolution comparators, and a supervised capstone. Dual pathway. Explicit non-qualifying, non-staff marketing.
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Online tuition is free. Online examinations are free. There is no exam fee for online study.
On-campus study
Prefer to learn at our Edinburgh campus? Campus tuition and campus examinations are charged. The published campus price is on each programme page.
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
|---|---|---|
| UOB981 | Degrees, Regulated Qualifications, and Public Confusion Degrees, Regulated Qualifications, and Public Confusion (UOB981) is a 3-credit course on LLM Education and Qualifications Regulation (UK), with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can design a short sequence for a named group of learners and the criteria that would mark it fairly, using Degrees, Regulated Qualifications, and Public Confusion as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a curriculum extract, an assessment specification, and an evaluation summary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a plan with outcomes, a task, criteria, and a note on bias. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a teaching licence, QTS, or equivalent registration.
| 3 · 30 h |
| UOB982 | Ofqual-Facing Conditions as Literacy Ofqual-Facing Conditions as Literacy (UOB982) is a 3-credit course on LLM Education and Qualifications Regulation (UK), with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can design a short sequence for a named group of learners and the criteria that would mark it fairly, using Ofqual-Facing Conditions as Literacy as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a curriculum extract, an assessment specification, and an evaluation summary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a plan with outcomes, a task, criteria, and a note on bias. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a teaching licence, QTS, or equivalent registration.
| 3 · 30 h |
| UOB983 | Malpractice, Invalidation, and Evidence Files Malpractice, Invalidation, and Evidence Files (UOB983) is a 3-credit course on LLM Education and Qualifications Regulation (UK), with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can design a short sequence for a named group of learners and the criteria that would mark it fairly, using Malpractice, Invalidation, and Evidence Files as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a curriculum extract, an assessment specification, and an evaluation summary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a plan with outcomes, a task, criteria, and a note on bias. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a teaching licence, QTS, or equivalent registration.
| 3 · 30 h |
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
|---|---|---|
| UOB985 | OfS, Ofsted-Facing, and University Autonomy Myths OfS, Ofsted-Facing, and University Autonomy Myths (UOB985) is a 3-credit course on LLM Education and Qualifications Regulation (UK), with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can design a short sequence for a named group of learners and the criteria that would mark it fairly, using OfS, Ofsted-Facing, and University Autonomy Myths as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a curriculum extract, an assessment specification, and an evaluation summary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a plan with outcomes, a task, criteria, and a note on bias. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a teaching licence, QTS, or equivalent registration.
| 3 · 30 h |
| UOB986 | SQA, SCQF, and Honest Non-Listing SQA, SCQF, and Honest Non-Listing (UOB986) is a 3-credit course on LLM Education and Qualifications Regulation (UK), with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can design a short sequence for a named group of learners and the criteria that would mark it fairly, using SQA, SCQF, and Honest Non-Listing as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a curriculum extract, an assessment specification, and an evaluation summary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a plan with outcomes, a task, criteria, and a note on bias. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a teaching licence, QTS, or equivalent registration.
| 3 · 30 h |
| UOB987 | PSRBs beside Qualifications Regulators PSRBs beside Qualifications Regulators (UOB987) is a 3-credit course on LLM Education and Qualifications Regulation (UK), with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can design a short sequence for a named group of learners and the criteria that would mark it fairly, using PSRBs beside Qualifications Regulators as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a curriculum extract, an assessment specification, and an evaluation summary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a plan with outcomes, a task, criteria, and a note on bias. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a teaching licence, QTS, or equivalent registration.
| 3 · 30 h |
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
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| UOB989 | Writing Regulatory Advice Notes with Scope Writing Regulatory Advice Notes with Scope (UOB989) is a 3-credit course on LLM Education and Qualifications Regulation (UK), with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can design a short sequence for a named group of learners and the criteria that would mark it fairly, using Writing Regulatory Advice Notes with Scope as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a curriculum extract, an assessment specification, and an evaluation summary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a plan with outcomes, a task, criteria, and a note on bias. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a teaching licence, QTS, or equivalent registration.
| 3 · 30 h |
| UOB990 | Student Complaints, OIA, and Overlap Student Complaints, OIA, and Overlap (UOB990) is a 3-credit course on LLM Education and Qualifications Regulation (UK), with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can design a short sequence for a named group of learners and the criteria that would mark it fairly, using Student Complaints, OIA, and Overlap as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a curriculum extract, an assessment specification, and an evaluation summary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a plan with outcomes, a task, criteria, and a note on bias. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a teaching licence, QTS, or equivalent registration.
| 3 · 30 h |
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| UOB993 | Comparative Notes: England and Scotland Comparative Notes: England and Scotland (UOB993) is a 3-credit course on LLM Education and Qualifications Regulation (UK), with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can design a short sequence for a named group of learners and the criteria that would mark it fairly, using Comparative Notes: England and Scotland as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a curriculum extract, an assessment specification, and an evaluation summary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a plan with outcomes, a task, criteria, and a note on bias. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a teaching licence, QTS, or equivalent registration.
| 3 · 30 h |
| UOB994 | Research Methods for Education Regulation Research Methods for Education Regulation (UOB994) is a 3-credit course on LLM Education and Qualifications Regulation (UK), with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can design a short sequence for a named group of learners and the criteria that would mark it fairly, using Research Methods for Education Regulation as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a curriculum extract, an assessment specification, and an evaluation summary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a plan with outcomes, a task, criteria, and a note on bias. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a teaching licence, QTS, or equivalent registration.
| 3 · 30 h |
Modules are assessed through a published mix of coursework, applied projects, and examinations. Exam windows are announced in advance so students in other time zones are not forced into overnight sittings. Alternative arrangements are available where documented.
The published duration is 18 months. Teaching language: English (dual pathway: Edinburgh campus or tuition-free online; one academic standard). Actual time-to-complete depends on mode and any recognised prior learning.
You may study this award fully online from your country, or — where published — on campus at Brigant. Online study does not require a student visa. Campus study may.
Degree tuition for this award is published as £0 / tuition-free on the online pathway. Examination or administrative fees may apply at checkout — never an annual tuition invoice. Check the Fees page for any extras.
Requirements are grouped on this page (academic, English, documents). Equivalent qualifications are considered. English may be waived after prior English-medium study.
Assessment is typically a mix of coursework, projects, and examinations. Doctoral awards include a thesis or dissertation and an oral examination. Details sit in the programme specification and module outlines.
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