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The Education PG Cert and MA courses enable you to develop a theoretical framework within which you can analyse educational issues and, where appropriate, develop your own professional practice. These modular courses are designed for people working in education in all sectors and others with an interest in education.

It offers you the chance to plan an individual course of study, either by selecting particular modules within the MA or by taking modules that may lead to a PG Certificate. PG Certificates are offered in Early Childhood Practice, Bilingualism and Language Education, Special Educational Needs, Mentoring and Coaching in Schools, Early Childhood Management and Leadership.

Career opportunities
The course will be of benefit to anyone with an interest in education, whether as a parent, teacher, researcher, community worker or education administrator. Recent graduates have gone on to careers in the education sector as deputy head teachers, special needs teachers, and behaviour management co-ordinators.

Course Structure
For the MA, students will take six core taught modules and submit a triple-module dissertation. MA dissertations are 15,000-20,000 words, equivalent to three modules.

Modules include:

* Applying Learning Techniques
* Bilingual Education: the Classroom and School Context
* Children's Literature in Education
* Early Literacy: Becoming a Writer
* Educating the Whole Child
* Feminisms and Education
* Foundations of Learning
* Managing Adult Learning
* National and Local Educational Policy
* Parents and Schools
* Sociological Frameworks of Education
* Youth, Identity and Schooling
* Research Methods
* Whole School Management

Dissertation

MA dissertations are 15,000-20,000 words, equivalent to three modules. Topics are chosen in consultation with the course leader and supervised by an appropriate member of staff.

Attendance

Each module involves evening attendance for one semester. Full-time students would attend for three evenings in the first semester, and part-time students for one or two evenings. The minimum period required to achieve an MA is two years of part-time or one year of full-time study. However, if you take this course on a part-time basis, you may extend your period of study by taking only one module each semester or by intermitting from the course for one or more semesters. Entry to the course is in September or February for part-time (eve) students, and in September for full-time.

Assessment
You are assessed via coursework (one essay of 6,000 words or two essays of 3,000 words) or presentations, as well as the dissertation.