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Study Details: 2 years full-time
The International Master in Adult Education for Social Change (IMAESC) is intended for students wishing to pursue a career in adult education and as preparation for further academic study through a PhD programme. Graduates will be equipped with the academic knowledge, research skills, and practical employability skills through this jointly developed and delivered programme.
An array of academic conferences, workshops and other socio-cultural events involving all Consortium partners will help to make the IMAESC experience a truly rewarding one in terms of making lasting friendships and equipping you for a future professional career.
2.1 Honours degree or non-UK equivalent in any subject.
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Prestigious Erasmus Mundus scholarships are available for well qualified applicants to the International Master in Adult Education for Social Change. Please see our website for further information.
Graduates will be equipped with the academic knowledge, research skills, and practical employability skills through this jointly developed and delivered programme. You will find employment teaching and facilitating change in schools, communities and workplaces, advocating through activism or influencing policy in international NGOs and governments, as well as undertaking research that uncovers new knowledge about how adult education can help eliminate social injustice.
Year 1 – Semester 1 (September – December)
University of Glasgow
Introduction to adult education for social change
International issues in adult education OR Psychology of adult learning
Practical aspects of adult education
Placement
Teaching adult education online.
Year 2 – Semester 2 (January – May)
University of Malta (Pathway A) – Critical issues, policy and curriculum
Adult education and social difference
Adult education for sustainable development
Curriculum development
Placement
Research methods (online).
OR
Maynooth University (Pathway B) – Community engagement and education
Advanced gender studies in adult and community education
Advanced theories in adult and community education
Placement
Power, politics and society: adult education in context
Research methods (online).
Summer mobility
Universiti Sains Malaysia – Summer School (June-July)
Peace studies
Sustainability
OR
Internship (limited places)
DIE (German Institute for Adult Education)
PRIA (Participatory Research in Asia)
UNESCO (UIL)
Year 2 – Semester 3 (September – January)
Tallinn University
Critical reflection in adult learning and education (online)
Placement
Research support and employability issues
Social and professional identity of adult educators
Theories of change in adult education.
Year 2 – Semester 4 (February – August)
Glasgow, Malta, Maynooth OR Tallinn
Research dissertation
A history of securing bright futuresThe University of Glasgow established in 1451 is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world, and r...
