Course summary
Why study MA Social Justice in Education at Goldsmiths This programme will enhance your understanding of the role of education in facilitating equal and just societies, focusing on issues of globalisation, languages, and racial and gender inequalities. This MA is taught by nationally and internationally-renowned experts.
- This MA programme is designed to deepen your knowledge of how teaching and learning processes, in formal and informal contexts, impact and are impacted by struggles towards social justice
- In addition to drawing on theories and research from other traditions, the programme focuses on how society and culture inform our understanding of who we are as teachers and learners, and how those identities impact on the teaching and learning process
- The programme is designed for those passionate about social justice in education including educators at all levels, those in informal learning contexts, and others interested more broadly in the field of education. It places a strong emphasis on student-centred and directed independent learning and research
- Our focus on social justice in education means that in our teaching and learning approach, we prioritise inclusive and alternative perspectives on education and apply these creatively to issues that are relevant to your current or future practice
- You will acquire and/or enhance transferrable skills such as critical thinking, a range of research methods, writing for academic, professional and wider audiences and problem-solving that require personal responsibility and initiative in complex and unpredictable environments
Modules
You will develop new perspectives on education through a process of reasoned critical reflection, and explore the significance of social justice in education contexts. You will be encouraged to apply your developing understanding of educational practices and issues in your own institution, and elsewhere. Compulsory modules: Introduction to Social Justice in Education Researching Social Justice in Education Race, Culture and Education Dissertation Optional modules You will take 30 credits of optional modules from a list created annually by the Department of Educational Studies. This list changes annually, and recent modules have included: Living Multilingualism in Education Exploring Gender in Education Global Education: Power, Practice and Policy Please note that due to staff research commitments not all of these modules may be available every year.
Assessment method
All taught modules are assessed through methods that includes written assignments, oral presentations and slide/poster presentations.
Entry requirements
You should have (or expect to be awarded) an undergraduate degree of at least second class standard in a relevant/related subject, together with appropriate voluntary or professional (paid) experience in education or community work. If you are looking to move into the education field, other qualifications of equivalent level will be considered if you can demonstrate academic strength and relevant professional experience. We accept a wide range of international qualifications. If your first language is not English, you will need a minimum score of 6.5 overall in IELTS or equivalent. This includes a 6.5 in writing as part of the overall score.
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 details of fees and funding please visit https://www.gold.ac.uk/pg/fees-funding/ or the programme page on our website.
Provider information
Goldsmiths, University of London
New Cross
Lewisham
SE14 6NW