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STEM Education at Sheffield Hallam University - UCAS

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2025 - 2026
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Course summary

Please check the Sheffield Hallam University website for the latest information Course summary

  • Deepen knowledge of current STEM education issues
  • Explore STEM education programmes, climate education debates, and leadership theories.
  • Consider issues of social justice and inclusion in STEM education
  • Develop your own research project.
This part time MA provides the skills and knowledge to debate contemporary issues in STEM education and critically appraise research evidence and policy. Topics include programme design, climate education and sustainability, social justice and leading innovation in STEM education. The course will help you to develop the abilities and confidence needed to identify an issue in your educational context and undertake your own research project. How you learn All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive. You will explore current policies, debates, and theories of STEM education and reflect on the connections to your context and work. You will examine approaches to climate change and sustainability and consider the implications for your STEM programmes and context and work. You will critically examine and reflect on models of leadership and explore the importance of leadership to effect change at both practice and organisational level. You will reflect on strategies to bridge the gap between theory and implementation in practice. You will engage in self- directed study and will undertake a range of tasks over the duration of the course to build a knowledge base that is subject to critical review. You will be encouraged to put what you have learned into practice, and to reflect on this. You will complete a final research dissertation or consultancy project to examine an area of particular interest. You will be supported and guided by tutors whose role is to design, develop, support and manage your learning environment. You will be taught by academics with expertise in STEM education fields, with inputs from STEM education experts from a range of professions to illustrate STEM innovations in practice. Taught sessions will make the connections between research evidence and practice. You will learn by situating course content in your professional context, taking a reflective and critical approach to theory and research evidence. Your tutors will foster discussion around STEM debates and provide opportunities, including external speakers to encourage active engagement with the subject matter. You will learn through:
  • Active participatory sessions
  • Lectures and seminars
  • Tutorials
  • Student and tutor co-designed learning activities
  • Group work and peer discussion
  • Peer and tutor formative feedback via structured feedback points in each module
  • Independent study
  • Digital resources
  • Completion of a dissertation/research project
  • Formative and summative assessments include written assignments, presentations, posters and a final dissertation as a research or consultancy project.
Key Themes The first year of the course starts with a module on Exploring contemporary issues in STEM education, before moving on to study content on Designing STEM education programmes and Leading innovation in STEM education. The second year has a module on Research methods in education to further prepare students for their research project. Applied learning Live Projects You will have the opportunity to engage with the issues raised in the MA in your workplace and context and to consider and reflect upon these to advance and challenge your understanding. This will support your career development and your practice, and allow you build your confidence and skills as the course progresses.

Modules

Important notice: The structure of this course is periodically reviewed and enhanced to provide the best possible learning experience for our students and ensure ongoing compliance with any professional, statutory and regulatory body standards. Module structure, content, delivery and assessment may change, but we expect the focus of the course and the learning outcomes to remain as described above. Following any changes, updated module information will be published on this page. Year 1 Compulsory modules Designing Stem Education Programmes Exploring Contemporary Issues In Stem Education Leading Innovation In Stem Education Year 2 Compulsory modules Research Methods In Stem Education Research Project In Stem Education

Assessment method

Coursework.

Entry requirements

A 2:2 or above UK honours degree (or equivalent). If you do not have this qualification we may consider your application individually, based on your personal, professional and/or work experience, and any other formal qualifications. If you have existing Masters level credit from previous postgraduate study, you may be able to use these to reduce the amount of time it takes to complete your qualification at Sheffield Hallam. Articulation of Advanced Standing: if you have completed one of our PGCEs, you may be able to use these credits to reduce the amount of time it takes to complete this course. If you have any questions, please contact us. If English is not your first language, you need an overall IELTS score of 6.5 with 6.0 in writing and a minimum of 5.5 in all other skills. If your English language skill is currently below IELTS 6.5 we recommend you consider a Sheffield Hallam University Pre-sessional English course which will enable you to achieve an equivalent English score.

English language requirements

This course is not open to international students who require a Tier 4 (General) student visa to study in the UK. If you are an international applicant but do not require a Tier 4 (General) student visa, email our Admissions Team to find out whether you’re eligible to apply.

Please click the following link to find out more about English language requirements for this course

https://www.shu.ac.uk/courses/Teaching-and-Education/MA-STEM-Education/Part-time#entry-requirements

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £9535 Year 1
Northern Ireland £9535 Year 1
Scotland £9535 Year 1
Wales £9535 Year 1
Channel Islands £9535 Year 1
Republic of Ireland £9535 Year 1
EU £17155 Year 1
International £17155 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

Our tuition fee for UK students on full-time undergraduate degree courses in 2025/26 is £9,535 per year. These fees are regulated by the UK government and therefore subject to change in future years. During your placement year you will pay a reduced fee of £1,200. If you are studying an undergraduate course, postgraduate pre-registration course or postgraduate research course over more than one academic year then your tuition fees may increase in subsequent years in line with Government regulations or UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) published fees. More information can be found at https://www.shu.ac.uk/study-here/terms-and-conditions-and-student-regulations under student fees regulations. Our tuition fee for International/EU students starting full-time study in 2025/26 is £17,155 per year. During your placement year you will pay a reduced fee of £1,200. Please refer to our website for up-to-date information on costs and fees: https://www.shu.ac.uk/study-here/undergraduate/fees

Sponsorship information

Scholarships, discounts and bursaries may be available to students who study this course.

STEM Education at Sheffield Hallam University - UCAS