Education

Entry requirements

The typical offer for this course is an honours degree and/or further qualifications related to working with children, young people and families. This could be in a professional or interprofessional setting.

You should also be able to demonstrate a commitment to professional learning in the fields of children's care or education.

If you don’t meet these requirements, we might invite you to submit a portfolio to show your eligibility. We will consider your application based on an RPL (recognition of prior learning) assessment.

Months of entry

September

Course content

Through a mix of campus days and online teaching sessions, you’ll develop skills as a facilitator, mediator and leader of research-engaged practice.

The MA Education has been designed in consultation with employers and education experts from a range of training and education providers across the education continuum – early years, primary, secondary, further and higher education, and alternative provision. This has ensured that the curriculum content is conceptually and practically relevant, and flexible enough to respond to contemporary issues, research and policy changes as they arise in the education field.

Maybe you work in a children's centre, nursery, school, college, university or hospital. Whatever your background, our expertise in working with research professionals at masters and doctoral level will make sure you get the best possible learning experience.

Studying this Education MA will advance your learning, research and practice skills for a range of educational settings. The course content can help you excel in roles such as deputy head teacher, children’s centre manager, research development manager and subject-specific professional.

You will be given opportunities to develop advanced knowledge from education experts and specialists across the education field, and to critically examine the most recent research and theories relevant to professional practice. Studying together brings a richness of different knowledge and experience. It enables the development of a professional and supportive community of learners, whilst extending your professional networks.

During the course, you’ll deepen your understanding of research methods in education and professional practice. You’ll critically examine challenges in your sector and explore your role, setting and interprofessional working.

You’ll become a research-informed practitioner, examining the relationships between practice-oriented knowledge, professional identity, institutional priorities and evidence-based practice.

As part of your Professional Practice Study you will design your own research enquiry to address an issue at the forefront of your professional practice.

This course will enable you to develop enhanced knowledge in subject areas pertinent to your employment role, interests and/or future career aspirations. There are opportunities for you to select focus areas for study to personalise learning relevant to your practice and/or ambitions.