Study Details: MA 1 year full-time
Explore the global forces that influence education and gain the skills you need to improve practice.
This course is designed for those with a broad interest in education. It’s ideal for both education professionals looking to improve their practice and recent graduates looking to enter the field.
If you see yourself as a current or future teacher, lecturer, trainer, researcher, educational administrator or a policy maker, then this masters is for you.
2:2 undergraduate degree in a relevant subject. Some educational experience in either teaching or administration is also considered beneficial.
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This broad-based course is an ideal grounding for postgraduate students looking to go on to further study such as PhD or to go into a career in teaching, journalism, policy-making or management.
The wide variety of optional modules allows you to tailor a study pathway in line with your individual interests and professional goals.
Core modules
Teaching and Learning in Schools
Theories of Learning and Development
Research Methods for Education I: Researching Questions
Research Methods for Education II: Researching Answers or Professional Practice in Education*
*You must choose this module in Semester 2 in order to take the Professional Practice Dissertation.
Option modules
You will also study two option modules:
Bilingualism
Motivation in Education
Contemporary Issues in Teaching
Intercultural Communication in Education
Gender, Sexuality and Education
Higher Education in the 21st Century
Language and Power
Evaluating UK Classroom Practice
Migration in Education
Teaching & Learning with Technology
Our modules may change to reflect the latest academic thinking and expertise of our staff, and in line with Department/School academic planning.
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