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Welcome to the Education MA online event

Research-literate practitioners: the place of MA in Education for continuing professional development

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Today: The MA in Education

✚ The reason to do an MA Education ✚ The structure of the programme ✚ The reason to do the MA at the University of

Brighton

Why do an MA in Education?

• Impact: Practitioners as ‘research-literate’; further explore and deepen

understanding of their practice through enquiry and research

• Workplaces: schools and settings as ‘research-rich’ environments
• Personal, professional reward

Programme structure

• Responsive , flexible, meaningful and related to own practice
• Critical exploration of theory, policy and practice
• Adjacent personal and academic support

Why study at Brighton?

• Experience and reputation in Education; across institutions, settings and

age phases

• Tutor expertise and support
• Alumni discounts

Professional Development for practitioners who

✚ have experience in education or a related professional field and wish to

build on and extend previous study and learning

✚ want to further explore and deepen their understanding of their practice

through enquiry and research

✚ want to understand the role of methodology to research their own

practice.

Course Aims

Collaboration, Discussion, Presentation and Expert Facilitation

Your journey

Continue your masters journey

✚ Degree and recognition of prior

learning

✚ 2 years part-time ✚ Three modules

Begin your masters journey

✚ Good honours degree ✚ 3 years part-time ✚ Five modules

Year 1 60 credits Year 2 60 credits Year 3 60 credits KV710 Engaging in Postgraduate Study (20 credits) KV741 Critical Perspectives on Education (40 credits) KV742 Professional Enquiry (20 credits) KV712 Designing a Research Proposal (40 credits) KV713 The Dissertation (60 credits) October – January 6 Saturday mornings 9.30am- 12.30pm 3000 word assignment due in January January – June 12 Thursday evenings 6-8pm and two designated Saturday mornings 6000 word assignment due in June October – January 6 Saturday mornings 9.30am- 12.30pm 4000 word assignment due in January January – June 12 Thursday evenings 6-8pm and two designated Saturday mornings 6000 word assignment due in June October – October Monthly Saturday mornings 9.30am-1.30pm Regular student study groups and personalised supervision 15000 word dissertation due in October

Recent MA Dissertations

✚ Using tablet devices in composition writing ✚ 1st generation HEI students ✚ In what ways can teachers support parents

to support reluctant readers in year 9?

✚ Pedagogies that support students’ talk for

reasoning in primary mathematics

✚ How can I use stimuli to increase

motivation for writing with year 4 students

✚ Peer feedback for learning ✚ Attachment theory in EYFS practice ✚ How do students understand the impact of

• n their self-efficacy to write analytically?

✚ Why do girls choose to study Computer

Science at A-level?

✚ Teacher educators’ experiences in HEI ✚ Female student take up of STEM subjects ✚ Exploration of the impact of mathematics

homework on engagement/understanding

Why the University of Brighton?

✚ Established University for Education: 100

years!

✚ Successful MA provision in local and

international contexts

✚ A very good knowledge of the local context

through our extensive partnership with schools and settings etc

✚ Programming and modules appropriate to

education, and designed to complement professional roles and commitments

✚ Tutors are ex-practitioners, hold doctoral

qualifications: research, professional expertise and interests are hugely varied across the team.

✚ Competitive finance

“Having dedicated time for new learning, discussion and reflection is vital and who better to do this with than people who totally understand the context in which you work.” “A thought provoking programme which engages students and gives

• wnership and direction of their own

CPD.”

Student views

“It has given me the space to step back from the day to day technical aspects of school life and reflect on the bigger picture of education in the UK and my place within it. I have really enjoyed the

• pportunity to discuss these issues with

colleagues and having my views of education and teaching practice challenged and changed as a result”. “I have noticed that my thinking and perspective on learning has changed since beginning the MA- particularly my planning of lessons and understanding of the construction of knowledge”.

Fees and funding

✚ Competitive fee structure for the sector;

MA Education fees at Brighton are already are in the lower half of the sector’s provision for MA Degree courses

✚ Per 60 credits (each year of study as 60

credits) £2208 (currently and may be subject to small increases, in line with inflation)

✚ Recent graduates may be eligible for VC

scholarships worth £3,000

✚ All alumni are eligible for an early

settlement discount (2.5%) and the 10% Alumni discount (for those paying all of the course fees themselves and not funded by an employer).

✚ Students can arrange to pay in

instalments.

✚ Government postgraduate loans for 3 year

programme (up to £10,000)

Applying

Why is the MA the right qualification for you?

✚ Relates to your current work and

context

✚ passion for / interest in an area or

subject

✚ professional learning and development ✚ future employability ✚ personal challenge and reward ✚ Questions to Programme Leader, Dr

Soo Sturrock: s.sturrock@brighton.ac.uk

✚ Application submitted via our portal:

brighton.ac.uk/courses/study/ education-ma

✚ Personalised interview dates and times ✚ Interviews via Microsoft Teams

Ask me - happy to help!

Thank you for attending our online event

To find out more about this course please visit brighton.ac.uk/courses/study/education-ma If you have any question please email Soo Sturrock S.Sturrock@brighton.ac.uk