MA Education

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Why study education?

Develop your critical thinking about educational issues in a community that shares your passion for teaching and learning. Study global approaches to education through research, theories and practice, and develop your career in the direction you choose.

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Entrepreneurship in Education

Traditional teaching and learning needs to be more than repetition. How can entrepreneurship in education change lives?

Already have an ARU degree? You may be eligible for our Alumni Scholarship for students starting postgraduate courses.

If you share our passion for education, our diverse postgraduate community can help you develop your critical thinking about educational issues along with your professional career.

You can choose to take our broader MA Education (available in Chelmsford, Cambridge and by distance learning), or focus your learning on one of five specialist pathways:

Please note this course is not a teacher education programme and does not lead to Qualified Teacher Status. If you want to qualify to teach in the UK, our BEd Primary Education with QTS is the course for you.

Course options

Course options

*The September part-time option is for those with previous credit (from PGCE or PGCert or PGDip). January part-time is for those who are coming in without previous credit (i.e wish to complete the whole Masters, part-time)

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Facilities and support

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Links with industry and professional recognition

With strong links to Local Authorities and schools, we’re experienced providers of in-house training for schools and academies locally, nationally and internationally. Our Education courses are practice-focused and relevant to today’s classroom.

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Careers

If you're a teacher or lecturer at any level, or a leader or manager within the education system, our MA Education will enhance your impact and improve your career opportunities. As a recently qualified or early career teacher, it will broaden your knowledge while you develop your teaching practice, allowing you to put what you learn into immediate effect.

If you are progressing from a full-time academic course in Primary Education Studies, our MA will enhance your CV with a higher-level award that includes both deeper knowledge of the subject and added transferable skills such as: independent and teamwork, verbal and written communication, critical and creative thinking, presentation skills, research and project management, and increased self-confidence.

As an ARU student, you will have access to the employability support and careers advice offered in the faculty and wider University. This includes support with CV writing and interview skills.

You will have opportunities to study alongside others who are working in different roles in the education sectors.

This course can also be your first step towards working in research or university lecturing. When you graduate, you might choose to progress to doctoral studies, such as our School of Education PhD. Take advantage of our Alumni Scholarship and save £400 on your fees.

Shannon Stevely

Shannon

"I’m only a few months into my MA but my future is already becoming clear."

Shannon

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