School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences
| Duration | 1 year |
| Course type | Full-time, Part-time route available |
| Study location | Â鶹´«Ã½ |
Our MA Education programme focuses on educational practice using methods of practice-related inquiry. Building on our recognised excellence in postgraduate teaching and research, this programme offers a structured pathway for professional development and scholarship in general education, including option module choices, as well as subject specialist pathways. Option modules include: Modules on sustainability matters, SEN and Inclusion.
MAED702
Masters of Arts in Education Dissertation
Students must successfully complete a research proposal including ethical protocol and materials. Students engage on their own dissertation research projects appropriate to their programme of study. They receive supervisory support through formative assessment of three tasks prior to the proposal and during their research, wider reading and dissertation writing.
MAED718
Practice Related Inquiry 2
This module affords students the opportunity to propose, formulate and undertake a self-contained Masters level study highly relevant to practice while learning about methods of inquiry. With content being agreed between student and tutor via the proposal form, they will undertake a structured programme of practice-related inquiry through tutorials, reading, short tasks and assignment writing.
MAED720
Thinking About Contemporary Education
This module aims to critically examine the different ways in which we can make sense of educational practice. It encourages participants to conceptualise and develop theoretical frameworks with which to understand the contemporary issues in education that are of particular relevance to practitioners, thereby allowing them to critically and creatively challenge and improve their own practice.
MAED721
Inclusive Education; Critical Issues
This module provides participants with an overview of SEN, inclusion and disability. Participants will have an opportunity to explore the key concepts and ideas relating to special and inclusive education. It will introduce participants to the main critical perspectives, issues and the debates which surround special education. Participants will draw on their own practice and be able to relate theoretical perspectives to their practice contexts.
MAED722
Researching Education Practice in Context
This module aims to use and examine different approaches to researching education practices and promote understandings of the potential place and role of research in education settings. It critically explores the differentiated nature of education research, ways in which it might interact with professional practice and how professional educators can undertake effective and appropriate research in their own settings.
Every postgraduate taught course has a detailed programme specification document describing the programme aims, the programme structure, the teaching and learning methods, the learning outcomes and the rules of assessment.
The following programme specification represents the latest programme structure and may be subject to change:
| 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | |
|---|---|---|
| Home | £9,700 | £10,000 |
| International | £18,150 | £18,700 |
| Part time (Home) | £540 | £560 |
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International progression routes
I have learnt how to carry out academic research with confidence, and have greatly improved my writing and communication skills.
My degree has provided the depth of knowledge and the opportunity to develop the right skills for my passion of teaching.
This MA helped me enormously in my practice as a music teacher and lecturer. It makes me think critically about my work, and question some of my long held assumptions about what education is.
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