Course Overview

This course offers new graduates or teachers with some experience the opportunity to gain the skills to move into, or develop within, the English Language Teaching world.

For new graduates, our MA provides the opportunity to mix the practical with the theoretical, so you can enter the world of work not only with a CELTA, the world-leading initial teaching qualification but with knowledge of the theory behind the pedagogy. Teachers with experience will develop skills, knowledge, and experience to prepare you to move into academic management.

This is a very practical English Language Teaching-focused Master’s degree designed to produce well-qualified staff to teach English as a foreign language. This qualification will make students hugely employable and make it much easier to work in either British Council (BC)-accredited schools around the world and/or to move into more senior positions in the English Language Teaching field.

Careers and Employability - Student Services aims to deliver a service that is inclusive, impartial, welcoming, informed, and tailored to your personal goals and aspirations, to enable you to develop as an individual and contribute to the business and community in which you will live and work.

We are here to help you plan your future, make the most of your time at University, and to enhance your employability. We provide access to part-time jobs, and extra-curricular employability-enhancing workshops and offer practical one-to-one help with career planning, including help with CVs, applications, and mock interviews. We also deliver group sessions on career planning within each course and we have a wide range of extensive information covering graduate jobs and postgraduate study.

Students and graduates of the University of Chester can use our services free of charge for up to two years after graduating.

General Eligibility

Applicants should normally possess a minimum of a 2:2 honors degree, or international equivalent, in any relevant discipline. As part of the selection process, applicants may be required to attend an interview.

Part Time Work Details

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• IELTS Academic: 6.5 (no less than 5.5 in any band)