Swansea University

Education, MA

Swansea UniversitySingleton Park Campus, United Kingdom

Course overview

The educational landscape globally is evolving rapidly with new policies and developing learner needs shaping the skills required of today’s teachers. The classroom environment is equally dynamic, and effective teaching now demands a sophisticated mix of skills, judgement, and reflective practice to guide and facilitate learning. Our MA in Education enables you to explore the links between policy and teaching, examine the philosophies that underpin education, and strengthen your own professional practice.

Our programme is flexible and supports you at any stage of your career, helping you develop your expertise and pursue your interests. As a student you will learn how to carry out and use educational research, to reflect on your own knowledge and expertise in education, and contribute to improving practice across the sector.

Key highlights

  • Explores the links between education policy and classroom teaching
  • Examines the philosophies that underpin education
  • Teaches how to carry out and use educational research
  • Develops reflective practice to strengthen your professional expertise
  • Flexible programme supporting educators at any career stage

Entry requirements

  • Degree: 2:1 — 2.1.

Scholarships

  • Chevening Scholarships

  • International Postgraduate Alumni Bursaries

    First Class - £5,000 per year; Second Class, First division - £3,000 per year; Second Class, Second division - £1,000 per year; Taught Masters to Research Degree - £3,000 per year subject to satisfactory progress.

  • Swansea University International Postgraduate Research Excellence Scholarship (SUIPRES)

    The SUIPRES Scholarship covers the difference between the International and the Home tuition fee rate for the duration of the PhD/Professional Doctorate programme.

Careers this course leads to

  • Teacher
  • Head of department
  • Educational researcher
  • Education policy officer
  • Curriculum developer
  • Education consultant

Cost of study

UK/Home: £10,200 per year | International: £19,300 per year

Admission

Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Swansea University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.

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