MRes Education at Cardiff Metropolitan University

The MRes Education is part of Cardiff Met's university-wide Master by Research, combining an 80-credit taught phase with a 100-credit research phase. Candidates may take up to two subject-specific 20-credit modules from existing taught master's programmes and can graduate with a named exit award such as MRes in Education (Creative Writing) or (English Literature). It is based at the Cyncoed Campus.

Faculty: Cardiff School of Education & Social Policy  |  Duration: 18-24 months full time; 36-48 months part time  |  Intake: 2027 entry  |  Location: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Taught phase of 80 credits: core modules (Developing Your Research Idea and a quantitative, qualitative or mixed-methods research skills module) plus two modules chosen from Developing Subject-specific Knowledge or Preparing for Your Research Project. Research phase: a 100-credit independent research project submitted as a thesis (up to 20,000 words) or 1-2 manuscripts for peer review, assessed by viva voce. The PGCert in Research Principles is the exit award at 60 credits.

Career pathways

Prepares candidates for a research career, further research programmes (PhD or Taught Doctorate) or research-based employment.

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