Education, Part-time, MA, PGCert, PGDip

This part-time, research-based course will further your professional development and enhance your career prospects. The flexibility of the programme allows you to enter at your chosen level and complete awards at your own pace and in your own subject area.

This course is designed for those working in the field of education at all levels. It is suitable for anyone working in the education sector, including teachers, lecturers and administrators working in schools, post-compulsory or university sectors. Although it is not a teaching degree and does not provide QTS, it is ideal for those who have completed an accredited teacher-training programme or degree and wish to study the field of education further.

Why choose this course?

• Flexible teaching and learning methods allow you to study in the evening and at home.
• Learn from experienced tutors who are leading researchers and practitioners in the education field.
• An opportunity to focus your learning on one of six specialised pathways. Specialisation takes place once you have successfully completed initial modules.
• Strong student support to help you achieve your goals.

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What will I study?

This is a demanding and exciting programme that requires you to immerse yourself in reading, thinking, discussion, reflection and writing, enabling you to take the next, critical step in your professional learning.

The course allows you to investigate a range of issues impacting on education in general and your own organisation in particular. We want you to challenge your thinking.

Each module has an assignment attached to it that is linked to your own experience, applying theory and practice and ensuring that your own working practices gain practical benefits from your study.

Choose from over 30 modules to build the course which reflects your needs or pick specific combinations to complete one of the six specialist pathways.

The range of modules on offer currently includes the following, with new modules being developed all the time to meet changing needs:

• Behaviour Management: learner and practice team
• Developing STEM Education
• Education Policy and Practice
• Human Resource Management in Education
• Innovation in Music
• Leading Change in Education
• Leading Modern Foreign Language Teaching
• Management of Teaching and Learning
• Management of Resources
• Principles and Practice in Early Years
• Raising Ethnic Minority Achievement
• Reflection on the NQT Experience
• Research Skills
• Using eLearning in Higher Education

Your choice of modules will determine the name of the award you receive. For those wishing to gain an MA / MSc award, the Research Skills and Dissertation modules are mandatory.

The six named award pathways leading to MA / MSc, Postgraduate Certificate, or Postgraduate Diploma are:

• MA Special and Inclusive Education
• MA Educational Leadership and Management
• MA Teaching and Learning
• MA Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
• MA Early Years
• MSc Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education. See the MSc STEM course pages to find out more about this award.

How will I learn?

We offer a number of flexible ways to study:

• Part-time attendance at NTU
• Blended learning
• Our virtual online learning environment (NOW)
• Distance learning
• Modules taught at your own institution (by prior arrangement)

The programme content reflects the changing education environment and is subject to regular review and development.

Study modes

Part-time attendance, at our Clifton campus, is usually one evening a week. Modules taught at NTU can on occasion be undertaken in your own institution by prior arrangement.

A full-time study mode is also available. See the MA Education, Full-time course pages for more details.

Assessment

Modules are assessed, there are no formal examinations. Students will also work on a number of different small scale research projects based in their work setting, literature review and a research based dissertation.