Education Research

Master

In London

higher than £ 9000

Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    London

Entry requirements
Entry requirements
Minimum requirements  
A minimum 2:1 first degree, in addition to a Masters degree with at least a high Merit showing evidence of capacity to work at distinction level. 
Applicants will also need to provide a piece of independently produced academic work (e.g. a Master’s essay/dissertation or published or unpublished paper) that has been assessed by the supervisor and admissions tutor as showing potential for doctoral level work.

International requirements   Visit our admissions webpages to view our International entry requirements.
English Language requirements Band B  Visit our admissions webpages to view our English language entry requirements.


Note: An approved professional qualification and extensive practical experience in the relevant field may be taken into account when evaluating an application.

Application procedure

First identify a potential supervisor who will be able to support the application, by searching our Research Centre pages. You will need to complete a case for support, the specific nature of this will vary according to the supervisor.

After you have applied
Your application will be considered carefully. Applicants may be invited for an interview. (either in person or via phone/skype). We try to process all applications within six weeks of the receipt of a completed application form.

We strongly encourage you to apply well in advance of the time when you would like to begin your study. Starting an MPhil/PhD can involve a lot of organisation, arranging accommodation, financial support etc.

For more guidance see our Application FAQs.

Personal statement and supporting information

You will be asked to submit the following documents in order for your application to be considered:
r 2018 for Home/EU students
October 2019 entry – 26th July 2019 for International students and 30th August for Home/EU students
January 2020 entry – 25th October 2019 for International students and 2nd...

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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10 Cutcombe Road, SE5 9RJ

Start date

On request

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Subjects

  • International
  • English
  • Supervisor
  • English Language
  • Communication Training
  • Social Science
  • Education Management
  • Policy
  • Pedagogy
  • Social
  • Emotional
  • Science of Sedation
  • PhD programmes
  • Leverhulme
  • Social Science Doctoral

Course programme

Course detail Description

The School provides extensive research training and supervision on a range of themes including: curriculum, pedagogy and assessment; education management; school improvement; higher education; student & teacher identities; informal & workplace learning; inequality and social justice; the nature of professional expertise; the intellectual, emotional, social and spiritual aspects of personal experience and professional development; and the evolving practices and policy contexts of professional work.

There is a particular emphasis on rigorous interdisciplinary and critical perspectives with staff and students working in and across a range of disciplines.

We also run MPhil and PhD programmes in Interdisciplinary Policy Studies and Discourse & Communication. We are home to a range of research projects, funded by research councils (ESRC and AHRC) and major charities (e.g. Wellcome, Leverhulme and Nuffield).

Current/ recent PhD topics include:

‘The co-construction of ageing identities: a linguistic ethnography of older women’s talk and practices in a hair salon’; ‘The Development of Metaphor Comprehension in Arabic-Speaking Children’.

Course study environment

The department offers a supportive, lively and outward-looking intellectual environment. You will be allocated two supervisors who will work with you throughout your studies, and there are regular seminars linked to each of our Research Centres, as well as a programme of departmental seminars. As part of a large multi-faculty institution, students also have the opportunity to build close ties across the College, as well as active cross-institutional links. There are plenty of opportunities for informal interaction and designated study rooms for doctoral students.

Postgraduate training

Our extensive research training for MPhil/PhD students consists of an initial foundation training programme which covers different approaches, assumptions and philosophies and introduces a range of tools, techniques and methods used in empirical work.

The Department’s Research Centres run a full programme of subject-specialist seminars and many of these sessions are constructed around students' own research problems, and all of them provide extensive opportunities for students to learn from one another. Students are also encouraged to participate in the training provided by the College-wide Social Science Doctoral Training Centre.

Head of group/division

Professor Sharon Gewirtz

Contact for information

Postgraduate Admissions Team, Admissions Office
tel: +44 (0)20 7848 7429
fax: +44 (0)20 7848 7200

Contact email

Course website

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Education Research

higher than £ 9000