Education MA

Core Modules (20 credits each)

You must take all four of these:

1. Critical Theory and Education
   Critical study of theorists like Marx, Foucault, Bourdieu, and bell hooks; examines schools and power within neoliberal contexts.
2. Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment
   Explores curriculum theories, learning models, assessment approaches, and the socio-political nature of schooling.
3. Curriculum Leadership
   Investigate how curricula are led, managed, and developed at the organisational level.
4. Research Methods in Education
   Equips you with qualitative and quantitative research skills for your dissertation
5. Education Dissertation (60 credits)
   An independent research project in a topic of your choice, completed under supervision,

(Note: While technically five items, the dissertation counts as the 60‑credit core component)

Optional Modules (choose 2 — 20 credits each)

You can tailor your studies by selecting two of the following options:

• Social Justice Education
• Issues in Language Learning: An Intercultural Approach
• Understanding the Language Classroom
• The Multilingual Classroom
• Identity and Self in the Early Years
• Critical Discourses in Early Childhood

These delve into specialized areas such as social justice theory, multilingualism, early childhood identity, and intercultural language learning.