Master

In Sheffield

£ 7,000 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Sheffield

  • Duration

    1 Year

  • Start date

    Different dates available

During this one-year, full-time course you will explore theory and research relating to learning, teaching and assessment and educational policy. You may not have professional experience in teaching, but there is a school placement module in an educational setting as an optional part of this course (limited numbers).

Facilities

Location

Start date

Sheffield (South Yorkshire)
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Western Bank, S10 2TN

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

You'll need a good honours degree in a related field.

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This centre's achievements

2018

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This centre has featured on Emagister for 14 years

Subjects

  • Learning Teaching
  • Critical Issues
  • Educational research
  • Learning and Teaching
  • Reflections on Practice
  • Globalisation
  • Education
  • Globalising Curriculum
  • Pedagogy
  • Psychology
  • Learning Communities
  • Language Acquisition
  • Learning and Pedagogy
  • Society and Education
  • Childhood Education

Course programme

Modules

Core modules
  • Critical Issues in Education and Educational Research
  • The Practice of Research
  • Dissertation
Optional modules

Choose two from:

  • Reflections on Practice in Learning and Teaching
  • Globalisation and Education
  • Globalising Curriculum, Assessment and Pedagogy
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Psychology and Learning Communities
  • Early Childhood 1: Development, Learning and Curriculum
  • Early Childhood 2: Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood Education
  • Language Acquisition, Learning and Pedagogy
  • Language, Society and Education
Teaching

Two core modules and two subject-specific modules.

Teaching and learning takes place via lectures, seminars, tutorials, discussion, active inquiry and investigations. Regular meetings with a personal tutor support and encourage your learning and understanding.

A weekly tutorial and a Study of Education course accompanies the taught modules.

Assessment

There are no formal written examinations and assessment is by coursework and a 15–20,000-word dissertation.

Additional information

Overseas Fee  (2018 annual fee) : £16,800

Education MA

£ 7,000 VAT inc.