Program Overview

MSc Education (Teaching and Learning)

Overview

This pathway is designed for those with an interest in teaching and learning, and working with learners in educational settings across the sector. It is particularly suitable if you already hold master's-level credits from a teaching qualification, such as a PGCE, and want to build on this foundation for your professional development.

In common with other MSc Education students, you will take a compulsory research methods unit and write a dissertation. You will take one other compulsory unit and can then choose the rest of your units from across the programmes offered by the school (where available). Your final choice of units can be made after consulting with tutors so that your choice is as coherent and useful as possible, as well as suiting your individual needs.

Key Information

• Programme duration: One year full-time; Two or three years part-time.
• Start date: September 2025
• Application deadline: Overseas applicants: 25 July 2025; Home applicants: 8 August 2025.
• Delivery method: On-Campus
• Location: Clifton
• Awards available: MSc

Programme Structure

Our education master's degrees give you the opportunity to select a programme of study tailored towards your interests and learning needs. The range of degrees we offer means you will be able to specialise and receive an award in a particular discipline area.

Visit our programme catalogue for full details of the structure and unit content for our MSc Education (Teaching and Learning). Please note that this pathway consists of core units that all students on the pathway must take and a range of optional units that students can choose from, within availability or timetabling constraints.

Alternatively, you can design your own pathway by opting not to specialise and to take those units that fit with your availability. Units can be taken from across the different specialisms and from our bank of available optional units to build a tailored programme of study, resulting in an award of MSc Education.

World-Leading Research

• The University of Bristol is ranked fifth for research in the UK (Times Higher Education).
• 94% of our research assessed as world-leading or internationally excellent.

Entry Requirements

• You will typically need an upper second-class honours degree or an international equivalent in any discipline.
• If you are currently completing a degree, we understand that your final grade may be higher than the interim grades or module/unit grades you have achieved during your studies to date.
• We will consider your application if your interim grades are currently slightly lower than the programme's entry requirements and may make you an aspirational offer. This offer would be at the standard level, so you would need to achieve the standard entry requirements by the end of your degree. Specific module requirements would still apply.
• See international equivalent qualifications on the International Office website.

Admissions Statement

Read the programme admissions statement for important information on entry requirements, the application process and supporting documents required.

English Language Requirements

• If English is not your first language, you will need to reach the requirements outlined in our profile level E.
• Further information about English language requirements and profile levels.

Fees and Funding

• Home: full-time: £12,300 per year
• Home: part-time (three years): £4,100 per year
• Home: part-time (two years): £6,150 per year
• Overseas: full-time: £28,200 per year

Fees are subject to an annual review. For programmes that last longer than one year, please budget for up to an 8% increase in fees each year.

Alumni Discount

University of Bristol students and graduates can benefit from a 25% reduction in tuition fees for postgraduate study. Check your eligibility for an alumni discount.

Funding and Scholarships

Further information on funding for prospective UK and international postgraduate students.

Career Prospects

Our goal is to equip you with the tools to demonstrate impact, excellence and distinctiveness in your chosen field.

We will enable our graduates to display the following characteristics:

• be equipped to demonstrate impact, excellence and distinctiveness in your chosen field;
• be visionary, imaginative, innovative, reflective and creative;
• have high ideals and values, including a strong sense of social justice;
• be highly employable throughout the world;
• be adaptable, with the potential to be a leader in work and in the community.

Graduates with an MSc in Education often advance into roles in:

• Teaching and educational leadership – Many work as teachers (if they hold Qualified Teacher Status or equivalent – additional qualifications) or progress into leadership roles such as curriculum coordinators, headteachers, or educational consultants.
• Education policy and administration – Opportunities exist within government bodies, local authorities, and education charities, influencing policy and practice.
• Higher education and academic research – postgraduate students could choose to continue into PhD programmes or take on academic research roles within universities or independent education think tanks.
• EdTech and corporate training – Graduates may move into educational technology companies, instructional design, or corporate training and development.