About The Course

This MA is designed for current and aspiring education professionals at all levels particularly those interested in research in teaching and learning or educational leadership – usually in schools the lifelong learning sector and universities.

This Master’s degree engages you with key and contemporary issues in education and aims to encourage your evidence-based practice as you make direct and meaningful connections between the course and your own experiences and aspirations.

It broadens your knowledge of educational ideas and research findings prompting you to identify and justify recommendations for further action. This places you in a better position to develop your work as a classroom practitioner or school leader.

Intermediate qualifications available:

• Postgraduate certificate – 60 credits at Master’s level
• Postgraduate diploma – 120 credits at Master’s level

Why choose this course?

• Explore the process of teaching learning support and/or educational leadership focusing on personal academic and vocational interests relevant to your educational background
• Engage with global perspectives on different aspects of education drawing on theory practice and case studies from a range of different contexts
• Benefit from an enrichment programme of guest speakers visits and placement opportunities helping you contextualise your studies and gain experience of a range of settings
• Optional units allow you to personalise your study and focus on the areas of education you are most interested in