MA Education at University of Leeds

Programme overview

A flexible, practice-based MA for teachers, educators and future leaders in education, combining educational theory and research with professional practice across five research strands: Childhood Studies, Climate Change and Sustainability Education, Creative and Arts-based Education, Digital Education and Language in Education.

Department: School of Education | Duration: 12 months full-time | Intake: September 2027 | Study mode: full-time | Location: Leeds, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Compulsory modules: Foundations of Educational Research (30 credits), Advances in Educational Research (30), Foundations of Educational Practice (30) and a 60-credit Dissertation, with 30-credit options such as Climate Change and Sustainability Education, Creativity and Play for Learning and Education in a Digital Society.

Career pathways

Graduates have worked as teachers, specialist subject leads, education project managers, course designers, education advisers and policy makers, in their home countries and in the UK.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Postgraduate (MA). A bachelor degree (honours) in teaching, education or a related subject with a 2:1; the course summary also lists a 2:1 in any subject. International equivalent qualifications accepted. English language: IELTS 6.5 overall with no less than 6.0 in any component. Application deadlines: 30 July 2027 (international applicants), 10 September 2027 (UK applicants).

Domestic applicants: GBP 12,100 for the whole programme (2027 entry). Total fee. Source

International applicants: GBP 27,300 for the whole programme (2027 entry). Total fee. Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 12 months full-time

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