Education (Fully online) MA

Our MA in Education is a one-year, part-time course for teachers and school leaders to develop expertise in the field of education through critical evaluation of research and scholarship.<br/><br/>We take students from all round the world. This course provides students with the opportunity to follow their own interests while being given clear guidance about the requirements of a serious level 7 academic qualification.<br/><br/>You will complete a number of modules enabling you to develop your understanding both of the research process as well as your topic of interest. The culmination of the MA is a 12,000 to 15,000-word dissertation. You will also critically engage with scholarship, which informs your dissertation, and you will learn about different research methods. You will be expected to read widely around your subject area. Following this course helps to develop your critical thinking and your ability to present a written argument.<br/><br/>**What is the point of doing an MA when I have a PGCE or am an experienced teacher?**<br/>- Professionals do not stop learning at any stage in their working lives. Doctors and lawyers, for example, have to have regular refresher courses. In the same way, teachers need a framework like an MA within which to learn about recent research in education and be prompted to consider whether they could be even better at what they do.<br/><br/><br/>- Not only will you learn about recent research in education, but you will also learn how to do research yourself.<br/><br/><br/>- Having taken the trouble to gain this qualification will show your employer and future employers that you are a serious, professional employee.<br/><br/><br/>- You will find the course intellectually stimulating.<br/><br/><br/>**Course requirements**<br/>Master’s degrees are awarded to students who have demonstrated:<br/><br/><br/>- A systematic understanding of knowledge, and a critical awareness of current problems and/or new insights, much of which is at, or informed by, the forefront of their academic discipline, field of study or area of professional practice.<br/><br/><br/>- A comprehensive understanding of techniques applicable to their own research or advanced scholarship.<br/><br/><br/>- originality in the application of knowledge, together with a practical understanding of how established techniques of research and enquiry are used to create and interpret knowledge in the discipline.<br/><br/><br/>- Conceptual understanding that enables the student:<br/><br/><br/>– to evaluate critically current research and advanced scholarship in the discipline.<br/>– to evaluate methodologies and develop critiques of them and, where appropriate, to propose new hypotheses.<br/>Typically, holders of the qualification will be able to:<br/><br/>Deal with complex issues – both systematically and creatively, make sound judgements in the absence of complete data, and communicate their conclusions clearly to specialist and non-specialist audiences.<br/>Demonstrate self-direction and originality in tackling and solving problems, and act autonomously in planning and implementing tasks at a professional or equivalent level.<br/>Continue to advance their knowledge and understanding, and to develop new skills to a high level.