Overview

Leeds Beckett University's MA Education with Early Years pathway prepares you to become a changemaker with specialist expertise in the education, care, and development of young children. Combining a social justice focus with contemporary research, you’ll explore how early experiences shape children's learning, wellbeing and life chances, while examining the policies and practices that influence early years provision.

As part of this course, you’ll:

Develop your knowledge of contemporary debates and challenges within global education contexts
Evaluate and apply key theoretical concepts to help you understand challenges throughout education, childhood and early years
Critically analyse key inequalities within education, including but not limited to global inequalities, race, gender and sexuality, disability, and social class
Develop a researcher perspective on education and allied disciplines/professions, focusing on knowledge development and critical reflexive practice
Plan and conduct independent research, demonstrating sound methodological choices, critical analysis, and application of key concepts to a problem or area of practice

Programme Structure

Modules include:

Global Debates in Education
Theorising Education
Research Methods
Dissertation
Playful Connections
Building Voices: Developing Early Language & Communication

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-20 00:00:00

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More details

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Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

OR

79

OR

4

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PTE Academic

54

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus, Online

Campus Location

Leeds, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Education Early Childhood Education View 587 other Masters in Education in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

OR

79

OR

4

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PTE Academic

54

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants should either have at least a second class honours degree, a professional or vocational qualification in Education equivalent to level 6 study, or have equivalent experience or training, normally from within the work environment.
All applications should be supported by a reference, either academic or professional;

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

18995 GBP / year

≈ 18995 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

8930 GBP / year

≈ 8930 GBP / year

Additional Details

Part time:

UK: £49.61 per credit.

Living costs

Leeds

United Kingdom

637 - 1103 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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Additional Details

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