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MA Education and International Development

  • DeadlineStudy Details: 1 academic year 2 academic years 5 academic years

Masters Degree Description

Explore how education shapes, and is shaped by, global challenges such as inequality, poverty, conflict, climate change, and migration. The Education and International Development MA is an interdisciplinary course that critically examines the politics of development and the role of education in fostering social justice and sustainable futures, with a focus on low- and middle-income countries. Ideal for those from education, international relations, and social science backgrounds, the course equips you with the tools to understand policy, lead change, and critically engage with the evolving meanings and practices of development.

Entry Requirements

A minimum of a second-class Bachelor's degree from a UK university or overseas qualification of an equivalent standard is required together with relevant experience in low or middle-income countries (normally a minimum of six months). Applicants should demonstrate commitment and genuine interest in issues relating to education and international development.

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Fees

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Student Destinations

Graduates of this course are currently working across 30 different countries in a broad range of areas and sectors, both within the field of education and international development worldwide, and in other varied and diverse roles. Approximately 33% of graduates who have responded to graduate outcome surveys are currently engaged in teaching or other educational activities. They have been employed in education roles, in local and international NGOs, donor and multi-lateral agencies, national and local education departments, schools and universities. Some students continue on to doctoral study or to further postgraduate study. (Graduate Outcomes Survey 2017-22)

Module Details

Compulsory modules

  • Education and International Development: Concepts, Theories and Issues
  • Dissertation on Education and International Development
  • African Studies and Education
  • Gender, Education and Development
  • Education and Muslim Communities
  • Planning for Education and Development
  • Promoting Health and Wellbeing: Planning, Practice and Participation
  • Learners, Learning and Teaching in the Context of Education for All
  • Education during Emergency Situations
  • Education, Conflict and Peace
  • Reimagining `disaster education': perspectives and methodologies
  • Migration, Education and Development
  • Introduction to Quantitative Methods for Social Sciences

Optional modules

  • African Studies and Education
  • Gender, Education and Development
  • Education and Muslim Communities
  • Planning for Education and Development
  • Promoting Health and Wellbeing: Planning, Practice and Participation
  • Learners, Learning and Teaching in the Context of Education for All
  • Education during Emergency Situations
  • Education, Conflict and Peace
  • Reimagining `disaster education': perspectives and methodologies
  • Migration, Education and Development
  • Introduction to Quantitative Methods for Social Sciences

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