Education

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.