MA Professional Education at University of Warwick

A part-time online master's for practising teachers and school leaders that guides them through designing, gaining ethical approval for and conducting a research study in their own school context. The first half of the credit is drawn from a recent PGCE with teaching practice or from the PGCert Professional Education.

Department: Centre for Teacher Education (CTE)  |  Duration: 20 months part-time  |  Intake: January 2026  |  Study mode: part-time  |  Location: Coventry, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules include Research in Professional Practice (a research paper evaluation and a research proposal), an Ethics Portfolio (a full ethics application) and a 20,000-word dissertation. Teaching takes place online at weekends, with a class size of about 15 to 20 students.

Career pathways

Students are already working in education; graduates gain promotion in schools, move into PhD study and higher education teaching and research, or enter fields such as social work and youth services.

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