Course summary
In this rapidly changing world, a postgraduate course can serve different needs and give you that extra edge that today’s employers are looking for, or secure that much-needed promotion. Whatever your academic or professional goals, the School of Education and Human Development’s long tradition of academic excellence will help you get there. Our full-time Education Studies (with placement) MA is a 15-month taught programme with a placement that caters for the needs of those who wish to gain an MA degree through intensive full-time study. Students have a choice of modules that total 200 credits. The course has been designed to appeal to both home and international students. Testimonial “The Masters in Education Studies (with placement) has been a fantastic investment of time and money. After finishing my undergraduate degree at Bangor, I looked to further my knowledge and understanding of key areas in Education. This course helped me achieve that and more. Through the excellent teaching and support I was able to develop my writing and critical skills to high standards. This course has greatly helped my early career, and will continue to help me throughout it. I made some great friends on this course and enjoyed every minute of it.” Josh Camilleri, who graduated with a merit in 2020 Placements You will be able to undertake your placement at either a nursery, primary, secondary or special education school or within the University where you will observe classroom teaching, management, curricula and assessment strategies used by teachers and have first-hand experience of the UK education system. Placements will also allow you to reflect on your studies and observe how the theory is put into practice, which will help your further development and professional competence. Students must ensure they bring all documentation for a criminal record check to the School of Education and Human Development at the start of the course. Students cannot be placed at school without the required criminal record check. Core Modules:
- Research methods
- Placement
- Dissertation
Entry requirements
A 2(ii) honours degree is required and relevant work experience as a teacher/lecturer or teaching assistant is preferred. From 2021, applicants will need to have a minimum of two weeks experience in a school or educational setting. This could be as a volunteer, intern or student. Applicants should include details of this in the C.V. they include with their application. Applicants who are not native-English speakers should have: IELTS 6.5 with no element below 6.0. Students with lower scores may undertake a pre-sessional English course at ELCOS the University’s English Language Centre. • MA Education – 6.5 (6.0) The deadline for applications by home students is 31st August each year.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
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
For the most up-to-date fees information: Home/EU students: https://www.bangor.ac.uk/studentfinance/postgrad/index.php.en or International students: www.bangor.ac.uk/international/future/Finance_and_scholarship.php
Provider information
Bangor University
Bangor (Wales)
LL57 2DG