12 monthsProgramme duration
29,340 GBPTuition Fee/year
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Education and Training
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
This course explores childhood from an interdisciplinary and international perspective.
During this course, you will gain a familiarity with interdisciplinary perspectives and frameworks from fields such as education, psychology, sociology, philosophy and social policy in the study of children and childhood. You will engage with the debates, analysis and critique of current international and national research. You will also explore the policy and practice implications of such research.
Whether you are a practitioner wanting to develop professionally or looking for the next level of academic study, this course will help you to critically explore key childhood related themes, including child development, children’s rights and the global child. You will also develop an understanding of key issues in relation to children, and become familiar with the diversity of children’s experiences over time and space.
Studying the MA Childhood in Society will enable you to advance both academically and professionally, whatever your stage of development. You will be working with others who are passionate about the importance of childhood and childhood studies. Being part of a vibrant education studies department offers a wide range of optional modules so you can personalise your studies to meet your professional or academic goals. You will share ideas with students and staff from across the department. Interactive teaching sessions will provide you with a varied learning experience and help you to develop useful collaborative and employment skills.
At the end of the course, you will complete an independent research study. This allows you to further develop and explore an area of personal or professional interest related to childhood. By the end of the course you will be well positioned and equipped to continue with further academic study or to work in leadership positions relating to childhood and children’s education. This includes informal and non-formal educational institutions and organisations such as NGOs, charities, local government educational provision, to name a few.
Skills from this degree
During this course, you will gain a familiarity with interdisciplinary perspectives and frameworks from fields such as education, psychology, sociology, philosophy and social policy in the study of children and childhood. You will engage with the debates, analysis and critique of current international and national research. You will also explore the policy and practice implications of such research.
Whether you are a practitioner wanting to develop professionally or looking for the next level of academic study, this course will help you to critically explore key childhood related themes, including child development, children’s rights and the global child. You will also develop an understanding of key issues in relation to children, and become familiar with the diversity of children’s experiences over time and space.
Studying the MA Childhood in Society will enable you to advance both academically and professionally, whatever your stage of development. You will be working with others who are passionate about the importance of childhood and childhood studies. Being part of a vibrant education studies department offers a wide range of optional modules so you can personalise your studies to meet your professional or academic goals. You will share ideas with students and staff from across the department. Interactive teaching sessions will provide you with a varied learning experience and help you to develop useful collaborative and employment skills.
At the end of the course, you will complete an independent research study. This allows you to further develop and explore an area of personal or professional interest related to childhood. By the end of the course you will be well positioned and equipped to continue with further academic study or to work in leadership positions relating to childhood and children’s education. This includes informal and non-formal educational institutions and organisations such as NGOs, charities, local government educational provision, to name a few.
Skills from this degree
- Develop a systematic understanding and critical awareness of current issues within childhood
- Explore concepts and issues relating to childhood across a range of country contexts, and understand how childhood intersects with other levels of education
- Develop a comprehensive understanding of research strategies and techniques appropriate for use with children and childhood research
- Utilise research originally and critically to interpret and apply knowledge
- Evaluate existing methodologies within educational research
- Develop new hypotheses to provide new insights into children’s lived experiences and professional practice relating to childhood contexts
Programme overview
Main Subject
Education and Training
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
This course explores childhood from an interdisciplinary and international perspective.
During this course, you will gain a familiarity with interdisciplinary perspectives and frameworks from fields such as education, psychology, sociology, philosophy and social policy in the study of children and childhood. You will engage with the debates, analysis and critique of current international and national research. You will also explore the policy and practice implications of such research.
Whether you are a practitioner wanting to develop professionally or looking for the next level of academic study, this course will help you to critically explore key childhood related themes, including child development, children’s rights and the global child. You will also develop an understanding of key issues in relation to children, and become familiar with the diversity of children’s experiences over time and space.
Studying the MA Childhood in Society will enable you to advance both academically and professionally, whatever your stage of development. You will be working with others who are passionate about the importance of childhood and childhood studies. Being part of a vibrant education studies department offers a wide range of optional modules so you can personalise your studies to meet your professional or academic goals. You will share ideas with students and staff from across the department. Interactive teaching sessions will provide you with a varied learning experience and help you to develop useful collaborative and employment skills.
At the end of the course, you will complete an independent research study. This allows you to further develop and explore an area of personal or professional interest related to childhood. By the end of the course you will be well positioned and equipped to continue with further academic study or to work in leadership positions relating to childhood and children’s education. This includes informal and non-formal educational institutions and organisations such as NGOs, charities, local government educational provision, to name a few.
Skills from this degree
During this course, you will gain a familiarity with interdisciplinary perspectives and frameworks from fields such as education, psychology, sociology, philosophy and social policy in the study of children and childhood. You will engage with the debates, analysis and critique of current international and national research. You will also explore the policy and practice implications of such research.
Whether you are a practitioner wanting to develop professionally or looking for the next level of academic study, this course will help you to critically explore key childhood related themes, including child development, children’s rights and the global child. You will also develop an understanding of key issues in relation to children, and become familiar with the diversity of children’s experiences over time and space.
Studying the MA Childhood in Society will enable you to advance both academically and professionally, whatever your stage of development. You will be working with others who are passionate about the importance of childhood and childhood studies. Being part of a vibrant education studies department offers a wide range of optional modules so you can personalise your studies to meet your professional or academic goals. You will share ideas with students and staff from across the department. Interactive teaching sessions will provide you with a varied learning experience and help you to develop useful collaborative and employment skills.
At the end of the course, you will complete an independent research study. This allows you to further develop and explore an area of personal or professional interest related to childhood. By the end of the course you will be well positioned and equipped to continue with further academic study or to work in leadership positions relating to childhood and children’s education. This includes informal and non-formal educational institutions and organisations such as NGOs, charities, local government educational provision, to name a few.
Skills from this degree
- Develop a systematic understanding and critical awareness of current issues within childhood
- Explore concepts and issues relating to childhood across a range of country contexts, and understand how childhood intersects with other levels of education
- Develop a comprehensive understanding of research strategies and techniques appropriate for use with children and childhood research
- Utilise research originally and critically to interpret and apply knowledge
- Evaluate existing methodologies within educational research
- Develop new hypotheses to provide new insights into children’s lived experiences and professional practice relating to childhood contexts
Admission Requirements
7+
130+
100+
70+
2:2 undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in a related subject.
1 Year
Sep
- Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
Tuition fees
Domestic
13,040 GBP
International
29,340 GBP
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