12 monthsProgramme duration
33,000 GBPTuition Fee/year
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Programme overview
Main Subject
Education and Training
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
The MA Primary Education (4-12) develops critical understanding of policy development in primary education within the UK and internationally. It meets the rapidly changing needs of professionals educating young children, in examining critically the bases for current practices in primary schools, providing insight into international developments in primary education and in offering opportunities to work with leading researchers and practitioners in the field.
The programme offers opportunities to engage with the latest research and international debate concerning curriculum, pedagogy and assessment and its implications for professional practice in primary education. Students will develop knowledge and skills to evaluate and conduct educational research related to their professional interests and develop their own perspectives as leaders in primary education. It does not provide qualified teacher status.
Students take modules to the value of 180 credits.
The programme consists of three compulsory modules (90 credits), one optional module (30 credits) and a dissertation (60 credits).
For those students who import (up to 60) credits via Accreditation of Prior Learning, a report (30 credits) may be undertaken instead of the dissertation.
Upon successful completion of 180 credits, you will be awarded a MA in Primary Education (4-12).
Programme overview
Main Subject
Education and Training
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
The MA Primary Education (4-12) develops critical understanding of policy development in primary education within the UK and internationally. It meets the rapidly changing needs of professionals educating young children, in examining critically the bases for current practices in primary schools, providing insight into international developments in primary education and in offering opportunities to work with leading researchers and practitioners in the field.
The programme offers opportunities to engage with the latest research and international debate concerning curriculum, pedagogy and assessment and its implications for professional practice in primary education. Students will develop knowledge and skills to evaluate and conduct educational research related to their professional interests and develop their own perspectives as leaders in primary education. It does not provide qualified teacher status.
Students take modules to the value of 180 credits.
The programme consists of three compulsory modules (90 credits), one optional module (30 credits) and a dissertation (60 credits).
For those students who import (up to 60) credits via Accreditation of Prior Learning, a report (30 credits) may be undertaken instead of the dissertation.
Upon successful completion of 180 credits, you will be awarded a MA in Primary Education (4-12).
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