Modules

The full Masters award requires you to gain 180 credits, including a 60 credit dissertation. The following modules are studied as part of the Education Policy, Practice and the Professional curriculum. The remaining credits should be made up from your other subject specialism. Education Policy, Governance, and Professionalism (30 credits) This module examines how education policies are shaped within and between local, national, and international agencies. From a range of disciplinary perspectives, this module will consider historical and emerging trends in how education is governed. This will include exploring the roles of different stakeholders involved in education policy including students, teachers, school governors, and national and international agencies. Students will gain a detailed understanding of contemporary national and international policies and how they relate to changing notions of students, teacher professionalism, and education more generally. Learners and Learning in a Changing Landscape (30 credits) This module will explore different disciplinary perspectives to analyse developments in education and learning. This will involve investigation into psychological theories on how we learn, philosophical perspectives on the current discourse of learning, historical perspectives on where theories of learning come from and how they have shaped schooling, and sociological perspectives on the impact of economic and social trends on our understanding of learning. This module will give consideration to contemporary social, political and technological factors which are shaping education in both formal and informal contexts.