Education (Leading Learning and Teaching) University of Dundee

Overview

This MEd  Education (Leading Learning and Teaching) from University of Dundee  is suitable for all professionals working in an educational setting, whether you work as a teacher or in a similar developmental role. You'll gain the knowledge and understanding, skills, attributes, and values necessary to enhance your professional practice.

You will develop skills in reflective practice that will help you to critically engage with educational theory, research, policy, and other professional issues.

You will have opportunities to be involved in inter-professional collaboration, following interests in a specific area of education, such as international education or educational leadership.

The university encourages you to bring your own experiences and areas of interest to your studies, choosing the focus of your work in each module to fit with your professional interests and responsibilities.

You will be given a framework to help you reflect critically on your professional development and your current practice, and formulate an appropriate action plan to inform your studies.

You will also conduct research in a professional field, following the stages of the academic research process from the problem or question through to the presentation of findings. You will also learn more about how education and curriculum is shaped by global influences.

This course will not provide you with a teaching qualification.

Careers

By taking this course you are able to influence your own professional learning journey and take control of your own continuous professional development.

This course has given graduates the opportunity to move into senior management positions within educational settings, as well as being able to share their expertise to enhance education provision locally, nationally and globally.