Education (Online) MA

The MA Education offered by Birmingham Newman University is designed for teachers, lecturers and other professionals who work in educational and allied settings. It affords professionals the opportunity to reflect on their experiences and to develop their knowledge and understanding in education. <br/><br/>This MA Education course is run online, with optional on-campus activities. If you are looking for our on campus MA Education, please click here.<br/><br/>Depending on which modules you choose and the focus of your dissertation or research project, you can be awarded either an MA in Education, or an MA in Education with one of the following named awards: <br/><br/><br/>- Learning and Teaching <br/><br/><br/>- Leadership and Management <br/><br/><br/>- Inclusion and Special Educational Needs and Disability <br/><br/><br/>- Early Childhood Education and Care <br/><br/><br/>- Mentoring and Coaching <br/><br/><br/>- Safeguarding <br/><br/><br/>- Social Justice (modules available to choose from September 2024)<br/><br/><br/>If you have already studied at Masters’ level before (e.g. PGCert, or an NPQ), you may be able to apply for your credits to be recognised towards your MA qualification through the university’s RPcL process. You might also be able to apply for recognition of your experiential learning through the university’s RPeL process. Please speak to the programme leader to discuss these. <br/><br/>**Course Content**<br/>The MA Education at Birmingham Newman University is designed around you. Modules are offered in each of the named award areas above, giving you the opportunity to further develop your knowledge and professional enquiry into specialist areas. <br/><br/>We also offer a negotiated module and a specialist module. These modules are unique in their approach, as they are delivered through individual tutorials around your chosen specialist area. <br/><br/>The course promotes critical engagement in a range of contemporary issues pertinent to specific interests and needs and you are encouraged to explore your own personal and professional interests and expertise. If you wish to progress your studies even further then the course provides an appropriate academic platform for progression to PhD/EdD study. <br/><br/>The dissertation / research design module offers you the option to either present a research project in the traditional way, or by completing a 50% dissertation and a 50% resource.