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MA Early Years Education

  • DeadlineStudy Details: 1 year - 5 years

Masters Degree Description

Early Years Education MA supports students in developing knowledge and skills to address challenges at the local, national, and international levels. Through engagement with contemporary issues and debates, students gain a deeper understanding of policy development while enhancing their leadership capabilities and their ability to assess and improve the quality of early years practice. This course is one of the flagship courses of the Department of Learning and Leadership, led by world-leading experts at the UCL Institute of Education (IOE).

Entry Requirements

A minimum of a second-class Bachelor's degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard is required. Appropriate experience of working with young children is desirable.

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Fees

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Student Destinations

By taking this course students develop an international, critical and deep understanding of early years leadership, curriculum, pedagogy and assessment.

Module Details

Compulsory modules

  • Early Childhood Education
  • Researching Early Years and Primary Education
  • Contemporary Issues in Early Years
  • Dissertation on Early Years Education
  • Dissertation Portfolio on Early Years Education
  • Report on Early Years Education
  • Assessment for Learning
  • Educational Testing
  • Guiding Effective Learning and Teaching
  • International Perspectives on Education Reform: Curriculum and Assessment
  • Leadership in Early Childhood Education
  • Perspectives on Literacy Learning
  • Literacy Development
  • Psychological and Sociological Perspectives on Inclusion and Special Educational Need

Optional modules

  • Assessment for Learning
  • Educational Testing
  • Guiding Effective Learning and Teaching
  • International Perspectives on Education Reform: Curriculum and Assessment
  • Leadership in Early Childhood Education
  • Perspectives on Literacy Learning
  • Literacy Development
  • Psychological and Sociological Perspectives on Inclusion and Special Educational Need
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  • Student Support and Wellbeing Services
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