Program Overview

Education (Educational Leadership) MA

Overview

The MA Education (Educational Leadership) course aims to produce graduates who possess a sophisticated knowledge and understanding of educational leadership 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 are encouraged to share your experiences and perspectives on aspects of practice within taught sessions and through discussions on the University’s virtual learning environment. You study with students 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

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. This will include intellectual and academic suitability for the course.

• IELTS requirement average of 6.5 with at least 5.5 in all components.

Information for International Applicants

Qualifications

International applicants - find out what qualifications you need by selecting your country.

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

Choose Teesside

• Stand out from other job applicants with your higher level qualification, specialist knowledge and expanded networks.
• Improve your project management, critical thinking, research skills, time management, presentation skills and teamwork.
• 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. (Graduate labour market statistics, tees.ac.uk/source)
• Study in our friendly town-centre campus with £280m of recent investment.
• Study at Europe's first Adobe Creative Campus and develop your creative and digital skills.