MA Education (Wales) at Swansea University

Programme overview

The National MA Education (Wales), developed collaboratively by seven Welsh universities with Welsh Government and other stakeholders, enables educational professionals in Wales, from early career teachers to senior leaders, to enhance professional knowledge, engage with research and improve practice.

Faculty: School of Social Sciences | Department: Education and Childhood Studies | Duration: 3 years part-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 covers Collaborative and Professional Practice, Evidence-Informed Practice and Pedagogy and Practice. Year 2 adds Advanced Research and Enquiry Skills and two options from modules such as Emotional Health, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Exploring Pedagogies, Inclusive Classroom Practice, Leading Organisational Change, Curriculum Design and Realisation, Equity and Diversity and Leadership and Management of ALN. Year 3 is a 60-credit dissertation.

Career pathways

Designed for practising educational professionals in Wales who have already begun their career.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must work in a Welsh maintained school (for the ALN pathway this can include a Welsh FE institution), be educated to degree level or equivalent, be registered with the EWC throughout the programme, and be employed on at least a 0.4 FTE contract (long-term supply contracts count). The support of the Head teacher (or equivalent) is expected where possible. Funding is available to early career practitioners in years 3-6 of teaching, ITE partner school staff, teaching assistants meeting the academic entry requirements, School Improvement Partners, regional consortia, Estyn and local authority staff, and ALNCOs; the years 3-6 requirement does not apply to the ALN or Leadership pathways. Applications include an RPL policy form, Supplementary Application Form, Recognition of Prior Learning Application Form and student exemplars.

Domestic applicants: GBP 3,250 a year (2027/28). UK Year 1 fee, 3-year part-time, September 2027 start; international fee not applicable Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 years part-time

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