Teaching Timetables 2017/18

The University has a centralised approach to timetabling and at this stage the timetables published below are provisional.   We appreciate the need for students to access timetable information at this stage of the admissions cycle and will only making changes in exceptional circumstances.  In such instances the relevant students will be contacted.

Once term has officially started (25th September), all students, new and returning will have access to a personalised electronic timetable from your MyBristol portal.  

Please do reference the electronic timetable for confirmed timetable and room information (please note that the rooms on the timetables below may have changed).

Masters Programmes

Teaching timetables for the 2017/18 academic year can be found below.  There are presented by programme/pathway with units grouped by the Autumn term and Spring term.

These timetables are for information purposes ONLY at this stage.  Further information on the selection of optional units and collecting any group preferences will be communicated separately nearer to the start of term.  Please note, full time students will be expected to be available Monday to Friday 9AM to 7PM.  Students with constraints on their availability will be given an opportunity to share this with us prior to the start of term.

As a School we are committed to meeting the needs of all students and acknowledge that many of our students are working professionals.  The delivery of units, particularly core units does therefore alternate between day and twilight delivery annually.

MSc Education (No Pathway)

Students registered on the MSc Education programme who have opted not to follow a specialised pathway have one core taught unit, Introduction to Educational Enquiry (EDUCM5000) which they must take.  The timetable for this can be found here: Introduction to Educational Inquiry (EDUCM5000) (PDF, 291kB)

Students are then required to take 40 credits of optional units in the Autumn term and 60 credits of optional units in the Spring/Summer term (if studying full time).  The details of the units available including timetable information can be found here: MSc Education (no pathway) (PDF, 301kB)

This year we are pleased to have a new unit entitled Big Ideas in Education which has been designed for students on the MSc Education (No Pathway) and MSc Education (Teaching & Learning).  This unit is delivered in the Autumn term and will introduce students to the multidisciplinary field of education.  It will offer an introduction to the history of Educational research, provide an overview of different traditions of research and knowledge in the field, and explore how these traditions to contribute to understanding educational debates of contemporary significance.

MSc Education (Opting to follow a specialist pathway)

All students will need to take the Introduction to Educational Enquiry (EDUCM5000) core unit.  The timetable for this can be found here: Introduction to Educational Inquiry (EDUCM5000) (PDF, 291kB)

The pathway timetables listed below provide the teaching information for core units.

 Optional Units

All students will be required to take 40 credits of optional units in the Spring/Summer terms.  Further details on the optional units available can be seen in the option bank MSc Option Bank (PDF, 255kB). Students will be asked to select these units in November 2017.

MSc Education Management

All students registered will need to take the Introduction to Educational Enquiry (EDUCM5000) core unit.  The timetable for this can be found here: Introduction to Educational Inquiry (EDUCM5000) (PDF, 291kB)‌

The timetable listed below provides the teaching information for core units.

MSc Education Management (PDF, 199kB)

Optional Units

All students are required to take 20 credits of optional units in the Spring/Summer terms.  Further details on the optional units available can be seen in the option bank timetable MSc Option Bank (PDF, 255kB).‌

Students will be asked to select these units in November 2017.

MSc Psychology of Education (BPS)

Students registered on this accredited programme are required to complete core units totaling 100 credits.  The final 20 credits is optional from a specified list of BPS accredited units.  The timetabling information for both core and option units can be found below.

MSc Psychology of Education (BPS) (PDF, 227kB)

MSc TESOL 

Students registered on this programme are required to take four core units totaling 80 credits.  The remaining 40 credits are acquired by selecting two optional units from a specified list.  The timetabling information for both core and optional units can be found below.

MSc TESOL. (PDF, 247kB)

MSc Educational Research

Students registered on this programme are required to take five core units totaling 80 credits.  These units are also mandatory for PhD students and students from both programmes are taught jointly.  The timetable for core units is available here:

MSc Educational Research. (PDF, 206kB)

Completion of optional units totaling 40 credits is the required and these can either be taken from the specialist optional units (Advanced Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences EDUCM0054 and Advanced Qualitative Research Methods in the social Sciences EDUCM0053) or from the School's Masters optional units MSc Option Bank (PDF, 255kB). N.B. the specialist optional units are detailed on the main MSc Educational Research Timetable. MSc Educational Research (PDF, 240kB)

Professional Doctorate

EdD students are required to complete 2 core units totaling 60 credits.  the remaining 80 credits are optional.  The timetable below details the core and optional units being taught in the 2017/18 academic year and also details the optional units for 2018/19.  The timetabling information for the 2018/19 academic year will be available in Spring 2018.

EdD 17-18 Timetable (PDF, 262kB)