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University of Buckingham

Buckingham , England ,United Kingdom

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MA Education

Our MA in Education is a one-year, part-time course for teachers and school leaders to develop expertise in the field of education through critical evaluation of research and scholarship. The course can be taken either completely online or with the inclusion of days of training at the University.

This is one of the most popular Masters courses of its type in the UK and the largest Masters course in the university. We take students from all round the world. They appreciate the opportunity to follow their own interests while being given clear guidance about the requirements of a serious level 7 academic qualification.

The course consists of a literature review, which informs a research project to explore an educational issue with a view to improving the candidate’s own professional practice or that of others. The study culminates in a dissertation involving a candidate’s own project in their school or research in a wider field of education.

What is the point of doing an MA when I have a PGCE or am an experienced teacher?

Professionals do not stop learning at any stage in their working lives. Doctors and lawyers, for example, have to have regular refresher courses. In the same way, teachers need a framework like an MA within which to learn about recent research in education and be prompted to consider whether they could be even better at what they do.
Not only will you learn about recent research in education, but you will also learn how to do research yourself.
Having taken the trouble to gain this qualification will show your employer and future employers that you are a serious, professional employee.
You will find the course intellectually stimulating.

Course content

Conducting a literature review
Academic writing of a literature review and critical evaluation
Research methods
Project/dissertation planning and design
Ethics in educational research

You will submit three essays and a dissertation under the guidance of the university tutor.

You can either take the whole course online OR come for two days at the university, one at the start and one in the middle of the year.

Campus Information

Whittlebury

Intakes

Application Processing Time in Days: 15

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description	IELTS (1.0 -9.0)	TOEFL IBT (0-120)	TOEFL CBT (0-300)	PTE (10-90)
Expert	9	120	297-300	86-90
Very Good	8.5	115-119	280-293	83-86
Very Good	8	110-114	270-280	79-83
Good	7.5	102-109	253-267	73-79
Good	7	94-101	240-253	65-73
Competent	6.5	79-93	213-233	58-65
Competent	6	60-78	170-210	50-58
Modest	5.5	46-59	133-210	43-50
Modest	5	35-45	107-133	36-43
Limited	4	32-34	97-103	30-36
Extremely Limited	< 4	< 31	< 93	< 30

PSW Opportunity

2 years of PSW available after completion of Degree program

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

For entry onto the MA some candidates will have a UK PGCE with 60 Master’s credits at level 7 from Buckingham or another university.

Candidates with a degree but no level 7 PGCE will be asked to produce a portfolio of evidence of their work of up to 7000 words (further advice will be given).

Postgraduate entry requirements
In order to study at postgraduate level (Master’s degree), you will normally need to have attained:

A Bachelor’s degree from a recognised higher education institution, with Second Class/Division (50-64%) equivalent to a British Bachelor’s (Honours) degree, with a minimum of a 2:2, depending on school of study.

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Course Type: Full Time
Course Level: Masters/PG Degree
Duration: 01 Year
Total Tuition Fee: 3465 GBP
Annual Cost of Living: 9207 GBP
Application Fee: 275 GBP

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