About the Courses
What is MEd Educational Studies all about?
Our MEd Education Studies course will enable you to build on existing education knowledge and skills, to prepare you to take positions of responsibility within your workplace.
The course teaches the advanced study of education, where you will learn about critical issues across education and undertake educational research. You also have the opportunity to study inclusive practice, pedagogy, leadership and teamwork development.
Teaching and learning are underpinned by cutting-edge research, informed by a national and global perspective.
The MEd has a strong international dimension with focus on relevant global developments in education and provides you with many opportunities to share practice and insights relating to the education systems of which you have experience.
This programme d
What is MEd Educational Studies all about?
Our MEd Education Studies course will enable you to build on existing education knowledge and skills, to prepare you to take positions of responsibility within your workplace.
The course teaches the advanced study of education, where you will learn about critical issues across education and undertake educational research. You also have the opportunity to study inclusive practice, pedagogy, leadership and teamwork development.
Teaching and learning are underpinned by cutting-edge research, informed by a national and global perspective.
The MEd has a strong international dimension with focus on relevant global developments in education and provides you with many opportunities to share practice and insights relating to the education systems of which you have experience.
This programme does NOT offer Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
The programme has three key principles at its core: a) Inclusion and Diversity; b) Education, Innovation and Technology; and c) Policy and Social Justice. These three principles are underlying themes that run through all modules. This innovative and inclusive approach takes a holistic lens of education, reflecting the diverse and ever-changing needs of society.
In addition, to ensure all students are supported to maximise their success as a scholar and communicator, all students will engage in ‘mainstreamed’ English for Academic Purposes activities throughout their studies.
Modules
Why study MEd Educational Studies at UWS London?
In 2020, University of West Scotland was ranked 1st in the UK for Teacher Education and has a consistent track record of excellence and quality in education.
Take your Education career to the next level
Boost your career prospects by learning advanced Education study, which builds on your skills as a qualified teacher.
Get a British degree with strong global prospects
Live and study in London, and graduate with a British degree that has a powerful reputation across the world.
Broaden your global perspective
This is a unique course — specifically intended for international students — with a focus on global developments in education.
Areas of study
To achieve the MEd in Educational Studies you must complete 6 20 credit modules and one 60-credit module. There are three stages to the programme:
Postgraduate Certificate (three 20-credit modules)
Postgraduate Diploma (three more 20-credit modules)
MEd (one more 60-credit module)
The PgCert stage comprises the core module, Research Design in Education, and two compulsory modules, Becoming Critical in Education, and Global Perspectives on Education.
Successful completion of the PgCert allows you to proceed to the Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) where you’ll study one compulsory module, Research and Pedagogy, and two 20-credit modules, from the list below:
Philosophy of Education
Sociology of Childhood
Education for Sustainability
Inclusive Leadership Practices
Successful completion of the PgDip allows you to proceed to the MEd stage where you’ll have the choice of either completing a research module of Master’s Dissertation (60 credits), or a taught module of Critical Discourse in Pedagogy and Practices (60 credits).
Teaching & assessment
Learning and teaching
Scheduled learning: 50%
Independent study: 50%
Assessment
Assessment methods include:
Essays
Reflective Journal
Portfolio
Presentation
Case study response
Group video with individual report
Project Report
Dissertation or Unit Plan
Course structure
Find out more about the structure, learning outcomes, compulsory and optional modules in this course.
MEd Educational Studies Course Structure