Global Education and International Development

Education plays a variety of often contradictory roles in public debates, policy discourses, and academic research related to globalisation and international development. Education may be seen as the silver bullet, the solution to global inequalities and the vehicle for economic and social development. Alternatively, education is blamed for not delivering its promise, or even for reproducing or exacerbating the very problems it was supposed to solve. Education systems and institutions are themselves sites which are affected by patterns of globalisation and policy changes regarding development and aid.

MA Global Education and International Development addresses a complex array of interconnected challenges and issues in relation to education, understood in its broadest sense. The programme brings together theoretical and conceptual challenges with applied considerations for education practitioners and development interventions.

MA Global Education and International Development aims to cover the following key themes:

• Tensions and connections between processes of globalisation and international development in the field of education.
• Current trends and foundational theories of international development thought, and their application to education contexts.
• The challenge of mobility and migration for understanding and planning education.The global relevance of international development issues to education systems and learning contexts across the world.

All full-time Post-Graduate Taught students in the Centre for Education Studies are required to complete 180 credits at M Level; part-time students may be considered for Accredited Prior Learning (approved at the time of application).

MA GEID includes (i) three compulsory modules, (ii) one optional core module, and (iii) optional module/s amounting to 30 CATS.

The optional core module is the professional placement module which can if necessary be replaced with another CES M level module (choices to be confirmed at the start of each academic year). For the optional module, you can choose one or two modules amounting to 30 CATS. This includes modules within the centre for Education Studies as well as recommended modules from other departments. The list will be made available at the start of the course (or the start of each year for part-time students). You will receive assistance in choosing the most suitable module/s for your course of study.

• Undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in a related subject.
• IELTS (International English Language Testing System) with a minimum score of 6.5 (with no component score below 6.0)
• PTE (Academic) with a minimum score of 69
• TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) with a minimum score of 92 in the internet-based test (iBT).
• Personal Statement
• Transcripts