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MEd|Postgraduate Taught

Educational Studies

Entry year
2024/25
Entry requirements
2.2 (minimum 55%)
Duration
3 years (Part-time)
1 year (Full-time)
Places available
no limit (Part Time)
no limit (Full Time)

This programme offers teachers and educational professionals opportunities to learn across a range of areas within the broad field of education.

Education professionals in the twenty-first century are expected to have strong knowledge and skills in core areas as well as an ability to move flexibly in and out of a variety of specialist areas. This Educational Studies programme is designed to meet these diverse needs by offering students the opportunity to select modules from a wide range of topics including: learning and teaching, assessment, educational leadership, inclusion and special educational needs.

The programme offers students an opportunity to familiarise themselves with current research on these topics. In addition, students are encouraged to consider and reflect on the practical implications of theoretical perspectives and research findings.

The MEd in Educational Studies is open to teachers in primary-, secondary- and tertiary-level institutions as well as to professionals in other fields of education.

On completion of the modules students will be able to:
- demonstrate a broad-based knowledge and understanding of educational research, policy, practice and theory covered by the modules of their choice
- analyse and critically apply examples of the research literature in the chosen modules (and, where appropriate, skills)
- reflect critically on their own personal practice.

Closing date for applications: Friday 28th June 2024 at 4pm.

Over 83% of research submitted by colleagues based in the Education Unit of Assessment was judged to be ‘World Leading’ or ‘Internationally Excellent' by a peer review panel (REF2021).

Educational Studies highlights

Internationally Renowned Experts

The core discipline of Education at Queen’s is one of the leading areas for educational research in the UK and Ireland.

Student Experience

The diversity of topics is particularly appreciated by students who want to learn across a range of topics, rather than focusing on one specialist subject.

Credit transfer

Students who have completed other master's-level awards, e.g. PGCE, within the last 10 years are eligible to credit transfer. The credit transfer application must be submitted at the same time as the online programme application as retrospective applications are not accepted.

Flexibility

This programme is delivered via blended learning (a mixture of face-to-face and online learning).

Flexible exit qualifications (PgCert, PgDip) are available and individual course modules can also be taken as short courses.

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