MA Degrees (Educational Research)

With our flexible course you can study a broad range of educational and pedagogical concepts, gain an understanding of recent trends and debates within educational research, explore changing conceptions of education and schooling, and consider the implications for education of disciplines such as history, language, psychology and philosophy. Read more

On this MA, you'll focus critically and constructively on language acquisition and learning, on the place of language in society and on the impacts that language can have on educational provision. Read more

With a focus on psychological theory, this MA will encourage you to examine the challenges facing education in the 21st century. This one-year, full-time course examines the challenges facing education in the 21st century, focusing particularly on psychological theory. Read more

Our MA will encourage you to reflect on your experiences of early childhood education. You’ll explore a broad range of issues and debates on learning, pedagogy and curriculum in early childhood education. Read more

The Education MA is a flexible course that combines interdisciplinary perspectives on education with the development of analytical and core research skills to enable students to pursue their own subject-specific interests in education. Read more

Our Education, Policy & Society MA is an interdisciplinary course which draws on sociology, political science, economics and history to address the challenges of education policy and provision. Read more

Our Education in Arts & Cultural Settings MA offers you the exciting opportunity to study at one of the world’s leading art organisations, and learn from leading academics in education research. Read more

Education is one of the crucial arenas in which we can overcome social inequalities. The international Master's in Research in Special Needs Education is a step towards a job committed to improve the quality of life of people with special needs and to promote social justice in local communities. Read more

This multidisciplinary course engages with the myriad possibilities of a fluid approach to Art and Design. Our course values creative research skills and activities and contextual studies as much as creative practice itself. Read more

Our Language & Cultural Diversity MA examines the complex relationship between language and cultural diversity, and will equip you with an advanced knowledge of the major approaches to linguistic aspects of culture. Read more

In everyday life, work, sports, and research, we are constantly comparing and ranking people and their achievements by means of tests, assessments, and evaluations. Read more

Our European Studies MA course will give you a detailed understanding of the politics, economics and societies of Europe. As a full-time student, you may also take either a French or German pathway, which offers you the opportunity to complete a master's degree within a year while taking modules abroad. Read more

Develop your academic practice and gain global perspectives on higher education with this professional postgraduate teaching qualification designed to enhance your career in higher education.  Academic practice is the term used to define any work that uncovers, researches, and teaches information, knowledge and learning materials. Read more

View full details in the curriculum handbook The course enables students to complete a Masters Dissertation and to link this study to the way evidence-based practice has been integrated into Education. Read more

With this Development Studies MA you will be encouraged to reflect directly on how questions of social justice should be connected to the theory and practice of development, and in relation to race, class, gender and other identities. Read more