Education MA (Online)
Falmouth University
Key Information
Campus location
Online
Languages
English
Study format
Distance Learning
Duration
2 years
Pace
Part time
Tuition fees
GBP 12,150 *
Application deadline
06 May 2024
Earliest start date
27 May 2024
* total fee including acceptance fee
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Introduction
Ready to make a positive impact in the field of education?
Enhance your professional practice through a deepened knowledge of the theory, design and delivery of teaching and learning in modern educational contexts on this dynamic online master's course.
The course has been designed to help you become a confident education professional with the knowledge, skills and networks that will enable you to inspire others, innovate your own practice and lead educational development in your chosen context.
Harnessing the knowledge you gain at each stage of the course, the final module enables you to apply that learning through an authentic, personal practice-based action research project in an area that you’re passionate about.
Ideal Students
This course is aimed at educational practitioners who want to deepen their understanding of reflective pedagogy and leadership, and ultimately to positively contribute to the future of our education system. It would be ideal for student-facing or staff-facing professionals in schools, further education, and higher education. The MA will be applicable to those currently in leadership roles and those aspiring to leadership at a middle and senior level. Applicants are not limited by location; as an online course that is taught predominately asynchronously, we encourage practitioners from around the world to join our community.
Program Outcome
You will:
- Develop yourself as an innovative, creative and resilient education practitioner in a range of contexts, such as secondary, FE and HE.
- Become an expert in reflective practice, taking a critical view of your own approaches and continuously adapting and learning.
- Deepen your understanding of key areas including education theory, learning design, educational leadership and project management.
- Add a dynamic set of research and knowledge dissemination skills to your practice.
- Build confidence in championing inclusivity in education through understanding inclusive learning theory and practice.
Curriculum
Through its innovative approach to online learning, this education master’s course will enhance your everyday practice by helping you to develop research-informed pedagogical expertise. You will sharpen your reflective and professional skills and practice, alongside key knowledge and theory, supporting you to accelerate your career and become the educator you really want to be.
You will master different technologies across a variety of educational settings; understand key legal, social and ethical issues and codes of practice, with particular attention to inclusion and equality; and explore collaborative practice.
The course focuses on reflection, professional practice and communication, as well as elements such as project management, leadership and educational learning theories. You will also learn how to make an impact as a developing education professional through exploring networking, dissemination and evaluation ethics.
Your studies will culminate in an action research portfolio, based entirely on your own educational practice which will include a reviewed ethics application.
Modules
MA Education is comprised of five modules, four 30-credit modules and one 60-credit project (180 credits in total). The modules have been specifically designed to be studied in a non-linear order.
You'll begin the course with Module 1 and end the course with your Final Major Project (Module 5 - MA only). The order in which you'll study modules 2-4 will depend on when you begin the course.
From module information to course aims and assessment criteria, discover the full course details for the MA – coming soon.
- The Reflective Practitioner
- The Professional Practitioner
- The Communicative Practitioner
- The Collaborative Practitioner
- The Evaluative Practitioner
The modules above are those being studied by our students or proposed new ones. Programme structures and modules can change as part of our curriculum enhancement and review processes. If a certain module is important to you, please discuss it with the Course Leader.
How you'll learn
Our online degrees have been designed from the outset to be taught and learned online. This means that they're crafted specifically for you to study remotely. We offer a truly multidisciplinary syllabus designed to meet the demands of the creative industries, and as a postgraduate student, you should dedicate at least 20-25 hours per week for study.
You'll learn through a blend of lectures, webinars, guest talks, tasks and discussion forums, which you'll access via our dedicated virtual learning environment. This is also where you'll find all key documentation, get course announcements and access rich learning resources.
You'll be supported academically by Online Tutors, who will also deliver weekly webinars and facilitate the online forums. If you need assistance with anything that isn't directly related to course material, a dedicated Student Advisor team will be on hand to help. You'll also have access to Falmouth University's excellent employability service, RealWORKs.
We incorporate optional face-to-face events for all our online students. There will be up to two per year and will typically run over weekends, to fit around your other commitments. They're great opportunities to meet other students and Tutors and to explore course-related topics through additional activities and discussions. You'll get the chance to hear from industry experts, offering a wider professional context for your learning and a deeper insight into your chosen industry.
Assessment methods
Assessment on this course has been carefully planned to work specifically for online delivery. The assessment provides the course team with a means of offering tailored guidance alongside advice on how to progress knowledge and skills in key areas that relate to the course Learning Outcomes. The course team will identify your strengths and weaknesses as an individual and discuss them with you throughout your time on the course.
As you move through the modules, your work will be assessed through several different formats:
- Written – essays and other forms of writing.
- Presentation – communicated and shared as slides or an appropriate alternative format.
- Portfolio – a collection of evidence addressing how one or more learning outcomes have been met.
- Artefact (a made object) – plans and strategies you create, relating to your personal development, or the development of your teaching practice.
- Reflective journal - you will be encouraged to write regularly as part of your reflective practice, a few entries may be subject to formative assessment or shared with peers for discussion and peer review.
- Action research project – bringing many skills learnt throughout the course together to plan, research and complete a project relating to your practice.
Admissions
Career Opportunities
As a graduate of this Education master’s course, your career could progress into roles such as:
- Education lecturer/Senior lecturer/Course or award leader
- Curriculum designer
- Leadership and management posts
- E-learning professional
- Educational researcher or consultant
- Education welfare and student support
- Education publisher
Further opportunities include:
- Academic: EdD or PhD
- Professional: HEA Fellowship (various levels) – UK-based practitioners
- Professional Standards Framework (PSF) – UK and International practitioners