Overview

This new two-year part-time course has been introduced at a time when professionals are required to have a deeper understanding of and confidence to utilise various assessment approaches.

The aim of the Educational Assessment course from the University of Oxford is to provide researchers and professionals with the skills to enhance and develop their knowledge in a specialist topic such as international large-scale assessments, advanced statistical methods or classroom-based assessment

Students will study the history, contemporary issues and development of the disciplinary field, gain technical and statistical knowledge in assessment and engage with the design and evaluation of educational assessments.

The course combines a number of teaching sessions within the department and online support through the University’s Virtual Learning Environment (WebLearn). In the second year of the course students will receive supervision of dissertation projects from a University supervisor with expertise in a particular subject.

Graduate destinations

This new course is intended to improve assessment skills and to provide students with a wider education in this critical field than they would encounter in their working career or with other universities.

On completion of the course, graduates will have a sound understanding of the design of assessment systems, the options available and their implications. They will be able to analyse the quality of assessments and engage in research, policy and practice questions in an informed and critical manner.

This MSc qualification will have an impact upon the quality of educational assessments in a wide range of settings by enhancing assessment skills and increasing opportunities for progression to senior positions in educational assessment organisations both nationally and internationally.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Assessment issues and practice

Assessment design and statistical evaluation of assessment data

Assessment analysis

Classroom-based assessment

Advanced statistical methods

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-11 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-03 00:00:00

More details

Applications may remain open after this deadline if places are still available.

Language

English

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110

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7.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Oxford, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Education Educational Research View 128 other Masters in Educational Research in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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110

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General requirements

Official transcript(s)

CV/résumé

Statement of purpose/personal statement: A maximum of 1,000 words

Written work: Either one essay of a maximum of 4,000 words or two essays of a maximum of 2,000 words each

References/letters of recommendation: Three overall, generally academic

Tuition Fees

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17060 GBP / year

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8950 GBP / year

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Living costs

Oxford

United Kingdom

939 - 1530 GBP / month

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