Overview

Education (Educational Policy, Leadership and Improvement) from University of Cambridge course combines UK and international perspectives and engages with evidence from a range of national and educational contexts.

Key facts

The teaching team draw on their research expertise and encourage course participants to share their experiences and reflect on the course content, relating new knowledge and insights to their own contexts.

This route focuses on critical issues in education in the context of institutional and system improvement and with reference to practice, policy and theory. The course engages students in theoretical debates around each of the key concepts of policy, leadership, and improvement, problematising these and considering a range of perspectives. The course encourages students to engage with empirical evidence from a range of national contexts around these key topics and related issues, including accountability in education, professional learning, leading for change, evidence-based practices, amongst others.

The educational aims of the route are to:

examine the theoretical frameworks used in the study of education, specifically around concepts of policy, leadership, and improvement;
provide training in research methods appropriate to education and the study of educational change;
advance the capacity of students for research-informed professional reflection and judgment;

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Educational policy
Approaches educational improvement
Educational effectiveness evidence-based practice
Education Evaluation
Professional learning development
Teachers/Educators agents change

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 9 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-10-01 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

OR

110

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IELTS

7.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Education Leadership Social Policy View 604 other Masters in Education in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

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110

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IELTS

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General requirements

Applicants for this course should have achieved a UK Good II.i Honours Degree.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

43516 GBP / year

≈ 43516 GBP / year
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Citizens or residents

18656 GBP / year

≈ 18656 GBP / year

Living costs

Cambridge

United Kingdom

846 - 1465 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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Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

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Tuition Fees

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Living costs

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