Course summary
This programme is ideal for educators, researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and leaders from educational settings, community and voluntary organisations, and policy sector as well as for current undergraduate students. The MA Education and Social Justice programme at Liverpool John Moores University is ideal if you are passionate about developing knowledge, understanding and skills to address issues of equity, diversity, inclusion, and social justice. It is ideal for educators, researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and leaders from educational settings, community and voluntary organisations, and policy sector as well as for current undergraduate students. A key focus of this programme is to equip students with requisite knowledge, skills, and strategies to tackle challenges in meeting UN Sustainable Development Goals. You will learn to question accepted theory and policy, view education from a global perspective and explore key issues such as equity, inclusion and accessibility. This programme involves critical multi-disciplinary study and deepens your understanding of education in a local and global context. We welcome UK and international students. Please note this MA does not provide Qualified Teacher Status. The programme offers you an opportunity to:
- Critically explore educational issues at the intersection of race, ethnicity, class, ability, language, gender, sexual orientation, and immigration trajectories
- Critically interrogate education policy, discourse and practice in a supportive and stretching learning community
- Explore and analyse social, political, historical, philosophical, and cultural issues in education.
- Focus on social justice practice, ethical global pedagogies, education for sustainability, and critical global citizenship education.
- Enjoy and contribute to the rich environment created by a diverse breadth of learners
Assessment method
To cater for the wide-ranging content of our courses and the varied learning preferences of our students, we offer a range of assessment methods on each programme. We offer a wide range of assessment methods including essays, presentations, portfolios, report writing, and critical reflection on professional practice. There is a strong emphasis on the application of key ideas and learning developed in different modules.
Entry requirements
Undergraduate degree: -An undergraduate degree (lower second-class level or above). Alternative qualifications considered: -We welcome international students with relevant qualifications. International requirements: -IELTS: Non-UK students will be required to possess certification of English at IELTS 6.5 level (minimum 6.0 in each component) or equivalent qualification. Applicants who have studied and successfully passed a UK-based degree within the previous 24 months are exempt from such requirements. Extra Requirements: -RPL: Candidates already holding a Postgraduate Certificate, Diploma or other M-level qualifications deemed by the Programme Leaders to be equivalent to respective parts of the MA programme maybe permitted to enter with exemptions, subject to the University's regulations and Advanced Standing in Postgraduate Awards and with the approval of the University Recognition Group. The Recognition of Prior Education and Learning (RP-EL) system will be explained if required.
English language requirements
Non-UK students will be required to possess certification of English at IELTS 6.5 level (minimum 6.0 in each component) or equivalent qualification. Applicants who have studied and successfully passed a UK-based degree within the previous 24 months are exempt from such requirements.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £8390 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £8390 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £8390 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £8390 | Year 1 |
| International | £17750 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
Liverpool John Moores University
Student Life Building
Copperas Hill
Liverpool
L3 5AJ