Comparative Education MA
Postgraduate
Distance
Description
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Type
Postgraduate
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Methodology
Distance Learning
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Duration
1 Year
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Virtual classes
Yes
The Comparative Education MA will enhance students' awareness of education systems, traditions and issues in a number of countries, helping them to understand the relationships between education and other social phenomena by introducing the concepts and skills students need for systematic comparison.
About this course
Graduates of this programme are currently working across a broad range of areas. Some are working as local and central government advisers, while others have jobs as charity managers. Graduates can also be found working as researchers and lecturers.
Normally a minimum of an upper second-class Bachelor's degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard is required.
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Subjects
- Ms Word
- Contemporary
- Multidisciplinary
- Comparative education
- Development in Asia
- Systems in Europe
- Leadership
- Management Research
- Muslim Communities
- Planning for Education
- Education Studies
Course programme
This programme will help students to gain a rigorous multidisciplinary grounding in the comparative analysis of education and society, deepening their understanding of contemporary issues in education in many parts of the world.
Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits
The programme consists of three core modules (90 credits), two optional modules (30 credits), and a research project (60 credits)
Core modules- Comparative Education: Theories and Methods
- Education and Development in Asia
- Education Traditions and Systems in Europe
- Doing and Using Educational Leadership and Management Research
- Education and International Development: Concepts, Theories and Issues
- Education and Muslim Communities
- Learners, Learning and Teaching in the Context of Education for All
- Minorities, Migrants and Refugees in National Education Systems
- Planning for Education and Development
- Policy, Research and Pedagogy in Adult Literacy
All students undertake an independent research project which culminates in a 20,000-word dissertation or 10,000-word report.
Teaching and learningThis programme is delivered via face-to-face evening sessions. Attendance may vary depending on your choice of optional modules. It is assessed by coursework assignments of 5,000 words, and a 20,000-word dissertation or 10,000-word report. If the report is opted for an additional optional module is required.
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Comparative Education MA