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MA Education at Birmingham City University

Birmingham City University, United Kingdom

Programme overview

Are you keen to boost your professional qualifications and knowledge? It’s also ideal if you are simply interested in the field of education.

Faculty: Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences  |  Department: Education and Teacher Training  |  Duration: 1 year full-time; 2-4 years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time/part-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Highly flexible, this course is offered full-time on-campus or part-time online, giving you the opportunity to balance your studies around your job if needed. If you are a UK student, you can take full advantage of the optional modules on offer (subject to numbers) to align your studies with your goals and interests. Our specialist modules cover Leadership and Management, Special Educational Needs and Critical Digital Pedagogies, but we have designed the course so that you can choose the modules most relevant to your situation. Modules include Introduction To Master's-Level Study, Researching Education (Proposal), Dissertation, Critical Issues in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Inclusive Policy and Practice, Critical Digital Pedagogies, Rethinking Curriculum, Evaluating Policy and Practice, Rethinking Assessment.

Career pathways

This course will give you a foundation for a career in many different educational settings, both public and private, in the UK or abroad. It's also suitable if you want to change career direction.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants should have a degree or equivalent qualification, or professional experience that equates to degree level. Applicants must also have English Language and Mathematics GCSEs at grade C/4 or above. Equivalent level 2 qualifications can be accepted, these must have been achieved at the point of enrolment. Exemption from some modules may be granted for appropriate prior learning, including credits gained on a PGCE course. We welcome applications from mature students and from members of communities traditionally under-represented in higher education.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,840 a year (2027/28). full-time, 1 year; annual tuition for the first year of study Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 1 year full-time; 2-4 years part-time

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