MA Education at Buckinghamshire New University

Programme overview

Deepen your understanding of modern education and develop valuable new skills with our part-time MA Education degree. This comprehensive programme provides a strong foundation in teaching and learning practices, while allowing you to explore education in its many forms - from formal and professional development to compulsory schooling. You’ll engage with the latest challenges and opportunities shaping the education sector today.

Faculty: Education and Teaching | Duration: Two Years | Study mode: part-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: High Wycombe, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Our part-time MA Education offers a rich and in-depth exploration of evidence-based practice, educational theories and frameworks, with a strong focus on practical application. The programme encourages you to adopt a critical professional perspective, examining pressing educational issues within your sector and/or organisation. Core modules include Applying Principles and Theory of Learning, Teaching and Assessment, Reflecting on Impact in Learning, Teaching and Assessment in Practice, Evidencing Excellence in Learning, Teaching and Assessment in Practice, Applied Research Methods, Extended Research Project. Optional modules include Wellbeing and Self-care for Practitioners: Theory and Practice, Positive Education and Other Evidence-based Interventions, Leading Change for Inclusive Practice, Reflection and CPD in an Evolving Professional Landscape, Supervising, Mentoring and Developing Others in Practice.

Career pathways

We see your journey with us as much more than a degree, and we are committed to supporting you to carve out the route or step-up in your chosen career. We will help you develop crucial skills, encouraging you to become enterprising, employable, and good business leaders. Roles include Advanced teaching roles, Education policy, Curriculum development, Educational consultancy, Training and development in corporate or nonprofit sectors, Work in international education or NGOs, Academia, Research, Teachers (subject to relevant professional recognition), educational professionals.

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Application information

Entry requirements

The University’s General Entry Requirements will apply to admission to this programme, with applicants typically having a minimum of a 2.2 degree in any subject, with an interest in pursuing a career in education. Applicants who already hold 60 credits in the form of a postgraduate certificate in the area of learning and teaching are encouraged to apply for our MA Education (Advanced Standing ). It is also expected that those on the MA Education or MA Education (Advanced Standing) are in full or part time work to ensure that they have opportunities to apply programme learning within a relevant professional context. BNU welcomes applicants for the MA Education and MA Education (Advanced Standing) from those that have completed one of LLSEs NPQs. Please contact the Programme Lead to discuss how your NPQ may be used to apply for accreditation of prior learning through the University’s credit accumulation scheme. If you do not meet the entry requirements you may, if you have relevant professional experience, still be invited for interview, where you will be required to demonstrate the necessary knowledge and understanding for entry onto the course.

Domestic applicants: GBP 6,065 a year (2026/27) Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: Two Years

Apply through the official page: https://www.bucks.ac.uk/study/apply-direct

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