Course summary
Take your career to the next level with an MA in Education. In this course, you’ll develop advanced practitioner skills that you can apply across educational settings. You’ll also be free to explore your specific professional interests in depth by choosing to complete a named dissertation in your specialism. You’ll enjoy a flexible learning environment, based around the school term, including:
- Saturday workshops during term time
- consideration for the work patterns in the education sector
- a range of digital resources and distance learning tools
- the ability to mix distance learning with in person classes.
- You’ll join a vibrant learning community of experienced and passionate professionals. You'll discuss and share case studies and debate key topics in education with opportunities to network and learn from each other, while sharing your own expertise.
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 (second class honours degree (2:2) or above) - QTS, other education based 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. Please also see the University's general entry requirements.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £9950 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9950 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9950 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9950 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9950 | Year 1 |
| EU | £17250 | Year 1 |
| International | £17250 | 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.
The following factors will be taken into account by the University when it is setting the annual fees: inflationary measures such as the retail price indices, projected increases in University costs, changes in the level of funding received from Government sources, admissions statistics and access considerations including the availability of student support.
Provider information
Oxford Brookes University
Gipsy Lane
Headington
Oxford
OX3 0BP