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HESA Graduate Outcomes literacy and honest employability evidence—not a ranking hack.
Online or on campus
Employability marketing fails when a university quotes a percentage that the survey cannot bear. This MSc starts with Graduate Outcomes as a method: coverage, SOC coding, and what ‘highly skilled’ does and does not mean. You will design careers interventions that produce evidence, not only events. Scottish and rUK reporting cultures both appear because dual-pathway providers are asked both sets of questions. Faculty mark whether you can brief a governor without promising jobs the labour market has not got—especially in Edinburgh’s graduate-dense economy. The award is not OfS or SFC employment and not a TEF panel seat. Capstones must include an honest limitations section on survey data. University of Brigant will not sell a league-table hack. You will brief governors on Edinburgh’s graduate-dense labour market, on SOC coding politics, and on why a dual-pathway provider must not quote a percentage the Graduate Outcomes survey cannot bear. Faculty mark whether your careers intervention produces evidence or only event photographs. That is the difference between this MSc and generic employability copy. Dual-pathway careers support is evidenced, not promised in a prospectus sentence. MSc UK Graduate Outcomes and Employability Evidence is taught as one award, not a list of unrelated modules. The published length is 18 months, and the credit total is 36. Students move from Graduate Outcomes Definitions and Coverage through Graduate Outcomes Definitions and Coverage; SOC, Highly Skilled, and Category Politics; Scottish and rUK Reporting Comparators; Careers Support Parity: Campus and Online; Employer Engagement without Vanity Metrics; Equity, Disability, and Graduate Work, and finish on Ethics of Tracking Graduates. Each course has a question, a method, and a submission. In this field, students apply the method of the subject to a defined problem and defend the result. Reading is a core text, a case or dataset, and a critique. The artefact a marker expects is a submission that shows the method, the evidence, and the limit of the claim. The award is built so that a graduate can do the following in practice: Read Graduate Outcomes definitions without over-claiming Design employability activity with auditable evidence Brief governors on limitations and labour-market context 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. 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-six credits: survey and outcomes literacy, careers-service operations, institutional evidence and governance, and a supervised capstone. Dual pathway. No HESA/OfS logos.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| UOB801 | Graduate Outcomes Definitions and Coverage Graduate Outcomes Definitions and Coverage (UOB801) is a 3-credit course on MSc UK Graduate Outcomes and Employability Evidence, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can apply the method of the subject to a defined problem and defend the result, using Graduate Outcomes Definitions and Coverage 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 core text, a case or dataset, and a critique. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a submission that shows the method, the evidence, and the limit of the claim. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| UOB802 | SOC, Highly Skilled, and Category Politics SOC, Highly Skilled, and Category Politics (UOB802) is a 3-credit course on MSc UK Graduate Outcomes and Employability Evidence, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can apply the method of the subject to a defined problem and defend the result, using SOC, Highly Skilled, and Category Politics 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 core text, a case or dataset, and a critique. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a submission that shows the method, the evidence, and the limit of the claim. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| UOB803 | Scottish and rUK Reporting Comparators Scottish and rUK Reporting Comparators (UOB803) is a 3-credit course on MSc UK Graduate Outcomes and Employability Evidence, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can apply the method of the subject to a defined problem and defend the result, using Scottish and rUK Reporting Comparators 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 core text, a case or dataset, and a critique. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a submission that shows the method, the evidence, and the limit of the claim. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
|---|---|---|
| UOB805 | Careers Support Parity: Campus and Online Careers Support Parity: Campus and Online (UOB805) is a 3-credit course on MSc UK Graduate Outcomes and Employability Evidence, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can apply the method of the subject to a defined problem and defend the result, using Careers Support Parity: Campus and Online 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 core text, a case or dataset, and a critique. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a submission that shows the method, the evidence, and the limit of the claim. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| UOB806 | Employer Engagement without Vanity Metrics Employer Engagement without Vanity Metrics (UOB806) is a 3-credit course on MSc UK Graduate Outcomes and Employability Evidence, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can apply the method of the subject to a defined problem and defend the result, using Employer Engagement without Vanity Metrics 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 core text, a case or dataset, and a critique. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a submission that shows the method, the evidence, and the limit of the claim. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| UOB807 | Equity, Disability, and Graduate Work Equity, Disability, and Graduate Work (UOB807) is a 3-credit course on MSc UK Graduate Outcomes and Employability Evidence, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can apply the method of the subject to a defined problem and defend the result, using Equity, Disability, and Graduate Work 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 core text, a case or dataset, and a critique. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a submission that shows the method, the evidence, and the limit of the claim. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
|---|---|---|
| UOB809 | Dashboards that Do Not Lie Dashboards that Do Not Lie (UOB809) is a 3-credit course on MSc UK Graduate Outcomes and Employability Evidence, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can apply the method of the subject to a defined problem and defend the result, using Dashboards that Do Not Lie 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 core text, a case or dataset, and a critique. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a submission that shows the method, the evidence, and the limit of the claim. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| UOB810 | Writing for Governors and Prospectuses Writing for Governors and Prospectuses (UOB810) is a 3-credit course on MSc UK Graduate Outcomes and Employability Evidence, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can apply the method of the subject to a defined problem and defend the result, using Writing for Governors and Prospectuses 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 core text, a case or dataset, and a critique. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a submission that shows the method, the evidence, and the limit of the claim. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| UOB811 | Unistats-Facing Language for Non-Staff Unistats-Facing Language for Non-Staff (UOB811) is a 3-credit course on MSc UK Graduate Outcomes and Employability Evidence, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can apply the method of the subject to a defined problem and defend the result, using Unistats-Facing Language for Non-Staff 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 core text, a case or dataset, and a critique. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a submission that shows the method, the evidence, and the limit of the claim. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
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| UOB813 | Labour Markets: Edinburgh and the Rest of the UK Labour Markets: Edinburgh and the Rest of the UK (UOB813) is a 3-credit course on MSc UK Graduate Outcomes and Employability Evidence, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can justify a marketing decision with evidence rather than a slogan, using Labour Markets: Edinburgh and the Rest of the UK 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 brief, a channel note, and a measurement plan. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a campaign or content recommendation with audience, channel, and measure. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| UOB814 | Research Methods for Employability Evidence Research Methods for Employability Evidence (UOB814) is a 3-credit course on MSc UK Graduate Outcomes and Employability Evidence, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can apply the method of the subject to a defined problem and defend the result, using Research Methods for Employability Evidence 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 core text, a case or dataset, and a critique. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a submission that shows the method, the evidence, and the limit of the claim. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| UOB815 | Ethics of Tracking Graduates Ethics of Tracking Graduates (UOB815) is a 3-credit course on MSc UK Graduate Outcomes and Employability Evidence, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can apply the method of the subject to a defined problem and defend the result, using Ethics of Tracking Graduates 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 core text, a case or dataset, and a critique. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a submission that shows the method, the evidence, and the limit of the claim. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 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.
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