MEd Professional Practice at University of Strathclyde

Programme overview

A flexible part-time top-up that lets teachers upgrade Masters-level credits from a professional teaching diploma, such as the PGDE, into a full MSc-level Masters in education (MEd). It can be studied face-to-face or online depending on the modules chosen and includes a 15,000-word dissertation.

Faculty: Humanities & Social Sciences | Duration: Part-time, minimum 2 years and maximum 5 years | Intake: April or September | Study mode: full-time | Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 covers Research Methods and Reasoning and an optional module such as Providing Effective Educational Support, Policy and Practice: early career development, Child-centred and Child-Focused approaches to Practitioner Research or Learning for Sustainability. Year 2 is a dissertation of about 15,000 words in a negotiated area. A maximum of 120 credits from previous PGDE study can be counted.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A PGDE qualification gained within the last five years. Application deadline: August. International applicants whose first language is not English must meet the University English language requirement (University standard: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall, no band below 5.5).

Intake: April or September

Duration: Part-time, minimum 2 years and maximum 5 years

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