Overview
The course focuses on developing teacher educators’ day-to-day practice as well as developing areas such as the design and teaching of teacher education programmes, the ability to conduct research to develop practice, and the ability to participate in debates about teaching and teacher education in your own subject.
It is designed to be integral to the participants’ day-to-day practice as teacher educators and blends online distance learning with one-week residential components in Oxford in years one and two.
Supervision
The allocation of graduate supervision for this course is the responsibility of the Department of Education and it is not always possible to accommodate the preferences of incoming graduate students to work with a particular member of staff. Under exceptional circumstances a supervisor may be found outside the Department of Education.
Graduate destinations
This Teacher Education course at the University of Oxford is intended to provide the first systematic and sustained education for new and experienced teacher educators that are both school and university-based.
The course will enhance the participants’ skills as teacher educators and their ability to develop their practice through research, and to contribute to the education research community through their research activity including publications to professional and academic research journals.
Programme Structure
Areas covered in the assessments include:
- exploring teachers’ beliefs about teaching and learning in your subject
- developing teachers’ knowledge bases in your subject
- analysing and developing teacher education sessions and programmes
- analysis and critique of research articles
- links between theory and practice
- construction of arguments for particular processes
- implications for teacher education.
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
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- Applications may remain open after this deadline if places are still available
Language
Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Education Teaching View 448 other Masters in Teaching in United KingdomAcademic requirements
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- Official transcript(s)
- CV/résumé
- Statement of purpose/personal statement: A maximum of 700 words
- Written work: Two essays of a maximum of 2,000 words each
- References/letters of recommendation: Three overall, all of which must be academic
Tuition Fee
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International
13470 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 13470 GBP per year during 24 months. -
National
6275 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 6275 GBP per year during 24 months.
Living costs for Oxford
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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