12 monthsProgramme duration
36,800 GBPTuition Fee/year
25 Jun, 2027Application Deadline
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Education and Training
Degree
MA
Study Level
Master's
Study Mode
On Campus
The Early Years Education MA course allows you to deepen your understanding of early years leadership, curriculum, pedagogy and assessment, as you explore diverse theories and principles, develop robust critical thinking skills and build your own research contribution in this formative field.
With the Early Years education team at the UCL Institute of Education, working at the forefront of international research for two decades, you will gain first-hand insight into seminal initiatives such as the Effective Pre-School, Primary and Secondary Education (EPPSE) project.
You will also benefit from working as part of a diverse cohort of national and international students who bring together perspectives from a wide range of international contexts.
With a particular focus on engagement with contemporary debates, social justice and global issues shaping the field the course looks at early childhood education through a variety of transdisciplinary lenses. You will be equipped to challenges taken for granted assumptions in relation to urgent challenges such as climate changes, equitable education and generative AI.
For the final projects, you can opt to work on a traditional dissertation, dissertation portfolio or report. In line with your interests and career goals. There’s also the option to situate your research with a community organisation through our Community Research Initiative, and use your work to create social impact even while you’re with us.
The expertise you go away with will support you in moving into transformative early years work, from pathways into teaching, leadership research and doctoral study, to policy development and working with NGO’s, to doctoral study.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Education and Training
Degree
MA
Study Level
Master's
Study Mode
On Campus
The Early Years Education MA course allows you to deepen your understanding of early years leadership, curriculum, pedagogy and assessment, as you explore diverse theories and principles, develop robust critical thinking skills and build your own research contribution in this formative field.
With the Early Years education team at the UCL Institute of Education, working at the forefront of international research for two decades, you will gain first-hand insight into seminal initiatives such as the Effective Pre-School, Primary and Secondary Education (EPPSE) project.
You will also benefit from working as part of a diverse cohort of national and international students who bring together perspectives from a wide range of international contexts.
With a particular focus on engagement with contemporary debates, social justice and global issues shaping the field the course looks at early childhood education through a variety of transdisciplinary lenses. You will be equipped to challenges taken for granted assumptions in relation to urgent challenges such as climate changes, equitable education and generative AI.
For the final projects, you can opt to work on a traditional dissertation, dissertation portfolio or report. In line with your interests and career goals. There’s also the option to situate your research with a community organisation through our Community Research Initiative, and use your work to create social impact even while you’re with us.
The expertise you go away with will support you in moving into transformative early years work, from pathways into teaching, leadership research and doctoral study, to policy development and working with NGO’s, to doctoral study.
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