HOW TO APPLY ONLINE FOR:

Advanced Diploma in Management Practice (Local Government)

Course Code: 1910

The facility to apply online removes the need for applicants to complete and submit paper forms. All that is required is access to a web browser.

NB: Applying for a programme is a TWO-step process:

Step 1 - Application

Step 2 - Enrolment.

You will not be a fully registered student until enrolment is complete.

Please follow the instructions below in order to submit an application (Step 1).

  1. To apply online, first go to the Ulster homepage at
  2. Click on How to Apply under the Quick Links section.

    This will take you to the Applications page.
  3. Click on the Apply Online link.

    This will take you to the Login page for the Online Application system. Please read the page.
  1. Scroll to the bottom and click on the link called First Time User Account Creation.

    This will take you to the New User page where you will need to create a Login ID and a PIN for yourself. The Login ID can be any combination of letters and/or numbers and may be up to 9 characters long. The PIN must be numbers only and must be 6 characters long.
  2. Click on the Login button.This will take you to the Application Type page.

    The one you should select from the dropdown list in the Application Type box is called Business Institute Programmes for all courses with the exception of the MSc in Executive Leadership.

If you wish to apply for the MSc in Executive Leadership, please select the Taught Postgraduate Programmes option instead. Please note that you will be asked to confirm additional information for this application type and consequently the following information should be used for guidance purposes only.

  1. Click on Continue.

    This will take you to a page where you should enter:
  2. the Application Term – this is theAcademic Year in which you wish to begin the programme,the current academic year is 2014/15. Please check this with the Course Director(Dr Joy Taylor, Mobile: 07702971441) if you are unsure about what to select; and
  1. your Name.
  1. Click on the Fill Out Application button.

    This will take you to the Application Checklist page (see over) which shows the different sections of the application which you must complete. These may be completed in any order by clicking on the section heading, answering the questions asked and then clicking on the Continue button to move to the next section.
    In the Programme Information section, you will be required to select the title of the individual programme that you wish to study from the drop down list:

Local GovernmentAdvDip in Management Practice.




  1. When all the sections have been completed and appear on the checklist page with a tick beside them, you should click on the Application is Complete button to submit your application.

You will then see an acknowledgement page to confirm that your application has been successfully submitted and is ready for processing by staff in the university.

Onceyour application has been considered by the relevant Course Director, you will receive further information about how to enrolonline (stage 2 of the process)for your programme.

If you have any difficulty using the system, please call the Registry Office:

Tel: 02890366251/2

Email:

23 July 2014