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University of Bedfordshire: Education (Practice)
| Institution | University of Bedfordshire |
|---|---|
| Department | School of Education and English Language |
| Web | http://www.beds.ac.uk |
| admission@beds.ac.uk | |
| Telephone | 0300 3300 073 |
| Study type | Taught |
MA
Summary
Designed for current and aspiring education professionals with a particular interest in educational practice, this course equips you with the knowledge and skills required to think critically and creatively in order to support the development of your teaching practice. It builds on current research in teaching and learning, and is made up of core and optional units, providing you with the flexibility to follow your own personal, academic or vocational interest. Being part time with blended learning (face-to-face sessions as well as online support and activities), the course helps you fit study around your other commitments.
Facilities and specialist equipment - Teacher Education Centre with realistic mock classrooms supported by advanced ICT resources
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Up-to-the-minute simulation technology
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Multimedia space for webinars and podcasting
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Extensive library with physical learning spaces and online resources to support your studies
Industry links We have well-established partnerships with more than 500 schools and other associated organisations across our region. This network is extended nationally and internationally through research activity, putting us in a strong position when it comes to understanding national priorities, issues and key developments in educational practice.
Your student experience - The University of Bedfordshire’s Bedford campus is a small, thriving academic community where staff get to know you well and provide individual academic.
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The course covers a wide range of theoretical and practical aspects of education practice, drawing on multidisciplinary research.
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Through activities and assessments, you develop analytical and practical skills that support you to progress successfully along your chosen career path.
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The course team have extensive experience, are all professionals who understand the sector and contribute to wider knowledge through cutting-edge research.
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Develop your analytical and practical skills so you can progress successfully along a management career path.
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Study with professionals from schools, local authority organisations, the lifelong learning sector and universities.
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Cover a wide range of theoretical and practical aspects of educational practice, drawing on multidisciplinary research.
Career opportunities This Master’s qualification will enhance your chances for promotion and employment in other contexts; it gives you the confidence, knowledge and critical skills that support promotion to senior positions in the field of education. Previous graduates have also undertaken PhD study.
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | Applicants should have a good undergraduate degree at Honours level, or equivalent. |
| Location | Bedford Campus Polhill Avenue Bedford MK41 9EA |
Summary
Designed for current and aspiring education professionals with a particular interest in educational practice, this course equips you with the knowledge and skills required to think critically and creatively in order to support the development of your teaching practice. It builds on current research in teaching and learning, and is made up of core and optional units, providing you with the flexibility to follow your own personal, academic or vocational interest. Being part time with blended learning (face-to-face sessions as well as online support and activities), the course helps you fit study around your other commitments.
Facilities and specialist equipment - Teacher Education Centre with realistic mock classrooms supported by advanced ICT resources
-
Up-to-the-minute simulation technology
-
Multimedia space for webinars and podcasting
-
Extensive library with physical learning spaces and online resources to support your studies
Industry links We have well-established partnerships with more than 500 schools and other associated organisations across our region. This network is extended nationally and internationally through research activity, putting us in a strong position when it comes to understanding national priorities, issues and key developments in educational practice.
Your student experience - The University of Bedfordshire’s Bedford campus is a small, thriving academic community where staff get to know you well and provide individual academic.
-
The course covers a wide range of theoretical and practical aspects of education practice, drawing on multidisciplinary research.
-
Through activities and assessments, you develop analytical and practical skills that support you to progress successfully along your chosen career path.
-
The course team have extensive experience, are all professionals who understand the sector and contribute to wider knowledge through cutting-edge research.
-
Develop your analytical and practical skills so you can progress successfully along a management career path.
-
Study with professionals from schools, local authority organisations, the lifelong learning sector and universities.
-
Cover a wide range of theoretical and practical aspects of educational practice, drawing on multidisciplinary research.
Career opportunities This Master’s qualification will enhance your chances for promotion and employment in other contexts; it gives you the confidence, knowledge and critical skills that support promotion to senior positions in the field of education. Previous graduates have also undertaken PhD study.
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | Applicants should have a good undergraduate degree at Honours level, or equivalent. |
| Location | Bedford Campus Polhill Avenue Bedford MK41 9EA |
Summary
Designed for current and aspiring education professionals with a particular interest in educational practice, this course equips you with the knowledge and skills required to think critically and creatively in order to support the development of your teaching practice. It builds on current research in teaching and learning, and is made up of core and optional units, providing you with the flexibility to follow your own personal, academic or vocational interest. Being part time with blended learning (face-to-face sessions as well as online support and activities), the course helps you fit study around your other commitments.
Facilities and specialist equipment - Teacher Education Centre with realistic mock classrooms supported by advanced ICT resources
-
Up-to-the-minute simulation technology
-
Multimedia space for webinars and podcasting
-
Extensive library with physical learning spaces and online resources to support your studies
Industry links We have well-established partnerships with more than 500 schools and other associated organisations across our region. This network is extended nationally and internationally through research activity, putting us in a strong position when it comes to understanding national priorities, issues and key developments in educational practice.
Your student experience - The University of Bedfordshire’s Bedford campus is a small, thriving academic community where staff get to know you well and provide individual academic.
-
The course covers a wide range of theoretical and practical aspects of education practice, drawing on multidisciplinary research.
-
Through activities and assessments, you develop analytical and practical skills that support you to progress successfully along your chosen career path.
-
The course team have extensive experience, are all professionals who understand the sector and contribute to wider knowledge through cutting-edge research.
-
Develop your analytical and practical skills so you can progress successfully along a management career path.
-
Study with professionals from schools, local authority organisations, the lifelong learning sector and universities.
-
Cover a wide range of theoretical and practical aspects of educational practice, drawing on multidisciplinary research.
Career opportunities This Master’s qualification will enhance your chances for promotion and employment in other contexts; it gives you the confidence, knowledge and critical skills that support promotion to senior positions in the field of education. Previous graduates have also undertaken PhD study.
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | Applicants should have a good undergraduate degree at Honours level, or equivalent. |
| Location | Bedford Campus Polhill Avenue Bedford MK41 9EA |
Summary
This course aims to further develop professional knowledge and understanding in specific areas of educational practice, applicable to a wide range of practice-based settings.
You will study with other professionals from a range of educational organisations including schools, local authority organisations, the lifelong learning sector and universities.
The course is part-time and alongside the recommended units/pathway, there are a range of optional units with broad themes allowing you to focus on one area of study within the units in order to personalise these appropriate to your interests and needs. In this way, you will be able to make a deeper, more specialist analysis in one particular core theme, or appropriate to one area of your own practice or experience.
Alongside the taught units, you will study research methods in preparation for your dissertation (or you will take the Applied research methods and project unit if you enter the programme with 60 credits at level 7).
The MA Education (Practice) aims to:
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Increase awareness of and access to a range of ideas and research findings in Educational topics
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Promote personalisation of broad themes to meet the needs and interests of students while providing a focused line of study
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Promote vocationally relevant and varied assessment formats with a negotiated focus to support individual and organisational needs (as applicable to different situations)
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Promote engagement with key issues in education, involving critical examination of a wide range of key education sources and texts, leading to the identification and justification of recommendations for further action.
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As applicable to context, encourage evidence-based practice or practice-based understandings
Why choose this course?
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The aim of this part-time MA in Education (Practice) is to enhance your knowledge, skills and understanding of educational practice. This course does not expect you to confine your study to one particular area, but instead, look at how different elements of education combine to influence and inform practice.
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The focus is on exploring your practice and developing this further through considering the impact of changes you might make in your workplace setting
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As you progress through the course you will be developing your understandings and skills in relation to the research that informs educational policy and practice. The dissertation will allow you to focus on a particular topic of interest or area for development in your work.
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Studying this course will enable you to apply your own area of interest or practice to specific areas of study and to develop in the direction which interests you. You will be able to learn through a variety of ways including workshops, seminars, online learning, and tutorial support.
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As part-time students, this blended learning course will allow you to work around your work commitments with a combination of face-to-face sessions as well as online support and activities.
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | Applicants should have a good undergraduate degree at Honours level, or equivalent. |
| Location | Bedford Campus Polhill Avenue Bedford MK41 9EA |
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