MA Education
- Study Mode: Part Time
- Location: High Wycombe
- Duration: Two Years
- Start Date: September 2024
Our MA Education course is ideal for you if you are passionate about education and want to improve your skills. Whether you want to build your proficiency in a current teaching role or start your career in education or academic research, this course gives you the tools to begin applying advanced technique and research to a professional setting.
Teaching from experience, we give you a first-hand insight into how our teaching can be used to benefit you, your students and colleagues. With the ability to use your knowledge across a diverse range of roles, this course offers you a clear and helpful progression pathway within the education sector.
The course is really well linked to my professional goals and what I want to learn. There is plenty of opportunity to direct my knowledge and qualification, and I love the facilities and academic staff.Achala Bogahawatta
Why study at Buckinghamshire New University?
We offer you a course that can help you achieve your personal goals within the world of education. You can gain the support of professional lecturers with insight born out of extensive research and experience. We believe this course prepares you for whatever you might face in the future and more.
At BNU, as much as possible we try to tailor our course content around your specific needs. If you have some goals set, or need some direction, we enable you to focus on issues important to you or discover new information you were unaware of. Our course provides you with the opportunity to combine theory with practice, and we make sure we’re doing the best we can to prepare you.
In addition to all the course benefits, there are some practical benefits to consider too. We can provide you with a campus only 45 minutes from London, with our apps anywhere service allowing you to use software and apps from home, in addition to a great support network, cost of living support, student union and benefits packages to help you complete your studies.
What will I study?
This course offers you a good choice and breadth of study. Our MA Education course provides you with an opportunity to excel in a specific educational context. The programme will encourage you to consider education in all its forms, from formal learning and training to compulsory education.
Our MA Education course has been developed with the needs of educational and support practitioners in mind. With topics such as supervising, mentoring others in practice, Wellbeing and self-care, applying theories of teaching and assessment, research methods, CPD and more.
You will have the opportunity to meaningfully contextualize your learning within your own area of practice or interest. Our course is designed to develop a wide skillset and enable you to choose the modules are the best fit for your interests and professional aspirations.
Through the programme, you will also engage in research and will have the opportunity to introduce a research-based intervention. Course content can properly prepare you for a role after graduation in a range of different careers including primary, early and secondary education, and many of our graduates have gone on to have successful careers in these areas.
I chose this course because several staff had done it before and provided positive feedback. The course has a great support network, the module content is relevant, comprehensive, engaging and energising. The lecturers are responsive and authentic.Angeli Porceillano
What facilities can I use?
Everything that is required for the study of this course is located across our 3 campuses. In addition, we have a 24-hour library for your use, with IT software, computers and the information you need. We also have apps anywhere that allows you to study from the comfort of your own home
How will I be taught and assessed?
Our course provides useful professional development opportunities for you if you are already working as a teacher, or a meaningful introduction to the field for those seeking a career in education who have opportunities to apply the learning in practice.
The focus of your engagement with the assessment process will be negotiated with a member of the programme team to ensure that assessed work responds to your interests and career aspirations. Your second year of study will focus on the development of an extended work project. This assessment is an exciting opportunity to frame a significant piece of work in your area of interest with a view to sharing this externally.
Some of the ways you will be assessed include:
- practical and oral assessments
- presentation
- professional conversations with your lecturer
Why study this subject?
Choosing to study education is not just about increasing your skills as an educator, it’s also about increasing your experience of mentoring, care, research and shaping a young person’s development. We've designed this course for those who have an interest in working in a range of areas including but not limited to:
- primary education
- secondary education
- higher and further education
- practice education in health and social care
Whether you already work in these roles or are looking to go into them, studying a master’s course at BNU will give you the required knowledge to confidently start looking at taking responsibilities in these areas.
What are the course entry requirements?
Individuals with an undergraduate degree, typically 2.1 or higher, with an interest in pursuing a career in education.
Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) to the value of 30 credits is available within the master's framework. It is possible to APL against either Capturing Professional Education or Mentoring in the Practice Setting/ Principles of Practice Education. It is not possible to APL against the research modules. Where APL is sought, there is a requirement that it must have been conferred within the last 5 years.
Advanced Standing entry
Our Advanced Standing entry is perfect for you if you already hold a postgraduate qualification in an education subject, such as our PGCert Practice Education. If you have a 60 credit PGCert in the area of education, you can use the credits towards this full master’s degree, and you can gain this qualification with a lower cost and reduced module requirements.
In your first year, for example, on the Advanced Standing entry you are exempt from three core modules. This is because the Advanced Standing entry takes into account your existing knowledge to enable you to focus on those specialist areas that interest you the most.
Taken on its own, our PGCert Practice Education course is a great option for those who want to step into postgraduate study but not into a full masters. Advanced Standing entry into this programme then offers you a follow-on route and further qualification should you decide to continue onto this full masters course.
If you already hold a postgraduate certificate in the field of education, our MA Education Advanced Standing offers a streamlined award that recognises your existing expertise.
Modules
This provides a guide of the modules that make up your course. You can find more information about how your course is structured on our Academic Advice section.
What are the tuition fees
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MA Education: £5,600 per year
MA Education Advanced Standing: £3,680 per year
What are my career prospects?
An MA in Education allows you to engage with a aspect of educational practice in depth, giving you knowledge and expertise that enables you to build confidence and inspire.
Completing this course is also a springboard to further academic research, such as an EdD or PhD. Many of our graduates go on to become senior educators in primary, secondary and higher education, as well as published researchers.
Course leader
- Associate Professor
- Course Leader for MSc Mental Health and Wellbeing in Education
