Program Overview

Education by Distance Learning MA

Overview

Our well-established Distance Learning MA Education course is about extending your understanding of teaching theory and practice. This new distance learning course is designed for those who are teaching or are spending a significant part of each week supporting teaching and learning. It aims to have a direct impact on your teaching approaches and help you to become a more rounded, reflective practitioner. The course focuses on the key educational processes that underpin learning, teaching, and the positive management of change. You will develop your understanding of current policy, theory, and research and consider how these relate to your day-to-day practice.

Course Options

• MA with distance learning
  • Start date: September 2025
  • Duration: 2 years (part-time)

Entry Requirements

Academic Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with minimum Second Class (2:2) or equivalent in an Education related subject or Upper Second Class (2:1) if subject not Education related.

International Qualifications

• We accept a wide range of European and international qualifications in addition to A-levels, the International Baccalaureate and BTEC qualifications.

English Language Requirements

• Overall IELTS 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in Writing, Speaking, Reading and Listening.

Mature Applicants and Those Without Formal Qualifications

• As an inclusive university, we recognise those who have been out of education for some time may not have the formal qualifications usually required.

Fees, Funding, and Additional Costs

Fees

• EU, EEA and Swiss Nationals starting a course from September 2021, will no longer be eligible for Home fees.
• Tuition fees are subject to annual change.

Funding

• Home Students
  • Postgraduate Loans Scheme: £10,280 to fund your Masters Programme under the Postgraduate Loans (PGL) scheme.
  • Postgraduate Scholarship: Apply for a 50 per cent discount on your tuition fees.
  • Alumni Discount: Up to 15% fee waiver.
  • Early Payment Discount: 5% fee waiver.
  • Asylum Seekers scholarship: 100% fee waiver.
  • Civic Engagement: £1,000.
  • Hardship Bursary: Up to £2,000.
  • Sport Scholarships: Up to £6,000.
• International Students
  • Living costs for international students: £1,265 per month to cover your living costs.
  • How to pay your fees: Deposits and paying by instalments.

Course Modules

• Creativity, Imagination and Learning Core Module
  • Investigate the theory relating to creativity and imagination, focusing on its implication to education and people’s lives.
• Culture and Diversity Core Module
  • Familiarise you with legislation and current research on equal opportunities in education and analyse inequalities in your educational context.
• Education Policy in Practice Core Module
  • Critically analyse current education policy globally and consider its potential implications for local country contexts.
• Mentoring and Coaching in Education: the mentor as an agent for change Core Module
  • Support the development of a meaningful understanding of theory, models, purposes and practices of mentoring and/or coaching within an educational context.
• Applied Research in Education Core Module
  • Demonstrate your skills to undertake a small-scale independent research project of 14,000 words in an area of interest.

What Makes This Course Different

• Great Student Support
  • The responsiveness of tutors always scores highly when students are surveyed about this course.
• A Course Designed for Teachers
  • Because most students on this course are teaching, we set assignment deadlines for the end of school holidays.
• Learn in Your Workplace
  • This course can be delivered at your school if a group of ten teachers or more want to take the course together.

How We Support Your Career Ambitions

• Career Zone
  • Our dedicated and award-winning team provide you with careers and employability resources.
• Mental Wealth Programme
  • Our Professional Fitness and Mental Wealth programme which issues you with a Careers Passport to track the skills you’ve mastered.
• We Are Careers First
  • Our teaching methods and geographical location put us right up top.

Campus and Facilities

• Online

Who Teaches This Course

• This course is delivered by the School of Childhood and Social Care.
• The teaching team includes qualified academics, practitioners and industry experts as guest speakers.

Related Courses

• EdD Professional Doctorate in Education
• MA Education