Course summary
The Masters course in Education Studies introduces the most important questions and problems by which the discipline of education studies is characterised, along with the methodologies and methods used to answer those questions. In addition to the core modules designed to give you a solid foundation for understanding educational processes, you'll have the flexibility to choose a pair of modules from a range of specialist classes to meet your personal and professional needs. This includes a pair of work-based learning modules where you can explore how learning works, components of effective teaching and encourage professional learning through practitioner enquiry. Education Studies is a discipline in its own right. While it draws on insights from different disciplines, such as psychology, sociology, philosophy, political studies and international relations, economics and business studies, it entertains a very specific perspective on the world. In education studies, we're mainly interested in the ways, personal growth and (trans)formation can be individually and socially initiated, guided and supported. Those educational processes are, of course, not restricted to contexts of formal education, e.g. schooling, but can be perceived everywhere in modern cultures.
Modules
Compulsory classes: Thinking about Education, Frameworks of Learning, Globalisation, Society and Education Policy, Research Methods and Reasoning, Dissertation. Optional Pathways (two modules each): Educational Leadership, Education and Culture, Professional Pedagogy. January optional classes (others are available; choose two of the four modules): Alternative Education, Sociology of Education, Health and Well-being: Policy, Practice and Pedagogy, Education & Self Formation in Cultural Contexts.
Assessment method
You'll be assessed through written coursework that draws on academic study and reflection on practical experiences in education. You'll be individually supported to write a 12,000 to 15,000-word dissertation on a negotiated topic of interest.
Entry requirements
A degree or relevant professional qualification OR a combination of qualifications and experience demonstrating capacity for postgraduate study.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £10100 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £10100 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £10100 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £10100 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £10100 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £10100 | Year 1 |
| EU | £23550 | Year 1 |
| International | £23550 | 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.
Sponsorship information
There are several scholarship opportunities available for students applying for this course. Please see website for further details.
Provider information
University of Strathclyde
McCance Building
16 Richmond Street
Glasgow
G1 1XQ