Course description
The MA Education offered by Birmingham Newman University is designed for teachers, lecturers and other professionals who work in educational and allied settings. It affords professionals the opportunity to reflect on their experiences and to develop their knowledge and understanding in education.
This MA Education course is run online, with optional on-campus activities. If you are looking for our on campus MA Education, please clickhere.
Depending on which modules you choose and the focus of your dissertation or research project, you can be awarded either an MA in Education, or an MA in Education with one of the following named awards:
- Learning and Teaching
- Leadership and Management
- Inclusion and Special Educational Needs and Disability
- Early Childhood Education and Care
- Mentoring and Coaching
- Safeguarding
- Social Justice (modules available to choose from September 2024)
If you have already studied at Masters’ level before (e.g. PGCert, or an NPQ), you may be able to apply for your credits to be recognised towards your MA qualification through the university’s RPcL process. You might also be able to apply for recognition of your experiential learning through the university’s RPeL process. Please speak to the programme leader to discuss these.
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Entry Requirements – UK Students
An Honours degree (normally aminimum2.2) from a UK university.
Consideration will be given to UK students with lower-level qualifications (e.g. a 3rdclass degree or non-honours degree) who have a relevant range of professional experience. Professional experience will be considered by theprogrammeleader in conjunction with the quality office.
Students may also transfer up to 90 level 7 credits via the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) process.
Entry Requirements – International Students
- An overseas university degree agreed by NARIC as equivalent and
- An IELTS score of 6.5 with at least a 6 in each separate component.
Those students joining from one of the countries identified by the government as not being required to prove their knowledge of the English language, will not be required to gain an IELTS score of 6.5, but the degree must still be regarded as equivalent by NARIC.
Training Course Content
Modules
Semester One
- Research Design: Methodology and Methods
- Dissertation
- Educational Leadership
- Effective Early Years Pedagogy and Practice
- Educational Leadership in Catholic Schools
- Contemporary Issues in Safeguarding and Vulnerability
- Independent Study
Semester Two
- Learning, Teaching and Assessment
- Leading in SEND & Inclusion
- Social Justice in Practice
- Coaching & Mentoring Theory & Practice
- Independent Study
Course delivery details
The MA Education at Birmingham Newman University is designed around you. Modules are offered in each of the named award areas above, giving you the opportunity to further develop your knowledge and professional enquiry into specialist areas.
We also offer a negotiated module and a specialist module. These modules are unique in their approach, as they are delivered through individual tutorials around your chosen specialist area.
The course promotes critical engagement in a range of contemporary issues pertinent to specific interests and needs and you are encouraged to explore your own personal and professional interests and expertise. If you wish to progress your studies even further then the course provides an appropriate academic platform for progression to PhD/EdD study.
The dissertation / research design module offers you the option to either present a research project in the traditional way, or by completing a 50% dissertation and a 50% resource.
Expenses
The full-time and part-time course fee for 2024/25 is £7,800.
For the full time routes, 50% of the course cost is required prior to enrolment followed by 50% at the start of the second semester.
For the part time routes, 50% of the course cost is required prior to enrolment followed by the remaining 50% prior to commencement of the second year.
All part-time master’s courses are payable in the first two years of study, unless otherwise stated.
Any additional year e.g., for dissertation, is charged at half of a module rate for that year.
Alumni discounts are available to students who have completed a full UG or PGCE with Birmingham Newman. For non-Birmingham Newman graduates, a 10% discount is offered to those enrolling onto a full masters degree programme and who are currently employed by a Birmingham Newman University partnership school.
You can apply for a postgraduate loan when enrolling on a full Master’s degree (180 credits), to use as a contribution to the cost of studying and living expenses.
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Birmingham Newman University
Founded in 1968, Birmingham Newman University is a community-focused institution based in Bartley Green, Birmingham. It has built strong partnerships with many local businesses, charities and schools, making it an ideal choice for students wishing to gain practical experience during...