COURSE OVERVIEW
The MA is a flexible programme, reflecting the nature of education including education research, policy and practice.
The MA is designed to support the national mission for education in Wales. The programme is flexible to allow for professionals at different stages of their career to further develop their professional competence and interests in education.
You will learn how to undertake and use educational research, to reflect on your own practice, using the latest educational trends and developments, to inform and enhance the way you work.
WHY EDUCATION AT SWANSEA?
Based in the School of Social Sciences, on our stunning Singleton Park campus, you will study at a programme designed to promote individual and collaborative research activity of international standard.
Postgraduate training is available to enhance academic and professional development, as well as seminar programmes, workshops and international conferences.
YOUR EDUCATION EXPERIENCE
You will study a set number of core and optional 20-credit modules, before undertaking a 60-credit dissertation project of your choosing in the second part of the course.
Varied modules include Research Methods in Education, Additional Learning Needs, Digital Education and Practice, Leading and Managing in Education, Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment and Education and Inequality.
EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
If you're working as a teacher, lecturer, educational leader, manager, or aspiring to a career in education, the MA will give you an insight into the latest trends and leading research, and how those impact on policy and practice.
The educational landscape in Wales is evolving rapidly and the policy changes taking place will impact significantly on the knowledge and skills required of the teaching workforce. The classroom environment, whether in Wales or elsewhere in the world, is complex and constantly evolving, and teaching therefore requires mastery of a complex set of skills to guide, motivate and facilitate learning.
Teaching on the MA Education is a combination of teacher and student input. This includes lectures and seminars where students have the opportunity to share their own experiences and knowledge with their peers, and the teaching staff within the programme. Within the lectures and seminars, both individual and group work are involved, and this can include participating in tasks, discussion and debate, or watching videos. This is combined with a blended learning approach where pre-lecture and post-lecture self-directed resources are made available to enhance your learning experience.
Swansea Employability Academy (SEA) will support you at each stage of your career journey helping you build a bright future.
Our career support services include:
- Employability workshops, employers’ talks, bespoke events and careers fairs
- Individual advice and guidance from professionally qualified Careers Advisers
- Help with finding jobs, internships, work placements and volunteering opportunities
- Access to information resources on a wide range of career management topics
- Funding to support student internship opportunities and Student Society/Club events.
We also provide help and advice for Swansea University Alumni up to two years after you graduate.
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