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University of Glasgow: Educational Studies
Institution | University of Glasgow View institution profile |
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Department | School of Education View department profile |
Web | glasgow.ac.uk/education |
Study type | Taught |
MEd
Summary
This programme is designed to deepen your understanding of education so that you can critically analyse education practice, provisions and policy in your own current or future professional context. It supports you in interrogating research literature and in undertaking educational research in your own areas of study.
This programmes offers you the opportunity to explore different perspectives and aspects of education through a variety of optional courses.
The programme is for you if you are a qualified teacher looking to extend and enhance your professional career. You will be given the opportunity of focusing on your own professional contexts and practices.
This programmes offers you the opportunity to explore different perspectives and aspects of education through a variety of optional courses. The programme is for you if you are a qualified teacher looking to extend and enhance your professional career. You will be given the opportunity of focusing on your own professional contexts and practices. * The programme offers an opportunity for the advanced study of education within a broad framework of courses. The scope is broad, representing important and influential educational ideas from a range of disciplines.
You will take three core and three optional courses. Courses contribute to your development of research understanding and skills that then support you in conducting your own research based dissertation. You can select areas for professional development from optional courses.
### Core courses
* INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL RESEARCH
* MODERN EDUCATIONAL THOUGHT
* SEMINARS IN CONTEMPORARY ISSUES
### Optional courses may include
* CONTEMPORARY THEMES IN EDUCATION POLICY
* THE EVOLVING CONCEPT OF INCLUSION
* CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT IN ADULT EDUCATION
* EDUCATIONAL APPROACHES TO COMMUNITY LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT
* PERSPECTIVES ON YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTHOOD
* INCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS, INCLUSIVE PEDAGOGIES
* ADVANCED EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
* THE IMPACT OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL MISUSE ON CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
* EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT AT SYSTEM LEVEL
* SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION
* INTERNATIONAL ISSUES IN ADULT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION
* GREAT THINKERS ON EDUCATION
* COMPARATIVE EDUCATION
* RACE, RACISM AND SOCIAL JUSTICE IN A GLOBAL SOCIETY
* VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR DEVELOPMENT
* LANGUAGE AND INTERCULTURAL EDUCATION FOR A GLOBALISED WORLD
* KEY THEMES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE
* EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION (ES)
* WORKING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE: EDUCATION AND LEARNING FOR CHANGE (ES)
* PERSPECTIVES ON YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTHOOD (ES)
* THE LEARNER AND THE CURRICULUM (DLS)
* THE PSYCHOLOGY OF ADULT LEARNING
* EMPOWERMENT AND SOCIAL CHANGE
* DEVELOPING LITERACY
* HIGHLY ABLE LEARNERS, RAISING ATTAINMENT & ACHIEVEMENT
* IDENTITIES, RELATIONSHIPS AND BEHAVIOURS IN EDUCATION
* ECONOMICS FOR EDUCATION AND PUBLIC POLICY
### Dissertation
* MAJOR DISSERTATION (EDUCATION)
The programme will support your career development as a class teacher, lecturer, policy developer, special education professional, head teacher, education administrator or researcher.
MSc
Summary
This programme is designed to deepen your understanding of education so that you can critically analyse education practice, provisions and policy in your own current or future professional context. It supports you in interrogating research literature and in undertaking educational research in your own areas of study.
This programme offers you the opportunity to explore different perspectives and aspects of education through a variety of optional courses.
This programme is for people who are interested in entering the academic field of education. You will study alongside people from a range of backgrounds and stages of educationally focused careers.
This programme offers you the opportunity to explore different perspectives and aspects of education through a variety of optional courses. This programme is for people who are interested in entering the academic field of education. You will study alongside people from a range of backgrounds and stages of educationally focused careers. * The programme offers an opportunity for the advanced study of education within a broad framework of courses. The scope is broad, representing important and influential educational ideas from a range of disciplines.
You will take:
* 5 core courses (5 x 20 credits)
* 1 optional course (1 x 20 credits)
* 1 dissertation (60 credits)
Courses contribute to your development of research understanding and skills that then support you in conducting your own research based dissertation. You can select areas for professional development from optional courses.
### Core courses
* CONTEMPORARY THEMES IN EDUCATION POLICY
* INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL RESEARCH
* MODERN EDUCATIONAL THOUGHT
* SEMINARS IN CONTEMPORARY ISSUES
* FUNDAMENTALS OF FORMAL EDUCATION
### Optional courses may include
* ADVANCED EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
* THE IMPACT OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL MISUSE ON CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
* EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT AT SYSTEM LEVEL
* SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION
* INTERNATIONAL ISSUES IN ADULT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION
* GREAT THINKERS ON EDUCATION
* COMPARATIVE EDUCATION
* RACE, RACISM AND SOCIAL JUSTICE IN A GLOBAL SOCIETY
* VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR DEVELOPMENT
* LANGUAGE AND INTERCULTURAL EDUCATION FOR A GLOBALISED WORLD
* KEY THEMES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE
* EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION (ES)
* WORKING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE: EDUCATION AND LEARNING FOR CHANGE (ES)
* PERSPECTIVES ON YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTHOOD (ES)
### Dissertation
* MAJOR DISSERTATION (EDUCATION)
The programme will support your career development as a class teacher, lecturer, policy developer, special education professional, head teacher, education administrator or researcher.
The University of Glasgow’s School of Education is an ambitious, major international research-led institution with traditional roots in Scottish higher education. We invest in the future of education through world-class research that advances knowledge and practice. Respected for contributions to policy and practice, our teaching and research benefits from strong partnerships with education communities.
Founded in 1451, the University of Glasgow is the fourth oldest university in the English-speaking world. The University has a history of changing the world and the School of Education is committed to nurturing the people who make it happen.
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