Course summary
Our well-established part-time MA Education course is about extending your understanding of teaching theory and practice. The course is designed for those who are teaching or are spending a significant part of each week supporting teaching and learning. It aims to have a direct impact on your teaching approaches and help you to become a more rounded, reflective practitioner. The course focuses on the key educational processes that underpin learning, teaching and the positive management of change. You will develop your understanding of current policy, theory and research and consider how these relate to your day-to-day practice. You will enhance your ability to analyse, critique and develop your own and others' practice while building upon your intellectual, organisational and professional skills. Research skills are incorporated into all modules. Tailored to your professional commitments, the study mode is only evenings where for part-time students is once per week and for full-time students is twice per week.
Modules
Year 1: Pedagogy (Optional), Mentoring and Coaching in Education: the mentor as an agent for change (Optional), Leading Learning (Optional), Culture and Diversity (Optional), Practice Based Enquiry (Optional), Independently Negotiated Module with Schools (School-based only) (Optional), Mental Wealth: Applied Project in Education (Optional), Mental Wealth: Applied Project in Education (Teaching and Learning) (Optional), Mental Wealth: Applied Project in Education (Culture and Diversity) (Optional), Assessment for Learning (Optional), Creativity, Imagination and Learning (Optional), Critical Approaches to Inclusive Education (Optional), Understanding Reading Comprehension (Optional), Effective EAL Pedagogy (Optional), Education Policy in Practice (Optional) For more information about individual modules, please visit our course pages via the link below.
Assessment method
All 30-credit modules on the course are assessed by a single portfolio of 5,000 words. Tasks are designed so that you can focus on an area of interest and personalise them to your own situation. The subject of your final 14,000-word dissertation is your choice and you will write it over two terms. It allows you to carry out a small-scale research project designed to solve a specific problem in your own context.
Entry requirements
Minimum 2.2 Honours in a relevant subject. English language requirements: Overall IELTS 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in writing, speaking, reading and listening (or recognised equivalent).
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
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Additional fee information
Provider information
University of East London
Docklands Campus
4-6 University Way
Newham
E16 2RD
Course contact details
Visit our course pageApplicant Relations Team
0208 223 3333