Course summary

Our MA in Inclusive Education invites you to explore what it truly means to create inclusive learning environments across diverse educational contexts. You’ll engage with critical perspectives on marginalisation, disability, race, culture, and difference, drawing on fields such as critical pedagogy, disability studies, and critical race theory. Grounded in disciplines including sociology, psychology, education, philosophy, and social policy, the course encourages you to reflect on your own beliefs and explore how theory and practice overlap in shaping inclusive approaches. You’ll examine how global pressures, power, agency, inequality, and sustainability influence educational experiences and opportunities. Children’s rights, identity, empowerment, and social justice are central themes throughout the programme. You’ll also develop a critical understanding of research methodologies and carry out your own inquiry, supported by shared learning with students from across our education masters programmes. You’ll be part of a vibrant and supportive academic community, with access to university-wide services and dedicated programme support, including a personal tutor who will guide you throughout your studies. We offer both full-time and part-time study options. The full-time route is ideal for those taking time out to focus on their studies, while the part-time pathway is designed to fit around professional commitments, allowing you to apply your learning directly to your current role. Features and Benefits

• World-class research informed teaching - Courses planned and delivered by our experienced standard team and world-leading researchers.

• National Professional Qualification - If you have a National Professional Qualification, you can apply for the learning to be recognised as a contribution towards your masters and reduce the number of taught modules you need to complete.

• Expert dissertation support - You can work closely with expert researchers as part of your dissertation module to help you shape and carry out your own research project in an area of personal and professional interest related to your choice of field.

• Join a diverse postgraduate community - Become a part of a thriving community of postgraduate learners from a variety of professional backgrounds in the UK and across the world. This network helps to enhance your learning experience and further support you through your studies.

• Routes designed to fit around you – We understand that you will have different commitments at different stages in your personal and professional lives. You can apply to study either part-time (weekends and twilight sessions) or full-time (during typical university hours)

• Study in a thriving education city – With a diverse and energetic scene, Manchester is one of the UK’s largest and most popular student cities. Our university shares the city’s strong national and international education links which can support and enhance your learning.