Education

Entry requirements

You will typically need an upper second-class honours degree or an international equivalent in any discipline.

We will consider your application if your interim grades are currently slightly lower than the programme's entry requirements and may make you an aspirational offer. This offer would be at the standard level, so you would need to achieve the standard entry requirements by the end of your degree. Specific module requirements would still apply.

We will also consider your application if your final overall achieved grade is slightly lower than the programme's entry requirement.

If your achieved grade is lower than our entry requirements, your application may be more likely to receive an offer if you have a relevant postgraduate qualification. If you have one of the following, please include your CV (curriculum vitae / résumé) when you apply, showing:

• a relevant postgraduate qualification.

Months of entry

September

Course content

The MSc Education is designed for graduates who wish to specialise in a specific area within the wide field of education while also providing an opportunity for those interested in designing their own programme of study based on topical interests, instead of choosing one specialism.

You can choose any of our eight specialisms to match your interests, each dedicated to a key area within the field of education:

• Digital Education
• Educational Neuroscience
• Higher Education
• Inclusive Education
• Leadership and Policy
• Learning and Teaching
• Mathematics Education
• Policy and International Development.

For those who prefer to organise their own programme of studies, units can be taken from across the different specialisms and from a range of available optional units to build a tailored programme of study. For example, if your interests span both educational policy and the use of technology in education, you might combine units from the Leadership and Policy specialism with units from the Digital Education specialism.

Our diverse cohort across the programme creates a rich learning environment and encourages sharing of ideas among students and academics alike. After completing the MSc Education, most students go on to work in education in some form. Some will use the master's year to develop their skills as educational researchers and go on to study for a PhD at Bristol or elsewhere.

Information for international students

See international equivalent qualifications on the International Office website.

Fees and funding

Further information on funding for prospective UK and international postgraduate students.