Universities United Kingdom Northumbria University Courses MA Education 18 Months

MA Education 18 Months
at Northumbria University

Newcastle, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 16,000
Country Rank#43
Duration18 Months
Score IELTS: 6.5

Program Overview

This flexible, postgraduate master’s in education will give you the opportunity to continue your professional development by exploring a diverse range of educational modules.

If you are interested in progressing with our career to more senior or specialist roles, then this is the perfect way to build on your existing credentials and to offer something extra to employers.

You can choose from our wide ranging, comprehensive modules to make sure that your learning meets your exact requirements. This unique, bespoke learning programme means that it can be possible to fit your study around other commitments, such as a career or family life.

We expect applications from those already working in a variety of roles, across the education sector and education contexts. The wide selection of multi-disciplinary modules on this MA will prepare you with all of the specialist knowledge that you need to up-skill and take your career to the next level.

You will be supported by a diverse and extremely well qualified range of research-active staff. The accessibility and approachability of our staff is paramount to the MA Education suite and our unique and dedicated approach to student support truly sets us apart. We work hard to build your confidence and offer unwavering support.

All our staff are currently employed in Education, giving you access to the most up to date knowledge, gained through practical experience. You will enjoy the opportunity to collaborate with peers from the sector, to create a body of new and emerging knowledge.

This Education MA is relevant to all educational sectors and contexts, from schools to further and higher education. Research supported by critical enquiry and discourse will extend, develop and enhance your ability to analyse, evaluate and judge the underlying assumptions surrounding educational policy and practice.

This course is offered as the core to our MA Education suite, if you are interested in focusing on a particular area then you may wish to graduate with a bracketed specialism.

Look at our MA Education Leadership and Management if you are keen to develop your skills in a business or corporate context, Special educational needs and disability for those looking to work with vulnerable learners and Teaching and Learning for those working in an educational setting such as a school or college.

Course Content
On this programme you will be able to select a bespoke combination of taught modules and a dissertation topic of your choice in line with your professional or personal interests.

You will study current educational issues and examine key features of practices in educational systems. We will encourage you to become an independent learner, able to critically reflect on your own experience and apply what you have learned to your own organisation.

You will learn through lectures, seminars and group discussion. You will develop a critical understanding of the relationships between research, policy and practice and how they are applied to different settings. You will use work-based learning to tailor the course to suit your own specialist area of practice.

You will be assessed through a variety of approaches including assignments, presentations, portfolios and reports. All tasks will be clearly explained in advance and assessment criteria, grade descriptors and marking schemes will be available for every assignment and thoroughly discussed in class. You will not sit any exams.

Modules

Module information is indicative and is reviewed annually therefore may be subject to change. Applicants will be informed if there are any changes.

Year one
- TE7044 -Curriculum Development (Optional,30 Credits)
- TE7046 -Understanding Autism (Optional,30 Credits)
- TE7049 -Education System in England (Optional,30 Credits)
- TE7050 -Negotiated Study (Optional,30 Credits)
- TE7052 -Mentoring and Coaching in Education and Training Settings (Optional,30 Credits)
- TE7073 -Academic Recognition for Continuing Professional Development (Optional,30 Credits)
- TE7074 -SEND and Inclusion: Leading Practice in the School Environment (Optional,30 Credits)
- TE7075 -Behaviour in Autism and Facilitation of Learning (Optional,30 Credits)
- TE7076 -Understanding Educational Research and Methods (Optional,30 Credits)
- TE7077 -The Role of Educational Assessment in Practice and Policy (Optional,30 Credits)
- TE7078 -Educational Leadership and Management: Models and Processes (Optional,30 Credits)
- TE7079 -Technology Enhanced Learning: Practice, Evidence and Debate (Optional,30 Credits)
- TE7080 -Leading Learning and Managing Change (Optional,30 Credits)
- TE7081 -Perspectives and Philosophies of Education (Optional,30 Credits)
- TE7082 -Managing the Learning Environment in the 21st Century (Optional,30 Credits)
- TE7083 -Reflective Approaches to Teaching and Learning (Optional,30 Credits)
- TE7084 -Multi-disciplinary Collaboration and Professional Development (Optional,30 Credits)
- WB0726 -Project Management and Change Leadership (Optional,30 Credits)
Year two
- PP0724 -The Empirical Project (Optional,60 Credits)
- TE7039 -Systematic Appraisal in Education and Training (Optional,60 Credits)
- TE7073 -Academic Recognition for Continuing Professional Development (Optional,30 Credits)
- WB0716 -Work Based Dissertation (Optional,60 Credits)
Entry Requirement
Entry Requirements 2022/23

Standard Entry

Applicants should normally have:

A minimum of a 2:2 honours degree or an equivalent qualification such as a Certificate in Education (Cert Ed). Other professional qualifications and relevant professional experience will also be considered.

International qualifications:

If you have studied a non UK qualification, you can see how your qualifications compare to the standard entry criteria, by selecting the country that you received the qualification in, from our country pages.

English language requirements:

International applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 with 6 in each component (or approved equivalent*).
Fees & Scholarships
Fees and Funding 2022/23 Entry

Full UK Fee: £7,950

Full EU Fee: £16,500

Full International Fee: £16,500
Career Prospect
This programme is designed to cater for a wide range of professionals in education and will offer you a great launch pad for the next step in your career. The flexibility to choose from such a wide variety of modules mean you can prepare for the exact role you want.

You will graduate with knowledge of the very latest in education research, policy and practice. You will gain a whole new perspective on data and evaluation, all of which will help to put you at the forefront of your field. You will also be able to reflect upon and challenge your own practice, which is a valuable skill to demonstrate to future employers.

You will leave the course confident in your knowledge and abilities, empowered to make change in your own organisation and ready to go to the next level in your career.

Cost Of Studying At Northumbria University

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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MA Education 18 Months at Northumbria University