Primary Education

The Primary Masters is intended for education professionals, policy makers and researchers at any stage of their career. Many students have relevant international experience and interests. We aim to fuse research and theoretical understandings about primary/elementary education with current priorities in policy and practice. You will have the opportunity to:

• Enhance your educational understanding and practice through critical reflection, study and research;
• Critically engage with the best quality national and international educational research that has relevance to primary education;
• Carry out individual and collaborative critical enquiry into significant educational issues and practice;
• Develop your thinking in order to contribute to informed policy and practice analysis and improvement in the primary phase and your own work setting.

Course modules:

• Critical perspectives on primary education policy and practice
• Creative approaches to the curriculum
• Pedagogy, talk and learning
• The school as a community

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the programme, students will have:

• a comprehensive understanding of research techniques, and a thorough knowledge of the literature applicable to primary education;
• demonstrated originality in the application of knowledge, together with a practical understanding of how research and enquiry are used to create and interpret knowledge in their field;
• shown abilities in the critical evaluation of current research and research techniques and methodologies;
• demonstrated self-direction and originality in tackling and solving problems, and acted autonomously in the planning and implementation of research.

Continuing

Students wishing to continue from the Master of Education to PhD or EdD are required to achieve a mark of 70 or higher for the thesis.

Students on the MPhil complete the full course in one year with sessions on primary education and research methodology. PGCE-M students complete the MEd course in one year part-time. Other MEd students complete the course over two years, part-time. The Primary Education route teaching happens for full-time and part-time students together on a Wednesday afternoon (4.30-7pm), with two Friday/ Saturday morning conferences during the year. Part-time students attend 2-3 research methodology sessions per term on Wednesdays 2-7pm. Full-time students have further sessions on research methodology and educational enquiry at other times in the week.

Modules

• Critical perspectives on primary education policy and practice
• Creative approaches to the curriculum
• Pedagogy, talk and learning
• The school as a community

• Magistr (Master's Degree) at Pass level. Diploma Specialista (completed post-1991) with a minimum overall grade of good or 4/5 Bachelor's from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and other prestigious institutions with an overall grade of 4/5 Bologna Bachelor's from other institutions with an overall grade of 5/5, Excellent
• Diploma Specialista (completed post-1991) with a minimum overall grade of Excellent or 5/5 Bachelor's from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and other prestigious institutions with an overall grade of 5/5
• IELTS (Academic) 7.5
• TOEFL Internet Score 110
• £50 application fee
• First Academic Reference
• Second Academic Reference
• Transcript
• Personal Reference. This is only required if you are applying for the Gates Cambridge Scholarship.

Extra Materials

Please note: If you are applying for the MPhil or the 2 year MEd, please complete the task below. If you have done or are currently doing the PGCE at the Faculty, it is not necessary to upload this task with your application Please write 1500-2000 words on 'The role of research in developing primary/elementary education policy and practice'. In writing this short essay, please refer explicitly to relevant published research studies and to your own experience and aspirations. Please upload this with your other application documents. Please note that applications cannot be considered unless the application form, both references and written work have been received.

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