Course summary

This MA fosters evidence-based practice, encouraging you to make direct and meaningful connections between the course and your own experiences and aspirations. It engages you with key and contemporary issues in education, in the UK and globally, and broadens your knowledge of educational ideas and research findings, prompting you to identify and justify recommendations for further action. The course is designed to support development across a range of educational professions, placing you in the best position to develop your work as a classroom practitioner or leader, usually in schools, the lifelong-learning sector and universities. Intermediate qualifications available: Postgraduate certificate – 60 credits at Masters level Postgraduate diploma – 120 credits at Masters level Facilities and specialist equipment

• Teacher Education Centre with realistic mock classrooms supported by advanced ICT resources

• Up-to-the-minute simulation technology

• Multimedia space for webinars and podcasting

• Shape the course to your own career aspirations or interests with a range of optional units.

• Explore the process of teaching, learning support and/or educational leadership, focusing on your personal, academic and vocational interests.

• Engage with global perspectives on different aspects of education, drawing on theory, practice and case studies from a range of contexts.

• Learn from academic staff who are either qualified teachers or have extensive experience in wider education; all are professionals who understand the sector.

• Benefit from guest speakers, visits and placement opportunities, helping you contextualise your studies and gain experience of a range of settings.

• The University of Bedfordshire’s Bedford campus is a small, thriving academic community where staff get to know you well and provide individual academic support.