MA Education (Applied) at Teesside University

The MA Education (Applied) supports academic and professional development for people who work or intend to work in the education sector. It combines advanced research skills with an Applied Practice module that gives real-world experience in a professional setting.

Duration: 2 years full-time (not available part-time)  |  Intake: January, May or September  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The course comprises four 30-credit modules, a 60-credit dissertation and a 60-credit Applied Practice module. Core modules: Applied Practice, Combining Professional and Academic Practice, Contextualising Education, Educational Research: Practice and Planning, Using the Literature to Inform Educational Research and the MA Education Dissertation. Assessment includes essays, critical commentary, case study, a research critique, a research proposal and a final research report and reflective report.

Career pathways

Modules are designed so students relate their assessed work to their own context or the area of work they hope to move into. The Applied Practice module can be an internship, research or study abroad project.

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