Education University of Bristol

Overview

In the  Education programme from the University of Bristol from University of Bristol you can choose any of our eight specialisms to match your interests, each dedicated to a key area within the field of education:

• Digital Education

• Educational Neuroscience

• Higher Education

• Inclusive Education

• Leadership and Policy

• Learning and Teaching

• Mathematics Education

• Policy and International Development.

For those who prefer to organise their own programme of studies, units can be taken from across the different specialisms and from a range of available optional units to build a tailored programme of study. For example, if your interests span both educational policy and the use of technology in education, you might combine units from the Leadership and Policy specialism with units from the Digital Education specialism.

Career prospects

Our goal is to equip you with the tools to demonstrate impact, excellence and distinctiveness in your chosen field.

We will enable our graduates to display the following characteristics:

• be equipped to demonstrate impact, excellence and distinctiveness in your chosen field;

• be visionary, imaginative, innovative, reflective and creative;

• have high ideals and values, including a strong sense of social justice;

• be highly employable throughout the world;

• be adaptable, with the potential to be a leader in work and in the community.

Graduates with an MSc in Education often advance into roles in:

• Teaching and educational leadership: many work as teachers (if they hold Qualified Teacher Status or equivalent additional qualifications) or progress into leadership roles such as curriculum coordinators, headteachers, or educational consultants.

• Education policy and administration: opportunities exist within government bodies, local authorities, and education charities, influencing policy and practice.

• Higher education and academic research: postgraduate students could choose to continue into PhD programmes or take on academic research roles within universities or independent education think tanks.

• EdTech and corporate training: graduates may move into educational technology companies, instructional design, or corporate training and development.