Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: 1 year
On this course you'll delve into the challenges facing education in the 21st century - with education understood in the broadest possible sense.
We emphasise the application of traditional and critical psychological theories and research to educational policy and practice within diverse global contexts across the life course.
Whether you are new to psychology or have studied it previously, this course will allow you to master the knowledge and skills to develop as a future leader and agent for change in education and psychological policy, practice or research.
Minimum 2:1 undergraduate honours degree in any subject.
Graduates develop specialist expertise in how psychological theories and research applies to educational settings and in the world beyond these institutions.
The course equips you with highly transferable skills in critical thinking, research, communication and problem-solving, preparing you for a diverse range of career pathways in education, psychology and beyond.
Many of our students come from teaching and educational support roles and use this degree to enhance their professional practice or progress into new opportunities, such as:
Graduates interested in psychology focused careers can pursue roles that support young people’s mental health and wellbeing, including:
There are four compulsory modules, two which are studied in the autumn semester and two studied in the spring semester. From April to August you will carry out your independent study.
Critical perspectives on education and social justice in a changing world
Developmental Psychology
Critical Psychology and Education
Interdisciplinary approaches to knowledge and educational research
Research Project
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