Outdoor Education MA

at University of Worcester

Modules
 

• Professional Development Profiling
• Research Methods
• Theoretical Approaches to Outdoor Education
• Work based Project A
• Work based Project B
• Extended Work based Project C
• Reflecting on Practice and Research
• Dissertation

This course is based around professional practice and is only open to applicants who are engaged in outdoor education and have the opportunity and relevant permission to conduct research in the work place.

tudents must normally have a 2:1 classification in a related degree. Students who hold a related degree with a classification of either 2:2 (or below), or an unrelated degree will be considered on a case by case basis and may be required to submit a portfolio of evidence to demonstrate outdoor education experience.

Admissions procedures
All applicants for this course will be interviewed, and selection to the course will be based on the selection criteria. As student numbers are limited on this course, admission may be delayed until there is space on the course

Admissions/selection criteria

Applicants who fulfil the entry requirements will be selected on their ability to demonstrate through their application and at interview knowledge, skills and experience in the following areas:
 

• active and current professional involvement in outdoor education
• academic interest in the theory and practice of outdoor education
• study skills including independent and team working

UK and EU students
The standard tuition fees for part-time UK and EU students registering on this course in the academic year are £620 per 15-credit module, £1,240 per 30-credit module, and £2,480 per 60 credit module.

International students
The standard tuition fees for part-time international students registering on this course in the academic year are £1,200 per 15-credit module, £2,400 per 30-credit module, and £4,800 per 60 credit module.

Students undertake this course for a variety of reasons and these are reflected in their career trajectories during the course and after the graduation. Current students use their engagement in the MA in Outdoor Education to support applications for promotion or for moves between employers. Recent graduates have used their MA in Outdoor Education to seek higher education teaching posts and to support the development of new areas of work.