London Metropolitan University
London Metropolitan University
Education
Program Information
Degrees Offered:
Postgraduate Diploma;Postgraduate Certificate, MA
Format:
Campus
Program Description:
Aims of the course
This course enables you to develop a theoretical framework within which you can analyse educational issues and, where appropriate, develop your own professional practice. It offers you the chance to plan an individual course of study, either by selecting particular modules within the MA, or, for part-time students, by taking modules that may lead to an award with a descriptor. Descriptors include an MA, Postgraduate Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate in Bilingualism and Education, Early Childhood, Early Childhood Management and Leadership in Education, Language and Literacy in Education, Management in Education and Urban Education. The course is designed for people working in education in all sectors and others with an interest in education.
To achieve an MA, you must pass six taught modules and a triple-module dissertation.
Modules include:
Applying Learning Techniques
Bilingual Education: the Classroom Context
Children's Literature
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
The course will be of benefit to anyone with an interest in education whether as a parent, teacher, researcher, community worker or education administrator.