Overview

Description

A key feature of the Education MA course offered by Durham University is the facility for you to draw on your own professional and personal as well as academic and theoretical interests, through being able to choose from a range of optional modules to study (see below). And you will also be able to explore your own interests in depth through the completion of a dissertation.

In all of our modules, we aim to introduce you to key ideas and ways of thinking that enable you to engage with related issues in contexts that are relevant to you. Our course is constructed in such a way that contexts as diverse as science education in schools, informal learning in the workplace and the management of schools outside the UK, can be explored through module assignments as well as the dissertation.

The degree has been designed to meet the needs of educational professionals, especially those in teaching, management or administration at all levels of education. Students likely to benefit from the course are those who are interested in education, often teachers or people planning to become teachers, with a commitment to pedagogy, and educational managers in schools, colleges and higher education institutions, as well as those working in educational administration, in the UK and overseas.

Career Opportunities

Career opportunities in education are wide and include classroom teaching, educational leadership and management, administration and policy development.

Programme Structure

Core modules:

Research Methods Education
Critical Perspectives in Education

Dissertation

Optional modules:

21st Century Technology: Implications for Teaching and Learning

Arts in Education
Curriculum Analysis
Enhancing Teaching and Learning for Productive Thought
Improving Computer Education
Intercultural and International Education
Intercultural Communication
Policy Studies
Psychology of the Learner
Special Educational Needs and Inclusion: Rhetoric or Reality?

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-29 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-31 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-08-31 00:00:00 , National

More details

Applicants needing a student visa must submit postgraduate applications by end July, while those not requiring a visa must apply by end August.

Language

English

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80

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62

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Durham, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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120

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80

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62

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IELTS

6.5

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General requirements

Subject requirements, level and grade

An honours degree at 2:1 (or equivalent). Significant relevant experience will also be considered.

Tuition Fees

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International Applies to you

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Non-residents

25000 GBP / year

≈ 25000 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

11000 GBP / year

≈ 11000 GBP / year

Living costs

Durham

United Kingdom

660 - 1140 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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