Learning Technologies (a Brikbeck, University of London programme taught with the IOE), MSc, University College London (UCL)

the United Kingdom

Study options for this course

The award	How you will study	Study duration	Course start	Domestic course fees	International course fees
MSc	Full-time, Part-time	1 - 2 year	October	-	-

About Learning Technologies (a Brikbeck, University of London programme taught with the IOE), MSc - at University College London (UCL)

This masters degree will:

provide an academic grounding to prepare you for the profession of learning technologist
offer specialist knowledge of designing, developing and evaluating learning systems
give you a sound foundation for a research degree in the subject.

Features

This masters degree provides the opportunity to:

be taught by senior academics from the London Knowledge Lab, a multidisciplinary research centre of the IOE and Birkbeck
access a programme with a distinctive twin focus on the computer science and the learning theory that together underpin the optimal use of learning technologies.

Who is the programme for?

People from a computing or education background as well as those already working in the learning technologies area. There are two routes: one for those without significant prior experience of computing, and another for those with significant prior experience of computing, including prior experience with using an object-oriented programming language.

Entry requirements

A first degree (minimum 2:2) or postgraduate degree in computing or education, or in another subject provided it includes significant computing or education content, or equivalent professional experience.

How are you assessed?

By a combination of coursework assignments and written examinations (depending on the modules you choose), plus either an 8,000-word to 12,000-word report on an implementation project and related technical appendices, or an 18,000-word to 22,000-word dissertation.

Attendance

Face-to-face evening sessions.

How to apply

This is a Birkbeck, University of London programme taught jointly with the Institute of Education.

For an application form, and more information including fees, please visit the MSc Learning Technologies entry on the Birkbeck website.

If you have questions about the application process, please email the programme team at Birkbeck [email protected], or telephone +44 (0)20 7631 6722.

Core topics

Pedagogy, Adaptivity and Technology
Research Methods in Learning Technologies
Introduction to Software Development (for entrants with little computing background)

Entry requirements

1. Students are normally required to have a minimum overall IELTS score of 7.0 for direct entry, with a score of no lower than 6.0 for writing and 6.5 for reading. 2. A first degree (minimum 2:2) or postgraduate degree in computing or education, or in another subject provided it includes significant computing or education content, or equivalent professional experience.