Education - Master of Education Programme content
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Programme content - Year 1
- Contemporary Issues 1: Perspectives on Learning,Teaching and Assessment
- Academic Writing and Inquiry
The four taught core modules (4 x 9cr) are “Contemporary Issues 1: Perspectives on Learning, Teaching and Assessment,” “Academic Writing and Inquiry,” “Contemporary Issues 2: Perspectives on Educational Policy and Practice” and “Advanced Research Methods 1: Research Design.” The two specialist/elective route modules (2 x 12 cr) and a core thesis (30 cr) are drawn for the School of Education’s fours research priority areas; (i)Teaching and Teacher Education, (ii)Equality, Inclusion and Wellbeing, (iii) STEM Education, (iv) Educational Leadership and Policy, and (v) ‘Open’ route = any two elective modules.
Exemptions for non-core taught modules may be awarded on review of application.
Books and journal articles needed for the programme will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules
Contemporary Issues 2: Perspectives on Educational Policy and Practice
- Specialist Module 1*
The four taught core modules (4 x 9cr) are “Contemporary Issues 1: Perspectives on Learning, Teaching and Assessment,” “Academic Writing and Inquiry,” “Contemporary Issues 2: Perspectives on Educational Policy and Practice” and “Advanced Research Methods 1: Research Design.” The two specialist/elective route modules (2 x 12 cr) and a core thesis (30 cr) are drawn for the School of Education’s fours research priority areas; (i)Teaching and Teacher Education, (ii)Equality, Inclusion and Wellbeing, (iii) STEM Education, (iv) Educational Leadership and Policy, and (v) ‘Open’ route = any two elective modules.
Exemptions for non-core taught modules may be awarded on review of application.
Books and journal articles needed for the programme will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules
Programme content - Year 2
- Advanced Research Methods 1: Research Design
- Specialist Module 1
- *Thesis
The four taught core modules (4 x 9cr) are “Contemporary Issues 1: Perspectives on Learning, Teaching and Assessment,” “Academic Writing and Inquiry,” “Contemporary Issues 2: Perspectives on Educational Policy and Practice” and “Advanced Research Methods 1: Research Design.” The two specialist/elective route modules (2 x 12 cr) and a core thesis (30 cr) are drawn for the School of Education’s fours research priority areas; (i)Teaching and Teacher Education, (ii)Equality, Inclusion and Wellbeing, (iii) STEM Education, (iv) Educational Leadership and Policy, and (v) ‘Open’ route = any two elective modules.
Exemptions for non-core taught modules may be awarded on review of application.
Books and journal articles needed for the programme will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules
- Thesis
The four taught core modules (4 x 9cr) are “Contemporary Issues 1: Perspectives on Learning, Teaching and Assessment,” “Academic Writing and Inquiry,” “Contemporary Issues 2: Perspectives on Educational Policy and Practice” and “Advanced Research Methods 1: Research Design.” The two specialist/elective route modules (2 x 12 cr) and a core thesis (30 cr) are drawn for the School of Education’s fours research priority areas; (i)Teaching and Teacher Education, (ii)Equality, Inclusion and Wellbeing, (iii) STEM Education, (iv) Educational Leadership and Policy, and (v) ‘Open’ route = any two elective modules.
Exemptions for non-core taught modules may be awarded on review of application.
Books and journal articles needed for the programme will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules
