Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment MA

University College London

Postgraduate

In London

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Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    1 Year

The Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment MA will enable students to develop their expertise in curriculum development, teaching and learning, and assessment practices. Students will be able to analyse and reflect on their professional experience, and examine new developments in policy and practice, giving them the skills to become a successful leader, and helping them to create and sustain change.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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Gower Street, WC1E 6BT

Start date

On request

About this course

Graduates of this programme are currently working across a broad range of areas. Some are working as heads of department, deputy heads and head teachers in UK schools, while others have jobs as curriculum developers in government education departments. Graduates can also be found working as university lecturers, researchers and PhD students.

A minimum of a second-class UK Bachelor's degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard is required, a PGCE or an equivalent professional qualification, and two years of teaching experience.

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Subjects

  • Curriculum development
  • Teaching
  • Issues and Principles
  • Teaching and Learning
  • Educational Testing
  • Assessment
  • Learning and Teaching
  • Assessment MA
  • Assessment and Management
  • Pedagogy MA
  • MA

Course programme

This programme will help students understand, analyse, debate and evaluate viewpoints, improving their research literacy and research skills, as well as helping them to contribute ideas on what young people need to learn in today's society, and most importantly, why.

Students take modules to the value of 180 credits.

The programme consists of two core modules (60 credits), two optional modules (60 credits) and a dissertation/report (60 credits).

A Postgraduate Diploma (120 credits) is offered.

A Postgraduate Certificate (60 credits) is offered.

Core modules
  • Curriculum Development: Issues and Principles
  • Investigating Research Into Schooling, Curriculum, Teaching and Learning
Optional modules

Students select two optional modules from the following:

  • Assessment Issues and Practice
  • Educational Testing
  • Assessment for Learning
  • Guiding Effective Learning and Teaching
  • International Perspectives on Education Reform
Dissertation/report

Students undertake a dissertation of 20,000 words, or a 10,000-word report and an additional optional module.

Teaching and learning

Teaching is delivered in collaborative learning groups. Our aim is to develop communities of learners, and we expect students to be active participants in creating new knowledge. All assessment is through coursework.


Additional information

Fee - £18,240 (FT) £9,290 (PT)

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