MA Education via Study Centres

Become a specialist in education. Deepen your knowledge with a highly specific postgraduate degree. Expand your career options in a wide range of educational contexts.

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Course codeCID1526

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Course summary

MA Education is a flexible postgraduate degree, ideal for teachers and educational professionals looking to deepen their knowledge and expand their career options. It’s designed to support progression in a variety of educational settings or into related sectors like education policy or government.

You’ll join a diverse learning community, from primary and secondary teachers to those working in Higher Education, prisons, and charities. The course helps you critically engage with educational theory and apply it to your own practice and experience.

If you’re already working in education, this MA can boost your professional development and open up new career pathways.

Depending on your chosen modules, you'll graduate with one of the following degree titles:

MA Education (Generic)
MA Education (Early Years Teaching).

Please note, this course doesn't lead to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

In January, I was offered a role at one of my placement schools. The guidance from my tutors has been second to none. Both courses I studied led me to the point I’m at now and completing the master’s is taking that to the next level.
Kendel Gilbert
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What you'll study

If you’re studying at a study centre, please contact the centre directly for up-to-date module information.

How you'll learn

The MA Education course is taught via seminars, workshops, support sessions, collaborative group work and discussion, tutorials, presentations, interactive practical sessions, and directed private study. On-campus sessions take place in the evening to fit around those working during the day.

Your progress will be assessed both through written assignments, including a dissertation, and a variety of carefully designed oral and written tasks, including presentations and the production of educational leaflets, among others.

You'll also have one-to-one support from academic staff. For international applicants, we'll provide the support you need as you embrace a new culture and try our best to understand and learn from yours. Compared to an undergraduate course, you'll find that a master's degree requires a higher level of independent working.

If you've studied modules at master's level previously, e.g. through a PGCE or PCET award, you may be able to transfer some of these credits to the course. The credits must be less than five years old and must demonstrate that you've met a range of learning outcomes in order to be transferred.

Entry requirements

We usually require at least a second-class honours degree (usually a 2:1) or equivalent.

You should also have experience of working in education; this may be as a teacher or in another capacity in the field of education. A recognised teaching qualification is an advantage, but not an essential requirement for this course. If you've previously studied a PGCE with us, you can transfer 60 credits over to this master's course.

If your first language isn't English, you must achieve a minimum IELTS score of 6.0 or equivalent before your application is assessed for the next stage of the selection process and an offer letter is issued.

If you're studying at a study centre, please contact the centre directly for more information on their specific requirements and equivalent qualifications from outside the UK.

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