MSc Education
Our MSc Education programme is designed for practitioners, educational leaders and professionals or anybody with an interest in education who seeks to deepen their understanding of learning, teaching and education as a field of study. Whether you are interested in educational policy, international development, inclusive education, brain, mind and education, the uses of technology in education, or maths education, our course structure allows you to specialise in a particular pathway or tailor your studies according to your career goals and professional needs.
How the programme works
Students on this programme can opt to specialise by choosing one of our seven pathways, or they can tailor this programme to their research interests by selecting the Open Pathway. This allows students to choose core units and optional units across the seven different pathways, resulting in an overall award of MSc Education.
Students opting not to follow a specialism can import up to 60 Masters credits (subject to meeting the University eligibility requirements). If you choose to import any amount of credits, please note that you will not be eligible for the postgraduate loan.
If you choose to specialise, your chosen specialism will be shown in brackets on your award. For example, your award will read 'MSc Education (Leadership and Policy).'
Explore the pathways
Open Pathway
The Open pathway offers an exciting opportunity for students to fully customise their programme of study to suit their unique cultural, learning and professional needs and interests.
Inclusive Education
This pathway explores and critiques barriers in society that prevent disabled people’s (and individuals with labels of ‘special’ educational needs) inclusion and participation as individuals with rights to citizenship.
Leadership and Policy
This specialism develops knowledge and skills for: leading and managing staff, promoting social justice in educational organisations, using and conducting research, and policy analysis.
Learning, Technology and Society
This pathway focuses on developing a critical and creative understanding of how digital technologies are shaping education, learning and society.
Mathematics Education
This pathway is aimed at mathematics teachers and other professionals working in mathematics education.
Neuroscience and Education
This pathway seeks to enrich the thinking and practice of these professionals with insights about typical and atypical learning from the sciences of the mind and brain.
Policy and International Development
This pathway probes the influence of global policy agendas on education and the contribution that education makes to social justice, economic growth and sustainable development.
Teaching and Learning
This pathway is well-suited to students, especially those post PGCE, who have an interest in pedagogy, and are keen to engage in a pathway with options that explore various issues related to Teaching and Learning.