Postgraduate courses

• September 2025 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.

• September 2025 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.

• September 2025 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 used in society and in the relationship between linguistic structures and social categories.

• September 2025 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.

• September 2025 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.

• September 2025 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. At the Sheffield Methods Institute, our graduates go on to PhD research or careers that demand world-class research skills.

• September 2025 start
• 2 years Part-time Distance learning

Drawing on your own experiences as a professional educator, you will gain a deep understanding of applied educational research methods and acquire the skills to be a critical researcher. Guided by expert staff, you'll also choose your own independent research project.

• September 2025 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. At the Sheffield Methods Institute, our graduates go on to PhD research or careers that demand world-class research skills.

• September 2025 start
• 43 weeks in total (including 6 weeks of school holidays) 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