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MA Education (Innovation in Learning and Teaching)

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    MA 1 year full time 3 years part time

Course Description

The well-established MA Education (Innovation in Learning and Teaching) has been running since 1995 and is regularly updated in order to reflect the changing needs of participants and potential participants.

This postgraduate course in Education consists of a number of specialist pathways and is for a range of professional backgrounds including teachers, lecturers and managers in the further education sector; speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, nurses, midwives and members of the armed forces and police service.

Lecturers will work with you to put together a course specifically tailored to meet your professional needs. On your chosen pathway, you will have the opportunity to engage critically with the theories and practices of education with a view to applying your learning to your own practice.

During your MA Education studies, if you decide to focus on one of the areas you have studied at module level, there is the possibility for you to transfer onto one of the specialist awards available.

Entry Requirements

You should be a graduate or, if you are a non-graduate, you will need relevant experience

  • Full-time and part-time students choosing modules which have a placement component as
    part of the assessment process will need to provide evidence of a current enhanced DBS check (or its equivalent if an EU or international student)
  • Full-time students wishing to take advantage of the opportunity to participate in the Internship Scheme will also need to provide evidence of a current enhanced DBS check (or its equivalent if an EU or international student)

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Fees

Information on tuition fees is available on our Home and EU/International fees pages.

Student Destinations

A Masters degree is required for professional advancement in numerous occupations, and is widely seen as evidence of a successful commitment to high level professional development. The broad award of MA Education indicates you have acquired skills and knowledge across a range of different areas.

If you are interested in the possibility of a higher degree by research, your tutors will be pleased to discuss the opportunities for doing so here.

Module Details

Students on MA Innovation in Learning and Teaching will therefore study:

  • Research Methodology (30 credits)
  • Short Dissertation (30 credits – 7,500 words) or Long Dissertation (60 credits – 15,000 words)

At least two modules from the following list (30 credits):

  • Innovation in Curriculum Design
  • Developing Digital Competence
  • Developing Learning in Organisations
  • International Perspectives on Early Childhood

One, or two, modules from the following list, as required, to secure 180 credits:

  • SEN/ ALN: Context and Concepts
  • Dyslexia: Theory and Assessment
  • Dyslexia: Linking Theory, Assessment and Practice
  • Leading and Managing SEN/ ALN
  • Autism: Context and Concepts
  • CAMH: Context and Concepts
  • Developing People in Organisations
  • Managing and Supporting CAMH and SEBD
  • Managing and Supporting Autism
  • Working with Vulnerable Groups

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