Policy Studies in Education (MA)

This masters degree will:

• introduce you to ways of critically analysing education policy within a broad social, economic and political context
• familiarise you with contemporary developments in education policy in institutional, local, national and global contexts
• explore existing policy issues and practices
• enable you to apply the insights provided to your own experiences.

Features

This masters degree provides the opportunity to:

• engage with a broad range of perspectives and develop a comprehensive theoretical understanding of education policy
• study major and topical themes within social science (such as globalisation, markets and managerialism) with a particular emphasis on their effects on and relevance to education
• work with tutors who are nationally and internationally recognised individuals
• access recent and current research.

Who is this programme for?

People involved in or interested in contemporary education policy, administration and governance.

Entry requirements

A good first degree in sociology, political science, economics or another social science subject, and a teaching qualification or relevant professional experience.

Core topics

• Education policy
• Sociology of education.

Related topics

• Economics of education policy
• Gender, education and development
• Innovation and change in higher and professional education
• Philosophy of education: knowledge, mind and understanding
• Rights in education
• Understanding education research.

How are you assessed?

By coursework assignments of up to 5,000 words and a 20,000-word dissertation or 10,000-word report.

Attendance

Face-to-face evening and occasional Saturday or online sessions.

Where do our students go?

Graduates of this masters degree are currently working as:

• teachers
• PhD students.
• education policy-makers.

 

Core modules

• Sociology of Education
• Understanding Education Policy

Recommended modules

• Children's Rights In Practice
• Economic Perspectives Of Education Policy
• Gender, Education and Development
• The Economic Value of Education
• Theoretical Foundations Of Educational Ideas
• Theories of Childhood and Children's Rights