MA Education at Oxford Brookes University

Programme overview

Take your career to the next level with an MA in Education. In this course, you’ll develop advanced practitioner skills that you can apply across educational settings. You’ll also be free to explore your specific professional interests in depth by choosing to complete a named dissertation in your specialism.

Faculty: School of Education, Humanities and Languages | Duration: One year - on campus or distance learning; part-time: Two years - on campus or distance learning | Study mode: full-time | Intake: September 2026 / September 2027 | Location: Oxford, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The MA Education follows a flexible programme with the option of learning by distance or in-person. This flexible approach means you can design the course completely around your interests.

Career pathways

Completion of the course shows commitment to professional development and should lead to improved prospects for career progression.

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Application information

Entry requirements

This MA course attracts students from a wide range of backgrounds and nationalities, who are graduates with a recognised teaching qualification, or other relevant educational experience. Applicants normally have: a good honours degree (second class honours degree (2:2) or above) other education based professional qualification or relevant experience. Entry with credit Credit can be made up of appropriate work completed outside the course, for example, M level credit from PGCE awards, Postgraduate Certificates or Postgraduate Diplomas in relevant educational courses. Candidates whose first language is not English should be able to demonstrate a satisfactory level of spoken and written English. IELTS level 6.5 or above with a minimum of 6.0 in reading and writing and 5.5 in speaking and listening. UCAS code: P008109.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,950 a year (2026/27). First-year full-time tuition fee as listed on the course page Source

International applicants: GBP 17,250 a year (2026/27). First-year full-time tuition fee as listed on the course page Source

Intake: September 2026 / September 2027

Duration: One year - on campus or distance learning; part-time: Two years - on campus or distance learning

Apply through the official page: https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/ma-education#apply

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