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Become a specialist in Education. Deepen your knowledge. Expand your career options.
Our MA Education degree is ideal for teachers or other educational professionals who want to develop their careers with a highly specific postgraduate degree. When you join the course, you'll join a community of practice that includes professionals from a wide range of educational contexts, from primary and secondary through to Higher and Further Education, to workers in prisons and charitable organisations.
We aim to deepen your knowledge and expand your career options as the course offers you the opportunity to engage critically with theory and gain a clear understanding of how this relates to your own practice, background, and experiences in the field of education.
The MA Education course is a flexible degree which opens alternative career paths and allows progression into new professional avenues. Depending on the modules you choose, you'll graduate with one of two MA degree titles:
This 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.
Throughout the MA Education degree, you'll have one-to-one support from academic staff. For our international applicants, we will provide the support you need as you embrace a new culture and will try our very best to understand and learn from yours. Compared to an undergraduate course, you will find that a masters degree requires a higher level of independent working.
If you have studied modules at masters level previously, e.g. through a PGCE or PCET award, you may be able to transfer some of these credits to the MA Education course. The credits must be less than five years old and must demonstrate that you have met a range of learning outcomes in relation to our programme in order to be transferred.
This degree is also available part-time over two years or via distance learning.
Studying for a masters degree in education will equip you with an abundance of valuable skills and knowledge relevant to the field, but how can gaining this postgraduate qualification help your career? Find out more about the MA Education courses we offer, as well as discover what jobs you can go into and how you can progress within your current role in education.
Find out more about MA Education degrees
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Find out more about the MA SEND
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We usually require applicants to hold 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.
Language requirements need to be met before your application is assessed for the next stage of the selection process and an offer letter is issued.
2023/24 fees:
Please note, applications are currently closed to international students.
Part-time fees are £417 per 10 credits if you are from the UK/Ireland/EU settled/pre-settled. Part-time study is not available to international students who require a Student visa to study in the UK.
If you are a UK home student or EU student residing in the UK, you can apply for SLC funding if you choose to study the part-time course, on campus, over two years, or the full-time course over one year. If you elect to take longer to complete the course or bring any Level 7 credits from prior study with you, you are likely to be ineligible for SLC funding.
*European Union (EU), EEA (European Economic Area), and Swiss nationals who do not qualify for the EU Settlement Scheme are classed as international, however, for 23/24 admission you will receive a European student fee scholarship and will pay the home tuition fee rate for the duration of your studies. The discounted fee will be reflected in your offer letter. Learn more in our Help and Advice article.
Take a look at the Your Finances section to find out about the scholarships and bursaries that may be available to you.
This information was correct at the time of publication.
This degree is ideal for teachers and people working in educational management who want to quickly progress their careers.
The ability to specialise the content of the course offers opportunities in particular fields of education, such as Early Years Teaching. If you select this route, you'll study modules that will allow you to examine the context of young children's learning and development. You will explore how to critically construct an Early Years Curriculum and identify skills that will enhance your ability to transfer learning to further study and to the workplace.
The knowledge and skills you develop undertaking a masters in education will also transfer to many other sectors, particularly education policy and government. If you're already working in a relevant field, you'll graduate with enhanced potential for progression professionally.
Please note that this course does not qualify you as a teacher. Read more about possible career opportunities with an MA Education degree.
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