MA Education Studies

You’ll gain a deep insight into education. We’ll teach you to question:

What the nature of learning and teaching is in different countries and cultures
What the relationship is between education and the economy
How education is changing as it becomes marketed.
How education systems are managed.
Who takes decisions about the curriculum and teaching.
How far governments go to control education.
How far should they?
What the role of professional educator is.
What the role of schools and universities may become in the future.
What the role for education is in the knowledge economy.
Whether education is becoming an instrument of capitalism.

Many of our graduates seek new career paths to educational management, training or in related fields. Some wish to continue their expertise in Education Studies and gain a broader and deeper view of education. Others wish to gain employment in, say, a museum or gallery setting, while others start with the intention of taking their studies further – to PhD level – and seek eventual employment in an academic institution.

Students are expected to have an Honours degree from a recognised Higher Education Institution in the UK, although we often accept applicants with appropriate experience that we consider sufficient and comparable, or an equivalent degree from overseas. Equivalence of overseas students' academic qualifications is assessed by NARIC. The content and subject matter of a student's first degree is open. In some circumstances, professional work in education (e.g. PGCE) or related field can be assessed as appropriate credit for 'prior learning' (APL) and a reduction in the number of credits required t