Education, Gender and International Development MA
Postgraduate
In London
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Postgraduate
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London
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Duration
1 Year
The Education, Gender and International Development MA will develop a student's understanding of the gender dimensions of research, analysis, policy and practice in relation to education in low- and middle-income countries. It will encourage them to consider how developing countries connect with more affluent and powerful regions of the world.
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About this course
Graduates of this programme are currently working across a broad range of areas. Some are working as specialist professionals in NGOs and international development organisations, while others have jobs as teachers and education managers. Graduates can also be found working as government officials, civil servants and university lecturers worldwide.
Applicants should normally hold a minimum of a second-class UK Bachelor's degree or overseas qualification of an equivalent standard, and demonstrate commitment and genuine interest in issues relating to gender, education and international development. They will normally have a minimum of six months' experience living/working in a low/middle-income country. Applicants who do not meet these criteria will occasionally be considered on the basis of an excellent personal statement that explains how other experience relating to international development supports their application.
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Subjects
- Education Development
- Development MA
- International Development MA
- Education MA
- Education Studies
- Education Management
- Education and Development
- Development in Asia
- Muslim Communities
- Conflict and Fragility
Course programme
The programme provides students with the opportunity to follow a course of study unique in the UK, looking at a range of current issues and debates, including discussions about girls’ access to and achievements in school; femininities, masculinities and gender relations within education; the ways in which the state and society shapes the politics of gender and education; and approaches to social justice and education.
Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits.
The programme consists of two core modules (60 credits), and either two optional modules (60 credits) and a dissertation (60 credits), or three optional modules (90 credits) and a report (30 credits).
Core modules- Education and International Development: Concepts, Theories and Issues
- Gender, Education and Development
Students select either two or three optional modules from a range across UCL Institute of Education (IOE) Master's-level offering, including:
- Education and Development in Asia
- Education and Muslim Communities
- Education, Conflict and Fragility
- Gender, Sexuality and Education
- Learners, Learning and Teaching in the Context of Education for All
- Planning for Education and Development
- Promoting Health and Wellbeing: Planning, Practice and Participation
All students undertake an independent research project which culminates in either a 20,000-word dissertation (60 credits) or 10,000-word report (30 credits), focusing on gender and education in a low- or middle-income context in some form.
Teaching and learningTeaching is delivered by lectures or other structured inputs by staff; participant-led presentations and discussions based on selected readings or a clearly specified project; tutor-led seminars; workshops; problem/issue-based paired and small-group work; occasional debates and occasional invited speakers; reflections on film and video inputs. Assessment is via various forms of coursework including discursive essays, critical analysis of empirical research, reviews of literature, and the dissertation or report.
FieldworkStudents may undertake fieldwork in relation to their research for their dissertation or report, but it is not a requirement. If undertaken, fieldwork must be self-funded.
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Education, Gender and International Development MA