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MA Education

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    MA 1 year full-time 2 years part-time

Course Description

Apply education theory to your practice through a Master’s degree, with the flexibility to fit your studies around your current work commitments.

  • Study the programme at school hubs, at St Mary’s University and through the blended or online options
  • Apply your learning to practical situations within your own schools to drive effective change
  • Designed to facilitate reflection and enquiry into practice amongst teachers and other education professionals
  • Enables schools and staff to advance their professional skills and expertise through the development of a research culture

Why study Education?

Our well-established Education Master’s degree is designed to meet the professional development needs of teachers and education professionals, including business managers, chaplains, librarians and data managers at any stage of their careers and in all phases of schooling or other educational contexts.

The programme enables current and aspiring middle and senior leaders to engage in critical reflection on their experience and understanding of leadership, whilst developing scholarly knowledge and linking theory with practice.

As part of this degree you’ll choose modules from across our Education MA pathways. You’ll also have the opportunity to explore an area of interest that’s relevant to your professional role. This will be through a small-scale practitioner research enquiry, leading to evidence-informed innovation.

Entry Requirements

Candidates will normally be expected to possess a good honours degree (2:2 or above) from a UK university or an equivalent qualification approved by St Mary’s University.

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Fees

Home/EU: £6,480 International: £13,650

Student Destinations

This Master’s programme supports your long-term career development. This is demonstrated by the high proportion of graduates who achieve internal or external promotion to middle and senior educational leadership positions.

Graduates of this programme are also well placed to pursue doctoral studies on either a Professional Doctorate (Doctor of Education) or a PhD.

Module Details

  • Leadership and Professional Attributes
  • Investigating Pedagogy
  • Coaching and Mentoring and Professional Attributes
  • Concepts and Debates in Inclusive Practice
  • Primary Science Leadership
  • Pedagogical Debates in Physical Education
  • Developments in Religious Education
  • Research Design
  • Organisational Culture
  • Leading and Managing Teams
  • Coaching and Mentoring in Professional Contexts
  • Addressing Literacy Across the Curriculum
  • Issues in Religious Education
  • Purpose and Value of Science Education
  • Inclusive Pedagogy in the Classroom
  • Purpose and Value of Mathematics Education
  • Pedagogical Issues in Practice
  • Reflective Practice and Evidence-based Pedagogy in Physical Education
  • Change Agency and Strategy: From Research to Practice
  • Academic Paper and Conference Presentation

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