Course summary
This course is designed to provide opportunities for professionals working in education to reflect on their current practices with a view to improving and enhancing that practice for the benefit of those they are teaching or training. You can also undertake the MEd if you are in a support or administrative role in an educational organisation. If you have a PGCE or a Postgraduate Diploma in Education at Masters level you may be able to transfer this credit into the Masters course of your choosing. You will plan your masters route on an individual basis and the modules chosen will inform the title of the award you will receive. The core modules that all take are Professional Development, which prepares you for academic study at Masters level; Research Methods, which enables you to develop the skills and knowledge to carry out primary research; and Dissertation. The focus of your Dissertation will be your individual choice and you will be supported by a supervisor. The generic core encompasses all the learning outcomes for the programme to ensure that you have coverage of the necessary skills and attributes. A further 40 Credits are dedicated to the core subject module for the named route and another 40 to Optional Modules.
Modules
Generic core modules: Professional Development; Research Methods; Dissertation. Subject core module: ICT and E-Learning in the Curriculum. Option modules: Current Developments in Primary Education; Independent Study; Independent Study in Speech Language and Communication; Developing Primary Foreign Languages; Mentoring and Coaching; Cognitive Approaches to Learning; Designing and Developing the Curriculum; Effective Teaching and Learning Using Online Social Networks; Evaluating Design and Management of Online Courses; Theories that Underpin Teaching and Learning; Programming Skills for Teachers; Understanding Autism; Understanding Specific Learning Difficulties; Work Based Learning; Speech Language and Communication Needs in Education; Reflection on Issues in Practice; Leadership and Management in Education; Inclusive Education; Play, Learning and Creativity: Debates in Early Childhood.
Assessment method
Assessment styles are varied and, depending on the route taken, include written assignments, presentations, reflective logs, portfolios and (for the Master's degree) a dissertation.
Entry requirements
You should normally hold a good Honours degree or an equivalent vocational qualification and be working in an educational or education-related setting. If you have other qualifications and/or experience, you may be considered for entry to the Postgraduate Certificate and Diploma stages, from which you can then transfer to Masters level if you are achieving at an appropriate standard. Applications should be made direct to the College.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £5750 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £5750 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £5750 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £5750 | Year 1 |
Additional fee information
Bradford College is committed to delivering quality, affordable degrees. We work hard to cut the cost and not the corners on our undergraduate, postgraduate and professional courses. The tuition fee rate per year is fixed for the duration of the course providing there is no break in study.
You will not be asked to pay these fees up front, as you should be eligible for loans to cover the tuition fees and assist with living expenses from Student Finance England. However, please ensure that you have made your application and secured funding for your course prior to registration.
Provider information
Bradford College
Great Horton Road
Bradford
BD7 1AY