menu icon

Different course options

Full time | Harcourt Hill Campus | 1 year | SEP-25

Study mode

Full time

Duration

1 year

Start date

SEP-25

Key information
DATA SOURCE : IDP Connect

Qualification type

MA - Master of Arts

Subject areas

Education Studies

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

Overview

Take your career to the next level with an MA in Education. On this course, you’ll develop advanced practitioner skills that you can apply across educational settings. And you’ll be free to explore your interests and turn your passions into a professional specialism.

You’ll enjoy a flexible learning environment, based around the school term, including:

evening classes during term time
time in the school holidays to complete assignments
digital, distance learning tools
the ability to mix distance learning with in person classes

You’ll join a vibrant learning community of experienced and passionate professionals. You'll discuss and share case studies and debate key topics in education. And you’ll have opportunities to network and learn from each other, while sharing your own expertise.

Throughout your studies you'll grow as a leader and expert practitioner. And you'll finish the course ready to influence change or lead best practice in your workplace.

Career prospects

Completion of the course shows commitment to professional development and should lead to improved prospects for career progression.

Modules

In your dissertation or project, you’ll carry out a sustained piece of educational research. You’ll analyse and report your findings at a high critical level, justifying and supporting them with detailed reference to relevant theories and concepts. This work will comprise one third of the work for your degree. If you’re writing a dissertation, you'll focus on a research problem of particular interest. If you’re enrolled on a named route of the MA Education, your topic will be relevant to your route (eg childhood and youth, L&M, SEND, TESOL, higher education). If you’re working on a project, you’ll undertake a shorter piece of independent investigative or literature-based research. You’ll also produce a creative piece or artefact.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£8,800

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£16,100

Entry requirements

This MA course attracts students from a wide range of backgrounds and nationalities, who are graduates with a recognised teaching qualification, or other relevant educational experience. Applicants normally have: a good honours degree QTS (Qualified Teacher Status), other equivalent professional qualification or relevant experience Entry with credit Credit can be made up of appropriate work completed outside the course, for example, M level credit from PGCE awards, Postgraduate Certificates or Postgraduate Diplomas in relevant educational courses.

University information

Based in the historic student city of Oxford, Oxford Brookes is one of the UK’s leading modern universities. It enjoys an international reputation for teaching excellence, innovative approaches to learning, and strong links with business and industry. The university welcomes students from more than 140 countries around the world and is proud of its diverse, inclusive community. Oxford Brookes is known for great teaching, equipping students...more