Postgraduate courses

A postgraduate degree will help you with the next step on your career path, whether you are looking to develop your skills as a researcher in the work place or continue your professional development.

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Full-time courses

Our full-time, one-year masters courses offer you the chance to study education more broadly, at a theoretical, philosophical, psychological and sociological level.

Education MA

Postgraduate taught
  • September 2024 start
  • 1 year Full-time

With our flexible course you can study a broad range of educational and pedagogical concepts, gain an understanding of recent trends and debates within educational research, explore changing conceptions of education and schooling, and consider the implications for education of disciplines such as history, language, psychology and philosophy.

Education: Early Childhood MA

Postgraduate taught
  • September 2024 start
  • 1 year Full-time

Our MA will encourage you to reflect on your experiences of early childhood education. You’ll explore a broad range of issues and debates on learning, pedagogy and curriculum in early childhood education.

Education: Language and Education MA

Postgraduate taught
  • September 2024 start
  • 1 year Full-time

On this MA, you'll focus critically and constructively on language acquisition and learning, on the place of language in society and on the impacts that language can have on educational provision. You'll explore key theories and debates in language acquisition and teaching and learning, in how and why languages are patterned in society and in the relationship between linguistic structures and social categories.

Psychology and Education MA

Postgraduate taught
  • September 2024 start
  • 1 year Full-time

With a focus on psychological theory, this MA will encourage you to examine the challenges facing education in the 21st century.

Psychology and Education (Conversion) MSc

Postgraduate taught
  • September 2024 start
  • 1 year Full-time
  • Accredited

Our MSc offers an innovative, critical and interdisciplinary approach to the study of psychology and its application in an educational context.

Social Research MA

Postgraduate taught
  • September 2024 start
  • 1 year 2 years Full-time Part-time

On this course you'll become well-versed in the theoretical concepts in social research. Choose from a wide range of modules that reflect your interests, and apply your qualitative and quantitative skills to your field of research. Our graduates go on to PhD research or careers that demand world-class research skills.

Part-time courses

Our part-time masters and distance learning programmes offer a more flexible approach to study.

You still benefit from the support and encouragement of world-class academics and researchers, but you are able to study while still maintaining your other commitments.

Applied Professional Studies in Education MA

Postgraduate taught
  • September 2024 start
  • 1 year Part-time Distance learning

This distance learning course builds on your PGDE learning and enhances your skills in order to conduct a masters-level dissertation study in your own professional context.

Education, Teaching and Learning MA

Postgraduate taught
  • September 2024 start
  • 3 years Part-time Online learning

This online, flexible course complements our iPGCE. It's for practising teachers, classroom assistants, heads of department, and managers wanting to deepen their professional practice through reading and practitioner research.

Social Research MA

Postgraduate taught
  • September 2024 start
  • 1 year 2 years Full-time Part-time

On this course you'll become well-versed in the theoretical concepts in social research. Choose from a wide range of modules that reflect your interests, and apply your qualitative and quantitative skills to your field of research. Our graduates go on to PhD research or careers that demand world-class research skills.

Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE)

Learn everything the qualified teacher needs to know about planning, teaching, learning, assessing, policies and processes.

Postgraduate Certificate in Education PGCE

Postgraduate taught
  • September 2024 start
  • 36 weeks Full-time

Learn everything the qualified teacher needs to know about planning, teaching, learning, assessing, policies and processes. Our PGCE includes masters credits, which you could put towards study for an MA Applied Professional Studies in Education.

  • Funding available

School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery

The University's School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery runs an online, part-time programme on supporting children with speech, language and communication needs.

It's suitable for educators with two years' experience of working with children.

Language and Communication Impairment in Children MSc PG Certificate PG Diploma

Postgraduate taught
  • September 2024 start
  • 1 year 2 years 3 years Part-time Distance learning

Study language development and communication difficulties to help you support the children you work with, whether it’s in a classroom or a clinic, and learn about the association between oral language and literacy.

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International scholarships

We offer a generous package of financial support for international students, including undergraduate and postgraduate taught scholarships towards the annual tuition fee. Applications are open for existing offer holders.

Scholarships for international students