12 monthsProgramme duration
36,800 GBPTuition Fee/year
25 Jun, 2027Application Deadline
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Geography
Degree
MA
Study Level
Master's
Study Mode
On Campus
What happens when we combine the big ideas of geography with the newest research in education pedagogy? On UCL’s Geography Education MA, you’ll engage closely with the latest thinking and diverse perspectives across both geography education and education as a whole, as you develop the subject expertise and leadership attributes needed to enrich the geography curriculum experience for young people.
Beginning with a deep exploration of geography curriculum development and the theoretical frameworks underpinning it, you’ll engage intellectually with the key ideas influencing the way geography is learnt and experienced in schools. We’ll consider and you’ll reflect on what high quality geography education looks like in schools, as we explore diverse approaches and tools employed by geography teachers to enact the curriculum in the UK and internationally.
Armed with this strong theoretical grounding, you’ll move on to exploring the consider the practical application of these ideas in high quality geography education in schools in ways directly relevant to your own professional context.
With researchers at UCL’s Institute of Education (IOE) making global contributions to this field, you’ll be learning alongside world-leading specialists in areas such as curriculum theory and practice, pedagogy, assessment and the use of geographical information systems (GIS). You’ll be supervised by UCL’s renowned experts on your dissertation as you work in depth on an area of geography education research most relevant to your career trajectory.
Grounded in current issues, the course also considers the vital role geography education has to play in helping young people meaningfully engage with issues such as sustainability, climate change, social justice and global citizenship.
Your expertise in applying relevant theory to practice, subject leadership skills, and ability to integrate new teaching and curriculum approaches will be advantageous to progressing as a geography teacher, advisor or senior leader in this field. The methodological knowledge and application you will develop will also be highly relevant to academic research.
Beginning with a deep exploration of geography curriculum development and the theoretical frameworks underpinning it, you’ll engage intellectually with the key ideas influencing the way geography is learnt and experienced in schools. We’ll consider and you’ll reflect on what high quality geography education looks like in schools, as we explore diverse approaches and tools employed by geography teachers to enact the curriculum in the UK and internationally.
Armed with this strong theoretical grounding, you’ll move on to exploring the consider the practical application of these ideas in high quality geography education in schools in ways directly relevant to your own professional context.
With researchers at UCL’s Institute of Education (IOE) making global contributions to this field, you’ll be learning alongside world-leading specialists in areas such as curriculum theory and practice, pedagogy, assessment and the use of geographical information systems (GIS). You’ll be supervised by UCL’s renowned experts on your dissertation as you work in depth on an area of geography education research most relevant to your career trajectory.
Grounded in current issues, the course also considers the vital role geography education has to play in helping young people meaningfully engage with issues such as sustainability, climate change, social justice and global citizenship.
Your expertise in applying relevant theory to practice, subject leadership skills, and ability to integrate new teaching and curriculum approaches will be advantageous to progressing as a geography teacher, advisor or senior leader in this field. The methodological knowledge and application you will develop will also be highly relevant to academic research.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Geography
Degree
MA
Study Level
Master's
Study Mode
On Campus
What happens when we combine the big ideas of geography with the newest research in education pedagogy? On UCL’s Geography Education MA, you’ll engage closely with the latest thinking and diverse perspectives across both geography education and education as a whole, as you develop the subject expertise and leadership attributes needed to enrich the geography curriculum experience for young people.
Beginning with a deep exploration of geography curriculum development and the theoretical frameworks underpinning it, you’ll engage intellectually with the key ideas influencing the way geography is learnt and experienced in schools. We’ll consider and you’ll reflect on what high quality geography education looks like in schools, as we explore diverse approaches and tools employed by geography teachers to enact the curriculum in the UK and internationally.
Armed with this strong theoretical grounding, you’ll move on to exploring the consider the practical application of these ideas in high quality geography education in schools in ways directly relevant to your own professional context.
With researchers at UCL’s Institute of Education (IOE) making global contributions to this field, you’ll be learning alongside world-leading specialists in areas such as curriculum theory and practice, pedagogy, assessment and the use of geographical information systems (GIS). You’ll be supervised by UCL’s renowned experts on your dissertation as you work in depth on an area of geography education research most relevant to your career trajectory.
Grounded in current issues, the course also considers the vital role geography education has to play in helping young people meaningfully engage with issues such as sustainability, climate change, social justice and global citizenship.
Your expertise in applying relevant theory to practice, subject leadership skills, and ability to integrate new teaching and curriculum approaches will be advantageous to progressing as a geography teacher, advisor or senior leader in this field. The methodological knowledge and application you will develop will also be highly relevant to academic research.
Beginning with a deep exploration of geography curriculum development and the theoretical frameworks underpinning it, you’ll engage intellectually with the key ideas influencing the way geography is learnt and experienced in schools. We’ll consider and you’ll reflect on what high quality geography education looks like in schools, as we explore diverse approaches and tools employed by geography teachers to enact the curriculum in the UK and internationally.
Armed with this strong theoretical grounding, you’ll move on to exploring the consider the practical application of these ideas in high quality geography education in schools in ways directly relevant to your own professional context.
With researchers at UCL’s Institute of Education (IOE) making global contributions to this field, you’ll be learning alongside world-leading specialists in areas such as curriculum theory and practice, pedagogy, assessment and the use of geographical information systems (GIS). You’ll be supervised by UCL’s renowned experts on your dissertation as you work in depth on an area of geography education research most relevant to your career trajectory.
Grounded in current issues, the course also considers the vital role geography education has to play in helping young people meaningfully engage with issues such as sustainability, climate change, social justice and global citizenship.
Your expertise in applying relevant theory to practice, subject leadership skills, and ability to integrate new teaching and curriculum approaches will be advantageous to progressing as a geography teacher, advisor or senior leader in this field. The methodological knowledge and application you will develop will also be highly relevant to academic research.
Admission Requirements
76+
4.5+
180+
7+
Normally a minimum of a second-class Bachelor’s degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard is required.
25 Jun 2027
1 Year
Sep
Tuition fees
Domestic
14,200 GBP
International
36,800 GBP
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