Version 1.0 - Last Updated: 12 Jun 2024

Creating a postgraduate master’s course

Northern Irish postgraduate courses


You can add postgraduate courses for Northern Irish students the same way you would add your other postgraduate courses.

From academic year 2024/25, eligible universities and colleges based in the Republic of Ireland can add postgraduate courses for Northern Irish students. You can find eligibility guidance for postgraduate courses for NI students on the Student Finance NI website.

  1. Select Add a Course.

  2. Select Postgraduate Funding Level.

  3. Choose the correct Study Mode.

  4. Select Northern Ireland from the Domicile options.

    Northern Ireland selection options

  5. Select Continue. You can then enter the remaining course details.

The Qualifications dropdown will have 4 options:

  • Postgraduate Certificate
  • Postgraduate Diploma
  • Research Master’s
  • Taught Master’s

Once you select the qualification, the relevant duration options will become available.

You should complete all other fields as normal.

Universities and colleges based in the Republic of Ireland

Universities and colleges based in the Republic of Ireland must only enter a maximum fee amount of £6,500. If the course duration is longer than 1 year, and the overall course fee amount is more than or equal to £6,500, you must enter £6,500 for each year of the course, to ensure that students can apply for the correct funding for them.

You must convert the course fee from euros into pounds when you enter it on CMS. You must convert euros to pounds using the exchange rate of 0.87 (1 euro = 0.87 pounds. For example, you would enter a course fee of €7000 as £6090 (7000 x 0.87 = 6090).


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