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MA Primary Education (4-12)

  • DeadlineStudy Details: 1 year - 5 years

Masters Degree Description

The Primary Education (4-12) MA develops critical understanding of policy development in primary education within the UK and internationally. It meets the rapidly changing needs of professionals educating young children, in examining critically the bases for current practices in primary schools, providing insight into international developments in primary education and in offering opportunities to work with leading researchers and practitioners in the field.

Entry Requirements

Normally a minimum of a lower second-class Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. Students should also ideally have direct professional involvement with pre-school or primary education either in or outside the UK.

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Fees

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Student Destinations

By taking this course students develop an international, critical and deep understanding of primary leadership, curriculum, pedagogy and assessment. Participants have used their studies to gain promotion, apply for new careers and to set up educational businesses.

Module Details

Compulsory modules

  • Dissertation on Primary Education (4-12)
  • Primary Education Policies and Practices
  • Researching Early Years and Primary Education
  • Global Debates and Research into Practice: Educating Children Aged 4-12
  • Report on Primary Education (4-12)
  • Dissertation Portfolio on Primary Education (4-12)
  • Guiding Effective Learning and Teaching
  • Leadership in Early Childhood Education
  • Primary Mathematics Teaching: Mathematics and Pedagogy
  • Psychological and Sociological Perspectives on Inclusion and Special Educational Need
  • Assessment for Learning
  • International Perspectives on Education Reform: Curriculum and Assessment
  • Teaching Controversial Issues

Optional modules

  • Guiding Effective Learning and Teaching
  • Leadership in Early Childhood Education
  • Primary Mathematics Teaching: Mathematics and Pedagogy
  • Psychological and Sociological Perspectives on Inclusion and Special Educational Need
  • Assessment for Learning
  • International Perspectives on Education Reform: Curriculum and Assessment
  • Teaching Controversial Issues

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