MSc Education at University of Bristol

Programme overview

Study MSc Education at the University of Bristol and shape the future of education in a global, digital world. The MSc Education at the University of Bristol is a one-year full-time or two or three year part-time, internationally recognised master's degree in education designed for ambitious graduates who want to specialise, upskill, and accelerate their careers in education and related fields worldwide. Combining world-leading research, applied learning, and flexible interdisciplinary study, the programme equips students with the knowledge and skills needed to respond to rapid global change in education systems including digital transformation, AI in education, internationalisation, education policy reform, and growing demand for inclusive and high-quality education.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences | Department: School of Education | Duration: One year full-time, Two years part-time. Three years part-time | Study mode: full-time, part-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Bristol, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

As a student on the MSc Education programme, you will share a mandatory unit to develop educational research inquiry and research methods skills to prepare the ground for developing an informed and critical perspective of research in the field of education. You will also start developing the core aspects of a specialism (if one is chosen). During the second term, you will continue to specialise with specialism units plus the possibility of choosing optional units you can select from other specialisms (subject to availability and timetabling constraints).

Career pathways

Graduates of the MSc Education at the University of Bristol develop advanced skills in research, analysis, critical thinking, communication, and leadership. This programme equips you for career pathways that extend well beyond general teaching roles and include: Education leadership and management: curriculum leadership, academic coordination, school or system-level leadership (subject to relevant professional qualifications).

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Application information

Entry requirements

You will typically need a strong second-class honours degree (55% or higher) or an international equivalent in any subject. We will consider your application if your interim grades are currently slightly lower than the programme's entry requirements and may make you an aspirational offer. This offer would be at the standard level, so you would need to achieve the standard entry requirements by the end of your degree. English language: profile level C.

Domestic applicants: GBP 12,700 a year (2027/28). full-time per year; 2027 entry, subject to annual review. Source

International applicants: GBP 29,300 a year (2027/28). full-time per year; 2027 entry, subject to annual review. Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: One year full-time, Two years part-time. Three years part-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/apply/start-application/

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