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    The Open University UK
    The Open University UK
    United Kingdom
    United Kingdom, Milton Keynes
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    Duration6 year(s)
    Tuition Fee
    GBP 11,535 / Total
    Next IntakeFebruary 1, 2024

    Education

    About

    This flexible masters degree is suitable for education professionals who wish to acquire qualities and transferable skills that are highly prized by employers. You’ll have the choice of four specialist routes – learning and teaching; leadership and management; inclusive practice; and applied linguistics. You’ll also have the option to change your specialism after Stage 1, giving you the opportunity to study two specialisms within one qualification. Your final dissertation module (with the exception of the applied linguistics route) gives you the choice of a small-scale inquiry on a topic of your choice, or you can opt to complete an extended literature review and research proposal relevant to your own educational professional interests and practice.

    Key features of the course

    • Choice: a rich choice of specialisms to suit a range of interests.
    • Flexibility: change your specialism after Stage 1 and complete in three or up to six years.
    • Optionality: choose from a small-scale inquiry or an extended literature review and research proposal to fit with your own personal and professional circumstances.
    • Opportunity: work your way up from a postgraduate certificate and postgraduate diploma to the MA in Education (MA Ed) or Master of Education (MEd). Plus you have the option to count your previous postgraduate study towards this qualification, helping you pay less and finish sooner.
    • Engage with issues, concepts and debates that enrich your knowledge and improve your professional practice.
    • Develop and consolidate advanced scholarship and independent learning in the context of your own practice.

    The learning outcomes of this qualification are described in four areas:

    • Knowledge and understanding
    • Cognitive skills
    • Practical and professional skills
    • Key skills

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    To study for this masters degree course you must hold a bachelors degree from a UK university or other recognised degree-awarding body, or a qualification at equivalent level.

    The multi-disciplinary dissertation at Stage 3 – Masters multi-disciplinary dissertation: education, childhood and youth​ (E822) – provides optionality (as do other modules in the qualification in which you are required to engage with research activity), to either undertake a small-scale investigation or an extended literature review and research proposal.

    Please note: It is a legal requirement in the UK, rather than an Open University requirement, that you must obtain Enhanced DBS clearance (or equivalent in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) in order to work with children on the module, Masters multi-disciplinary dissertation: education, childhood and youth​ (E822). This is the responsibility of you and your employer and not The Open University. If you are in doubt about your eligibility, or to find out more, you should contact the relevant agency in the country in which you are proposing to conduct your study for more information.

    Your spoken and written English must be of an adequate standard for postgraduate study. If English is not your first language, we recommend that you will need a minimum score of 7 under the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). Please see their website for details.

    In order to study this qualification you do not need to be employed in an educational setting. However, it is important that you have some experience of engaging or working with learners, children or young people as our pathway disciplines (Learning & Teaching, Inclusive Practice, Applied Linguistics and Leadership and Management) are all explored through the lens of education. Therefore you will need to be able to apply your learning to a relevant context or learning environment.

    This can be through employment or other means such as volunteering and/or special arrangements undertaken for the purposes of your study. Apart from schools and colleges, other organisations providing educational services – such as health and care education environments, youth, play, or early years work, armed forces, business and commercial environments – all could provide suitable settings to apply your learning and later carry out your dissertation. The various activities embedded in the study guide and supporting examples and literature will help you develop skills of independent study and enquiry.

    If you are not sure whether your qualifications and experience are suitable, please contact us for advice.

    English Requirements

    • IELTSMin 7

    Career

    Career relevance

    Throughout the world there is an increasing demand for creative, innovative education professionals who have highly developed skills and a deep understanding of learning. In many countries a masters degree is becoming essential for career advancement in education, training and professional development settings.

    This qualification is designed to enrich your knowledge and improve your professional practice. On completing your studies, you should be able to:

    • demonstrate self-direction and originality in tackling and solving problems at a professional or equivalent level
    • reflect critically and constructively, in the light of ideas and frameworks presented in the modules, on how these apply to your practice and organisational context.
    You will also acquire qualities and transferable skills that are highly prized by employers within education and related fields, such as:
    • exercising initiative and personal responsibility
    • the ability to make decisions in complex and unpredictable situations
    • the ability to draw on appropriate research and ethical understanding
    • the production of reports/outputs for academic and professional purposes.

    You will be guided through the materials on how you can recognise and acknowledge these additional skills.

    Please note that this masters degree does not qualify you for teacher registration in any country.

    Careers and Employability Services have more information on how OU study can improve your employability.

    Fee Information

    How to Apply

    1. Choose your qualification.
    2. Select your first module and review the entry requirements.
    3. Register for your module online.
    4. Pay – see fees and funding for your available options.
    5. Send evidence to us to confirm you meet the entry requirements.

    When to apply

    • Registration is now open for the academic year ending July 2023.
    • Closing dates vary depending on the modules you choose.

    To ensure you have everything in place ready to start your course, please check the module descriptions – there may be preparatory work you need to submit before your module starts.

    1. Choose your qualification.
    2. Select your first module and review the entry requirements.
    3. Register for your module online.
    4. Pay – see fees and funding for your available options.
    5. Send evidence to us to confirm you meet the entry requirements.

    When to apply

    • Registration is now open for the academic year ending July 2023.
    • Closing dates vary depending on the modules you choose.

    To ensure you have everything in place ready to start your course, please check the module descriptions – there may be preparatory work you need to submit before your module starts.

    Education

    The Open University UK

    The Open University UK

    United Kingdom

    United Kingdom, Milton Keynes

    Go to Official Website