MA Education

Explore the global forces that influence education and gain the skills you need to improve practice.

This course is designed for those with a broad interest in education. It's ideal for both education professionals looking to improve their practice and recent graduates looking to enter the field.

If you see yourself as a current or future teacher, lecturer, trainer, researcher, educational administrator or a policy maker, then this masters is for you.

Course content

This course provides a foundation for conducting your own small-scale research projects in a wide range of educational settings.

Your studies can focus on current developments in education and issues of immediate concern. As such, as well as providing a coherent and satisfying educational experience in its own right, this programme can serve as an excellent introduction to work at PhD level.

Careers and skills

This broad-based course is an ideal grounding for postgraduate students looking to go on to further study such as PhD or to go into a career in teaching, journalism, policy-making or management.

The wide variety of optional modules allows you to tailor a study pathway in line with your individual interests and professional goals.

2:1 or equivalent in a relevant discipline.