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Education MA


University of Derby Online

Summary

Price
£6,840 inc VAT
Study method
Online
Duration
3 years · Self-paced
Qualification
No formal qualification
Additional info
  • Tutor is available to students

Overview

If your career involves educating other people and you'd like to improve your professional expertise or progress into a more senior role, our MA Education online degree is designed to help you.

You can tailor this course to your professional interests by studying specific modules, giving you a specialist pathway award at either Postgraduate Certificate or Masters level.  You can choose from:

  • MA Education
  • PG Cert/MA Education (Leadership and Management)
  • PG Cert/MA Education (International Perspectives)
  • PG Cert/MA Education (English for Speakers of Other Languages)
Enriching your career

Our MA Education is not a teaching qualification but previous students have benefited from this postgraduate degree, helping them to gain more senior roles, enriching their teaching, challenging their preconceptions and boosting their confidence.

This flexible course now offers two exit routes. If you are unable to commit to a full Masters but want to update your skills to complement your career aspirations, you can complete our 60 credit Postgraduate Certificate within a year in your preferred choice of specialist pathway. Once you've successfully completed the Postgraduate Certificate, you may wish to continue to the full Masters.

Be inspired by others

Students frequently tell us that they most enjoy hearing the diverse mix of experiences, ideas and opinions brought by others taking the course, especially when that challenges their own thinking. Online discussion forums make this possible, and with such a wide variety of people on the course, from the UK and overseas, that’s not surprising. Our tutors have many years’ experience in the education sector themselves, so they understand your profession and are sympathetic to the pressures of balancing study with a busy teaching job.

You are in control

Studying online gives you the flexibility to study at the most convenient time and place for you. The course is divided into modules which are scheduled over fixed trimesters so there will be deadlines to meet; however you can organise your study time around your work and personal commitments in order to complete each module within the set time parameters.

Online class discussions are largely focused on contextualisation of theory to practice, so it’s stimulating, engaging and highly relevant to your day-to-day, professional life. 

Description

Course length:


PG Cert: 1 year part time / MA: 3-5 years of part time

To complete the Postgraduate Certificate Education (specialist pathway) you will need to complete Studying at Masters Level (core module) then choose from the following optional modules, depending on your preferred specialist pathway:

  • English for Speakers of Other Languages: The Principles of English Language Teaching and Language Learning: Theory and Practice
  • Leadership and Management: Quality, Leadership and Management and Developing Leadership Capacity
  • International Perspectives: Comparative Education and Effective Intercultural Communication

To complete the full Masters, you will need to complete a total of nine 20 credit modules. This must include:

  • Studying at Masters Level
  • Evidence Based Practice
  • Independent Study (60 credit module)

You can then choose four of the optional 20 credit modules - please contact us to discuss your options.

Core

  • You will usually need at least one of the following:

  • a good undergraduate degree (2:2 or above) or an equivalent level 6 qualification
  • experience of working with the education sector
  • be currently working within the education arena.

Optional

  • Comparative Education
  • Curriculum Challenges
  • Developing Leadership Capacity
  • Effective Intercultural Education
  • Innovative 21st Century Learning
  • Language Learning: Theory and Practice
  • Lifelong Learning: Principles and Issues
  • Measuring and Evaluating Learning
  • Negotiated Module: Accreditation of Professional Qualification
  • Negotiated Module: Applied Focus of Study
  • Principles of English Language Teaching
  • Quality, Leadership and Management

Requirements

You will be asked to provide a CV/Resume detailing your academic and work experience.

  • Evidence Based Practice
  • Independent Study
  • Studying at Masters Level

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FAQs

Study method describes the format in which the course will be delivered. At Reed Courses, courses are delivered in a number of ways, including online courses, where the course content can be accessed online remotely, and classroom courses, where courses are delivered in person at a classroom venue.

CPD stands for Continuing Professional Development. If you work in certain professions or for certain companies, your employer may require you to complete a number of CPD hours or points, per year. You can find a range of CPD courses on Reed Courses, many of which can be completed online.

A regulated qualification is delivered by a learning institution which is regulated by a government body. In England, the government body which regulates courses is Ofqual. Ofqual regulated qualifications sit on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF), which can help students understand how different qualifications in different fields compare to each other. The framework also helps students to understand what qualifications they need to progress towards a higher learning goal, such as a university degree or equivalent higher education award.

An endorsed course is a skills based course which has been checked over and approved by an independent awarding body. Endorsed courses are not regulated so do not result in a qualification - however, the student can usually purchase a certificate showing the awarding body's logo if they wish. Certain awarding bodies - such as Quality Licence Scheme and TQUK - have developed endorsement schemes as a way to help students select the best skills based courses for them.