MA Education (Global and Comparative)

Course Overview

In this course youll explore the variety of perspectives on and approaches to education, enabling you to consider how this affects learners and ideas that travel across cultural boundaries. Youll critically analyse how different institutions, societies and cultures define the key concepts of education, what is considered valuable knowledge and how it is learned. Youll have the opportunity to develop an understanding of critical reflection and how to employ independent learning strategies to enable you to evaluate and inform your professional practice. Youll also have the opportunity to develop and deepen your knowledge and understanding of educational research and be able to use these skills in researching an aspect of global and comparative education for your dissertation. A further key component is the ability to exchange and share learning with and from others; youll have ample opportunities to work with students from a wide range of disciplines and organisations.

General Eligibility

You should have an honours degree in a relevant subject at 2:2 or above, or a professional equivalent.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• The minimum for IELTS is 6.0 overall with no element lower than 5.5, or equivalent will be considered acceptable.