Education, Policy & Society

King’s College London

Master

In Lambeth

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Lambeth

Our Education, Policy & Society MA is an interdisciplinary course which draws on sociology, political science, economics and history to address the challenges of education policy and provision. It will give you a deep understanding of educational policy and processes in relation to issues of race, social class, gender and changes such as globalisation and new managerialism.
The course information sheet is a printable version of the information on this web page, which you can download here.

Key benefits
Cutting edge policy analysis drawing on contemporary research.
Interdisciplinary and critical approach towards contemporary policy provision.
Explores models and approaches in policy analysis as well as skills and approaches in undertaking critical policy analysis.
Located in the heart of London.

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Location

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Lambeth (London)
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Stamford St, SE1 9NH

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Course programme

Year 1

Courses are divided into modules. You will take modules totalling 180-190 credits.

If you are a part-time student, you will take two 30-credit modules in your first year, and two 30-credit modules in your second. You will also write your dissertation in your second year.

Please note: you may transfer across Master’s level credits (e.g. from the PGCE) if taken within 10 years of your completion date of this MA course. If you do, you will only need to take the number of credits required to bring your total for the course to 180-190, including transferred credits.

King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant programmes of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest you keep an eye on this course page for updates.

Required Modules

You are required to take the following modules:

  • Education, Policy & the City (30 credits)

  • Research Methods & Dissertation (60 credits)
Optional Modules

In addition, you are required to take 90-100 credits from a range of optional modules that may typically include:

  • Critical Perspectives on Education (30 credits)
  • Educational Leadership (30 credits)
  • International & Comparative Education (30 credits)
  • Psychology & Learning (30 credits)
  • The Social Context of Education (30 credits)
  • Mathematics Education: Theory & Practice (30 credits)
  • Business Management in Education (30 credits)
  • Computer Science Education: Theory & Practice (30 credits)
  • The Foundations of Teaching & Learning Science (30 credits)
  • Improving Learning & Attainment in the Classroom (30 credits)
  • Issues in Teaching & Learning MFL (30 credits)
  • Language & Power (30 credits)
  • Notions of English (30 credits)
  • Recent Developments in Mathematics Education (30 credits)
  • Recent Developments in Education Management (30 credits)
  • Recent Developments in Digital Technologies in Education (30 credits)
  • Recent Developments in MFL Education (30 credits)
  • Recent Developments in Science Education (30 credits)
  • School Effectiveness & Improvement (30 credits)
  • Social Justice & Education Policy (30 credits)
  • Teacher Development (30 credits)

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