Education (MSc)

at University of Edinburgh

You will learn through a combination of:

• lectures
• student-led seminars/presentations
• practical skills training
• project work
   

You will complete compulsory courses and choose from a range of option courses, totalling 120 credits. If you take up a specialist pathway, compulsory and option courses will reflect your specialism.
 

The Master's degree culminates in an independently researched dissertation for another 60 credits.

A UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent, in a relevant discipline.
 

We may also consider your application if you have relevant employment or experience; please contact us to check before you apply.
 

English language requirements

You must demonstrate a level of English language competency at a level that will enable you to succeed in your studies, regardless of your nationality or country of residence.
 

English language tests

We accept the following English language qualifications at the grades specified*:

• IELTS Academic: total 6.5 with at least 6.0 in each component.
• TOEFL-iBT (including Home Edition): total 92 with at least 20 in each component. We do not accept TOEFL MyBest Score to meet our English language requirements.
• C1 Advanced (CAE) / C2 Proficiency (CPE): total 176 with at least 169 in each component.
• Trinity ISE: ISE II with distinctions in all four components.
• PTE Academic: total 62 with at least 59 in each component.
• Your English language qualification must be no more than three and a half years old from the start date of the programme you are applying to study, unless you are using IELTS, TOEFL, Trinity ISE or PTE, in which case it must be no more than two years old.

The fees for Education (MSc) may vary from £8,000 to £20,000 annually for tuition fees. The fee's prices may get higher for International Students.

The following are examples of where our previous students have progressed to:

• work in educational policy (at local, regional, national and international level)
• work in educational administration (at local, regional, national and international level)
• advisors to politicians on educational matters
• international recruitment for higher education institutions in Scotland and for institutions or agencies around the world
• returning to teaching - primary, secondary schools, physical education or within ‘additional support’ contexts
• research work for charitable agencies related to education
• doctoral research (PhD)
• community education practitioners