MSc Education, Public Policy & Equity at University of Glasgow

The Masters in Education, Public Policy & Equity provides the broad preparation needed for work in education policy. The teaching methods emphasise dealing with applied issues and facilitate your development as a critical thinker through engaging with real life issues.

Duration: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Students take four core courses (Education and Public Policy, Education Policy in Action, Equity, Social Justice and Change, Introduction to Educational and Social Research), two optional courses and a major dissertation.

Career pathways

Employment: Past Graduates have found employment across the globe; they are working as administrators, lecturers, and researchers in Higher Education; as teachers, of all subjects, in primary and secondary schools; as advisors in education and policy making relating to a variety of topics, including privatisation, marketability, sustainability; and there are those who are developing their own initiatives utilising the skills they gained in this programme. Opportunity: Education is increasingly part of a broader spectrum of public policy issues relating to health, social policy, and the economy. Experience in this growing field, particularly as it relates to an ever-widening range of objectives and policy discourse on an international scope will be invaluable.

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