Study Details: MA 1 year full-time
Globally education systems are witnessing unprecedented mobility, competition and disparities.
For students interested in a career addressing global educational challenges as a teacher, policymaker or researcher this course provides engagement with crucial contemporary issues:
Through a discussion of such questions, this course will help you develop an understanding of comparative education and how development goals relate to education.
2:2 undergraduate degree or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard in a relevant discipline such as: Education, Sociology, Humanities, Social Sciences. Some educational experience in either teaching or administration is also considered beneficial
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With its focus on policy and practice and a comparative lens this programme enables you to work in national and global education settings. The programme equips you to work in public and private sectors, for example, teaching in schools or higher education, working with local and national policy making bodies as well as international development agencies like the OECD or the World Bank.
You could also do a PhD and build a career researching education and development. Knowledge and skills gained through a range of core and optional modules allow you to select a route aligned with your individual interests and professional goal.
Career opportunities:
Core modules
Social Justice & Education
Comparative Approaches to Education
Education and Development in the ‘Global North’ and ‘South’
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 if you want to take the Professional Practice Dissertation.
Option modules
You will also study one option module. In previous years, options have covered topics such as:
Contemporary Issues in Teaching
Evaluating UK Classroom Practice
Gender, Sexuality and Education
Higher Education in the 21st Century
Intercultural Communication in Education
Language and Power
Migration and Education
Motivation in Education
Teaching and Learning with Technology
Teaching World Englishes
Some option modules combinations may not be possible. The option available to you will be confirmed after you begin your course.
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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