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Full time | Queen's University Belfast | 1 year | 16-SEP-24

Study mode

Full time

Duration

1 year

Start date

16-SEP-24

Key information
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Qualification type

MEd - Master of Education

Subject areas

Education Studies

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

Overview

This programme offers teachers and educational professionals opportunities to learn across a range of areas within the broad field of education.

Education professionals in the twenty-first century are expected to have strong knowledge and skills in core areas as well as an ability to move flexibly in and out of a variety of specialist areas. This Educational Studies programme is designed to meet these diverse needs by offering students the opportunity to select modules from a wide range of topics including: learning and teaching, assessment, educational leadership, inclusion and special educational needs.

The programme offers students an opportunity to familiarise themselves with current research on these topics. In addition, students are encouraged to consider and reflect on the practical implications of theoretical perspectives and research findings.

The MEd in Educational Studies is open to teachers in primary-, secondary- and tertiary-level institutions as well as to professionals in other fields of education.

On completion of the modules students will be able to:
- demonstrate a broad-based knowledge and understanding of educational research, policy, practice and theory covered by the modules of their choice
- analyse and critically apply examples of the research literature in the chosen modules (and, where appropriate, skills)
- reflect critically on their own personal practice.

Exit qualifications are available: students may exit with a Postgraduate Diploma by successfully completing 120 CATS points from taught modules or a Postgraduate Certificate by successfully completing 60 CATS points from taught modules.

Modules

This introductory research methods module is compulsory for all Master?s students in the School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work and assumes no previous experience or knowledge of research methods. The aim of the module is to provide a general research overview and to contextualise the broad range of approaches and debates that are evident within contemporary educational research. The module aims to provide students with an understanding of the theory and an appreciation of the differing perspectives that underpin quantitative and qualitative methodologies. Students will be introduced to the ethical issues relating to educational research as well as a range of methodological approaches, within which the key theoretical and practical issues will be addressed.
Special Needs Education and Issues of Equity (20 Credits)
Leadership for Change (20 Credits)
Understanding Children with ASD (20 Credits)
Digital Literacy and Communication (20 Credits)
Dissertation (60 Credits)
School Effectiveness and School Improvement (20 Credits)
The Intellectual Foundations of Special Education (20 Credits)
Understanding Adults with ASD (20 Credits)
Leadership Theory and Practice: An Overview (20 Credits)
Fundamental Elements of Behaviour Change (20 Credits)
Reimagining Special Needs Education: Inclusive Pedagogy (20 Credits)

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£7,300

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£21,500

Entry requirements

A 2.1 Honours degree or above or equivalent qualification acceptable to the University in any subject discipline. Applicants with a 2.2 Honours degree or equivalent qualification acceptable to the University may also be considered if they have at least two years of professional experience in an education, training or relevant context.