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    MA 1 year full time, 2-5 years part time or 1-3 years online

Masters Degree Description

Our Education MA program is designed to deepen your understanding of educational issues, policy, and practice whilst empowering you with the skills and confidence to lead evidence-based change in your own context.  We encourage you to think critically and draw from your own experience to explore a range of themes, such as international perspectives, learning cultures and spaces, digital innovations, leadership, and health and wellbeing. You will discover the potential of education to enact positive change in both individuals and societies.

You can choose to study part-time or full-time for your MA Education on our Waterside Campus or 100% online from anywhere in the world. The online option is designed for UK-based or international education professionals looking for the flexibility to fit the timing of their studies around life and work commitments.

Join us in shaping a brighter future through informed and impactful education.

Highlights

  • Flexible study modes and a personalised approach to learning
  • An emphasis on contemporary and international educational themes
  • A supportive international learning community that values sharing and belonging
  • Engaging and enthusiastic lecturers helping you achieve your potential
  • Opportunities for you to present and publish your research
  • The chance to develop transferable academic and professional skills
  • Fast-track pathways for applicants with a PGCE, National
  • Professional Qualifications (NPQs), or Mentor Training for Initial Teacher Training (ITT)

Entry Requirements

To study our Masters in Education course, you will need an honours degree, usually at 2:2 or above, from a UK institution or equivalent.

If you have other qualifications and have recent professional experience of three years or more, you will also be considered. In this case you will be interviewed and asked to demonstrate that you have engaged with the broad field of education at graduate level or equivalent.

If you have master’s (level 7) credits from another course, including the PGCE, NPQH, or programmes run by University of Northampton, then it may be possible to credit these towards this degree.

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Fees

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Student Destinations

Master’s qualifications can give you the opportunity for higher level responsibility and senior posts within education, children’s services and further education.

This Master’s in education course addresses the needs of local authorities in the East Midlands as well as the government agenda for continuing professional development and the development of teaching as a research based profession.

An MA in education is a versatile degree for students in search of career paths beyond teaching. Although this Master’s programme equips you with skills and knowledge specifically within the field of education, it is not limiting but rather accommodates to other niche roles.

Some examples of the kind of work students can do following graduation include:

  • School Counsellor
  • Writer
  • School leader
  • NGO or charity leader
  • Learning mentor
  • Training or Development specialist
  • Instructional designer

Module Details

The Education MA comprises seven modules and a dissertation. The dissertation is an original piece of research which may be presented in a choice of formats. You will be supported to share your research in journals, online or at conferences.

  • EDUM160: International and Comparative Education (20 credits)
  • EDUM161: Learning Cultures, Places, and Spaces (20 credits)
  • EDUM162: Future Focused Education and Innovative Pedagogies (10 credits)
  • EDUM163: Digital Horizons in Education (10 credits)
  • EDUM164: Health and Wellbeing in Educational Contexts (20 credits)
  • EDUM123: Leadership and Change in Education (20 credits)
  • EDUM167: Research Methods in Education (20 credits)
  • EDUM166: Dissertation (60 credits)

There is a range of assignment formats across the modules, with an emphasis on application to practice. Assignments include individual and group work and might involve essays, presentations, videos or portfolios. You can tailor assignment titles to your personal interests and explore aspects of education that are relevant to your own professional context. A key element across the programme is a culture of knowledge-sharing which enables you to engage with fellow MA students and professional colleagues from around the world.

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