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.
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.
People involved in or interested in contemporary education policy, administration and governance.
Entry requirementsA 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.
- 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.
By coursework assignments of up to 5,000 words and a 20,000-word dissertation or 10,000-word report.
AttendanceFace-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
- 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