Course summary
Take your career to the next level with an MA in Education. On this course, you’ll develop advanced practitioner skills that you can apply across educational settings. And you’ll be free to explore your interests and turn your passions into a professional specialism. You’ll enjoy a flexible learning environment, based around the school term, including:
- evening classes during term time
- time in the school holidays to complete assignments
- digital, distance learning tools
- the ability to mix distance learning with in person classes
Modules
Compulsory modules Research Methods (20 credits) Optional modules Developing MA Literacies (20 credits) Engaging with the academic community Engaging with MA-level study Learning and Development in Childhood (20 credits) Diversity and Achievement (20 credits) Mind and Brain (20 credits) The Inclusive Curriculum (20 credits) Leading and Managing People in Education (20 credits) Leading Change in Education (20 credits) Children’s Literature Through the Ages (20 credits) Reading for Pleasure (20 credits) Multilingual Learners (20 credits) Independent Study: Investigating Practice (20 credits) Compulsory modules Dissertation (60 credits) In your dissertation or project, you’ll carry out a sustained piece of educational research. You’ll analyse and report your findings at a high critical level, justifying and supporting them with detailed reference to relevant theories and concepts. This work will comprise one third of the work for your degree. If you’re writing a dissertation, you'll focus on a research problem of particular interest. If you’re enrolled on a named route of the MA Education, your topic will be relevant to your route (eg childhood and youth, L&M, SEND, TESOL, higher education). If you’re working on a project, you’ll undertake a shorter piece of independent investigative or literature-based research. You’ll also produce a creative piece or artefact.
Assessment method
You will be assessed for each course module separately. Assessment is coursework based, and includes:
- individual essays
- seminar presentations
- reports
- portfolios
- investigative research
How to apply
International applicants
Candidates whose first language is not English should be able to demonstrate a satisfactory level of spoken and written English. IELTS level 6.5 or above with a minimum of 6.0 in reading and writing and 5.5 in speaking and listening. Please also see the University's standard English language requirements.
Entry requirements
This MA course attracts students from a wide range of backgrounds and nationalities, who are graduates with a recognised teaching qualification, or other relevant educational experience. Applicants normally have: - a good honours degree - QTS (Qualified Teacher Status), other equivalent professional qualification or relevant experience Entry with credit Credit can be made up of appropriate work completed outside the course, for example, M level credit from PGCE awards, Postgraduate Certificates or Postgraduate Diplomas in relevant educational courses.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| EU | £16100 | Year 1 |
| England | £8800 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £8800 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £8800 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £8800 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £8800 | Year 1 |
| International | £16100 | 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
Fees quoted are for the first year only. If you are studying a course that lasts longer than one year, your fees will increase each year.
Provider information
Oxford Brookes University
Gipsy Lane
Headington
Oxford
OX3 0BP