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Master's

MSc Dual-Pathway Quality and External Examining (Online)

Arab Leadership University

Arab Leadership University

Master's

MSc Dual-Pathway Quality and External Examining (Online)

Arab Leadership University

Arab Leadership University (online)

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Tuition

Free (online)

Degree

M.Sc.

Delivery

Full-time · Online

Duration

2 years (18 mo)

Language & requirements

Taught in: English, Arabic

Tuition fees

  • INTERNATIONALFree (online)

About Arab Leadership University

Fully online Arabic digital university serving the League of Arab States.

Overview

University of Brigant built this MSc for quality officers and module leaders who must prove that tuition-free online and Edinburgh campus are the same degree, not a brand with two prices of rigour. You will design assessment parity, write an external-examiner brief, and run an exam board that can survive a student complaint. Ofqual-facing literacy appears where regulated language is used; you are not trained as Ofqual staff. Thirty-six credits, identity-checked assessment, no fake quality-agency logos. You will also write a student-facing explanation of how campus and online sit under one award, because that sentence is where universities usually start to lie.

Delivered fully online with live seminars, recorded lectures, and tutor support.

**Award:** Arab Leadership University **Credits:** 36 | **Typical duration:** 2 years (18 months)

Course structure

4 terms · 16 modules · 36 credits

Module 1: Dual-pathway design

  • UOB621·One Award, Two Modes: Evidence of Parity
    3 credits
  • UOB622·Learning Outcomes that Survive Online Delivery
    3 credits
  • UOB623·Library, Lab-Equivalent, and Studio-Equivalent Fairness
    3 credits
  • UOB624·Identity-Checked Quality Assessment
    3 credits

Module 2: Assessment integrity

  • UOB625·Identity Checking, Vivas, and Remote Invigilation Ethics
    3 credits
  • UOB626·Generative AI and Authorship Policies that Can Be Applied
    3 credits
  • UOB627·Reasonable Adjustment across Campus and Distance
    3 credits
  • UOB628·Appeals, Complaints, and OIA Literacy for Operators
    3 credits

Module 3: External examining in practice

  • UOB629·Sampling, Calibration, and Unseen Discrepancy
    3 credits
  • UOB630·Writing Examiner Briefs and Responses
    3 credits
  • UOB631·Exam Boards, Chairing, and Minute Honesty
    3 credits
  • UOB632·PSRB Liaison without Membership Theatre
    3 credits

Module 4: Capstone

  • UOB633·Scottish and UK Quality Reference Points as Literacy
    3 credits
  • UOB634·Research Methods for Academic Standards
    3 credits
  • UOB635·Writing for Senate and Boards of Studies
    3 credits
  • UOB636·Capstone: Dual-Pathway Quality Evidence File
    3 credits

Learning outcomes

  • Apply discipline-specific theory to complex professional problems
  • Design and execute research or applied projects to postgraduate standard
  • Communicate findings clearly to academic and industry audiences
  • Demonstrate ethical, inclusive practice in global workplaces

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