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MA Education (Citizenship)

  • DeadlineStudy Details: 1 year - 5 years

Masters Degree Description

Nearly everyone is a citizen of somewhere. But what does it mean to be a citizen and how should/do education systems develop citizenship? On this small and friendly MA route, students explore the key concepts involved in understanding citizenship education. They develop an understanding of contemporary issues and key research findings in citizenship education and related areas, and are supported to apply this knowledge in practice in educational settings and related contexts.

Entry Requirements

A minimum of a second-class UK Bachelor's degree in a relevant subject or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard and a developed interest in citizenship education (usually evidenced by teaching experience or by experience related to education).

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Fees

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Student Destinations

Graduates of this course are currently working across a broad range of areas. Some are working as teachers, senior leaders in schools in the UK and internationally, while others work in a range of other educational settings and for governments in curriculum design and related areas.

Module Details

Compulsory modules

  • What is Education?
  • Dissertation on Education
  • Teaching Controversial Issues
  • Education and Identities: Citizenship, Rights, Narratives
  • The Holocaust in the Curriculum
  • Curriculum Research and Development in History
  • Curriculum Development: Issues and Principles
  • Assessment: Issues and Practice
  • Educational Testing
  • Curriculum, Policy and Practice
  • Global Learning: Principles and Theoretical Perspectives
  • Transforming the Geography Curriculum
  • Understanding Mathematics Education
  • Mathematics for Teachers
  • Supporting Learners and Learning
  • Feminist approaches to knowledge and pedagogy
  • Independent Study
  • Developing Mentoring Practices
  • The Action Researcher: Exploring Contexts and Issues
  • Education for Sustainable Development: Perspectives from Policy and Practice
  • Educating Teachers
  • Professional agency and teacher activism
  • Multilingual Perspectives on Education (MPE)
  • Teacher as Author: Curriculum Design and Development
  • East Asian Philosophies of Education (EAPE)
  • The Future of Education
  • Communicating Knowledge: Possibilities and Opportunities

Optional modules

  • Education and Identities: Citizenship, Rights, Narratives
  • The Holocaust in the Curriculum
  • Curriculum Research and Development in History
  • Curriculum Development: Issues and Principles
  • Assessment: Issues and Practice
  • Educational Testing
  • Curriculum, Policy and Practice
  • Global Learning: Principles and Theoretical Perspectives
  • Transforming the Geography Curriculum
  • Understanding Mathematics Education
  • Mathematics for Teachers
  • Supporting Learners and Learning
  • Feminist approaches to knowledge and pedagogy
  • Independent Study
  • Developing Mentoring Practices
  • The Action Researcher: Exploring Contexts and Issues
  • Education for Sustainable Development: Perspectives from Policy and Practice
  • Educating Teachers
  • Professional agency and teacher activism
  • Multilingual Perspectives on Education (MPE)
  • Teacher as Author: Curriculum Design and Development
  • East Asian Philosophies of Education (EAPE)
  • The Future of Education
  • Communicating Knowledge: Possibilities and Opportunities
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  • Student Support and Wellbeing Services
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