MA Education (online) – part time

Modules are taught 6-9pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays throughout semesters one and two.

There are also twilight research sharing and writing workshop sessions each semester, typically on Wednesdays and Thursdays, and an annual conference.

The start date for teaching will be dependent on the module you have opted for but will either be:

• Monday 22nd September 6-9pm OR
• Tuesday 23rd September 6-9pm OR
• Wednesday 24th September 6-9pm OR
• Thursday 25th September 6-9pm

Teaching is enquiry-based and collaborative. Your interests will be central to the assignment foci you choose.

Modules will provide opportunity for you to identify and generate connections between theory and practice in relation to your foci. You will be facilitated to learn from and with peers, to investigate and explore both together and independently.

Unless you have requested and had acknowledgement of prior credits, you will study five modules in total (4 x 30 credit / 300 hours study; 1 x 60 credit / 600 hours study).

You will choose one option in each semester, ensuring that this includes EPM730 Research Design: Methodology and Methods before you commence your 60 credit research project / dissertation.

A Masters course is a progression from undergraduate study and requires a higher level of independent study, persistent curiosity, criticality, reflection and layered analysis and synthesis. With this in mind, in preparation for your Masters study please ready yourself by:

• Engaging with and thinking about contemporary educational issues and concerns in the press, in educational publications, across media. 
• Reading widely around the interests you have in education, using Open Access research articles, perhaps through Google Scholar.
• Reading about research methods and Postgraduate study. You may have existing access to university libraries or use Open access sources on the internet.

Your first session is on Monday 15 September, 6pm to 7pm.

Please use the link below to join the session which will enable you to find out more about how the MA Education will run, meet and get to know your fellow students and staff and their interests, ensure you are have access to Library and Moodle resources.

You will have different module tutors across the year, and opportunity to engage with and learn from the wider Education and Childhood and Professional Studies team.

You will certainly work with Dr Jo Trowsdale and with Dr Linda Enow or Dr Steve Dixon, and depending on the modules you select will also work with others in the School of Education.

You will certainly meet and have opportunities to learn about the specialisms of the wider team and fellow research students through our twilight research sharing sessions, workshops and annual conference.