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MA Education

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

Course Description

Our Masters in Education allows you to develop your skills, knowledge and understanding of aspects of education of specific interest to you. This course is available for full-time and part-time study. The course is flexible and wide-ranging and involves the study of: leadership, classroom cultures and also has an international and comparative aspect. While studying on this course you will complete a thesis, which is a significant piece of original research. Our Masters’ in Education community includes teachers, school leaders and others working in or interested in education.

Highlights

  • Flexibility to direct your studies in the way that is most beneficial for you and your working context
  • Support for you to publish and present your research
  • The opportunity to produce a significant piece of original research, via your thesis
  • A fully online route through the MA Education, based on active distance learning.

Entry Requirements

To study this 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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Student Destinations

An MA in education is a versatile degree for students in search of career paths beyond teaching. Although this masters 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 are able to do following graduation include;

  • School Counsellor
  • Manager
  • Writer
  • Learning mentor
  • Training or Development specialist
  • Instructional designer

Module Details

There are two versions of the MA Education, both of which can be full-time or part-time. These are a fully online version and a standard version. There are four compulsory modules and a thesis on each of these pathways:

Online:

  • EDUM074 International perspectives on education
  • EDUM124 Developing and supporting others
  • EDUM123 Approaches to leadership and management
  • EDUM116 School and classroom cultures
  • EDUM100 Research methods and thesis

Standard:

  • EDUM074 International perspectives on education
  • EDUM124 Developing and supporting others
  • EDUM116 School and classroom cultures
  • EDUM123: Approaches to leadership and management
  • EDUM100 Research methods and thesis

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