Program Overview

Education (Early Childhood Studies) MA

Overview

The MA Education (Early Childhood Studies) course aims to produce graduates who possess a sophisticated knowledge and understanding of early childhood relevant to their future careers and further learning.

Course Details

Core Modules

• Combining Professional and Academic Practice
• Contextualising Education
• Educational Research: Practice and Planning
• MA Education Dissertation
• Using the Literature to Inform Educational Research

How You Learn

You share experiences and perspectives on aspects of practice. You study with students from other programmes who are from a variety of educational settings and backgrounds – this sharing gives you the opportunity to develop a systematic and critical understanding of the breadth and depth of knowledge in educational research and practice.

How You Are Assessed

Staff have a wide range of educational backgrounds and specialist interests to support for your cross-disciplinary interests and multi-agency working. Another important element is how we support your transition to studying at level 7. You are offered academic support to help you understand the requirements of master’s level study; to develop your skills in academic writing and referencing, critical thinking and critical writing; and in the key IT skills such as literature searching.

Entry Requirements

• An undergraduate degree with a classification of 2.2 and above.
• In exceptional cases applicants who can demonstrate suitable significant experience and/or further study in the education discipline may be considered for the course and may be asked to attend an informal interview to assess their suitability.
• IELTS requirement average of 6.5 with at least 5.5 in all components.

International Applicants

• Qualifications: International applicants - find out what qualifications you need by selecting your country below.
• Useful information: Visit our international pages for useful information for non-UK students and applicants.

Fees

Full-time

• Fee for UK applicants: £7,710 a year
• Fee for international applicants: £17,000 a year
• Length: within 1 year
• Start date: January or September

Part-time

• Fee for UK applicants: £855 for each 20 credits
• Length: 2 years
• Attendance: Middlesbrough campus: Tuesday evenings
• Start date: January or September

Why Choose Teesside?

• Progress: Stand out from other job applicants with your higher level qualification, specialist knowledge and expanded networks.
• Skills: Improve your project management, critical thinking, research skills, time management, presentation skills and teamwork.
• Earnings: The median salary for working-age postgraduates (£45,000) was £6,500 more than for working-age (those aged 16 to 64) graduates (£38,500) in 2022.
• Campus: Study in our friendly town-centre campus with £280m of recent investment.
• Adobe: Study at Europe's first Adobe Creative Campus and develop your creative and digital skills.