Masters courses

The School of Education offers a number of full-time and part time courses.

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Full-time courses

Our full-time, one-year masters courses offer you the chance to study education more broadly, at a theoretical, philosophical, psychological and sociological level.

Postgraduate taught

Education MA

  • September 2023 start
  • 1 year Full-time

With our flexible course you can study a broad range of educational and pedagogical concepts, gain an understanding of recent trends and debates within educational research, explore changing conceptions of education and schooling, and consider the implications for education of disciplines such as history, language, psychology and philosophy.

Postgraduate taught

Psychology and Education MA

  • September 2023 start
  • 1 year Full-time

With a focus on psychological theory, this MA will encourage you to examine the challenges facing education in the 21st century.

Postgraduate taught

Education: Early Childhood MA

  • September 2023 start
  • 1 year Full-time

Our MA will encourage you to reflect on your experiences of early childhood education. You’ll explore a broad range of issues and debates on learning, pedagogy and curriculum in early childhood education.

Postgraduate taught

Education: Language and Education MA

  • September 2023 start
  • 1 year Full-time

On this MA, you'll focus critically and constructively on language acquisition and learning, on the place of language in society and on the impacts that language can have on educational provision. You'll explore key theories and debates in language acquisition and teaching and learning, in how and why languages are patterned in society and in the relationship between linguistic structures and social categories.

Postgraduate taught

Psychology and Education (Conversion) MSc

  • September 2023 start
  • 1 year Full-time
  • Accredited

Our MSc offers an innovative, critical and interdisciplinary approach to the study of psychology and its application in an educational context.

Postgraduate taught

Digital Literacies, Culture and Education MA

  • September 2023 start
  • 1 year Full-time

Changing digital technologies have an impact on children's lives and present opportunities and challenges for educators. This MA is designed to help those who work with children to respond to these challenges and create new opportunities for literacy, learning, creativity and play.

Part-time masters courses

The School of Education's part-time Masters and distance learning programmes offer a more flexible approach to study.

You still benefit from the support and encouragement of world-class academics and researchers, but you are able to study while still maintaining your other commitments.

Postgraduate taught

Education, Teaching and Learning MA

  • September 2023 start
  • 3 years Part-time Online learning

This online, flexible course complements our iPGCE. It's for practising teachers, classroom assistants, heads of department, and managers wanting to deepen their professional practice through reading and practitioner research.

Postgraduate taught

Applied Professional Studies in Education MA

  • September 2023 start
  • 1 year Part-time Distance learning

This distance learning course builds on your PGDE learning and enhances your skills in order to conduct a masters-level dissertation study in your own professional context.

PGDE

Postgraduate taught

Postgraduate Diploma in Education PGDE

  • September 2023 start
  • 36 weeks Full-time

Learn everything the qualified teacher needs to know about planning, teaching, learning, assessing, policies and processes. Our PGDE includes masters credits, which you could put towards study for an MA Applied Professional Studies in Education.

  • Funding available

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