St Mary's University Twickenham, London
MA Education
Twickenham, United Kingdom
MA
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2027
TUITION FEES
GBP 11,070 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus, Distance Learning
* home students; 18,780 GBP - international students
Key Summary
About: Study the MA Education at St Mary's to apply education theory to practice with flexible study options. Study at school hubs, on campus, or via blended or online learning. Apply learning to practical situations in your school to drive change. The programme promotes reflection, enquiry and a research culture. Tutors have backgrounds in teaching, leadership, research and consultancy. You'll get online resources and Naylor library access.
Career Outcomes: Graduates gain middle and senior educational leadership positions. The MA prepares you for doctoral study such as Doctor of Education (EdD) or PhD, or roles as curriculum leader and educational consultant.
Apply education theory to your practice through a Master's degree, with the flexibility to fit your studies around your current work commitments.
- Study the programme at school hubs, at St Mary's University and through the blended or online options
- Apply your learning to practical situations within your own schools to drive effective change
- Designed to facilitate reflection and enquiry into practice amongst teachers and other education professionals
- Enables schools and staff to advance their professional skills and expertise through the development of a research culture
Why St Mary's?
This Master's degree builds on our long tradition of excellence in teacher education. The success of the programme lies in the flexible structure, bespoke delivery and quality of teaching we offer.
You'll apply your learning to practical situations within your own school. In doing so you'll use your knowledge to drive effective change, whilst critically engaging with contemporary educational debates.
You will be taught by and work with tutors who have a background in teaching, management and leadership, as well as research and consultancy.
As a St Mary's student, you'll have access to excellent online learning resources. We also have a dedicated library for education students, the Naylor library, which has numerous study spaces, IT facilities and a café.
Course content
The degree consists of five modules, with a choice of specialist modules allowing students to focus on an area of interest within leadership.
You will study all the core modules as well as selecting one module from within 'option one' and one module from within 'option two.'
Modules
- Leadership and Professional Attributes Option One
- Investigating Pedagogy Option One
- Coaching and Mentoring and Professional Attributes Option One
- Concepts and Debates in Inclusive Practice Option One
- Primary Science Leadership Option One
- Pedagogical Debates in Physical Education Option One
- Developments in Religious Education Option One
- Research Design
- Organisational Culture Option Two
- Leading and Managing Teams Option Two
- Coaching and Mentoring in Professional Contexts Option Two
- Addressing Literacy Across the Curriculum Option Two
- Issues in Religious Education Option Two
- Purpose and Value of Science Education Option Two
- Inclusive Pedagogy in the Classroom Option Two
- Purpose and Value of Mathematics Education Option Two
- Pedagogical Issues in Practice Option Two
- Reflective Practice and Evidence-based Pedagogy in Physical Education Option Two
- Racial Equality in Education Option Two
- Change Agency and Strategy: From Research to Practice
- Academic Paper and Conference Presentation
Why study Education?
Our well-established Education Master's degree is designed to meet the professional development needs of teachers and education professionals, including business managers, chaplains, librarians and data managers at any stage of their careers and in all phases of schooling or other educational contexts.
The programme enables current and aspiring middle and senior leaders to engage in critical reflection on their experience and understanding of leadership, whilst developing scholarly knowledge and linking theory with practice.
As part of this degree, you'll choose modules from across our Education MA pathways. You'll also have the opportunity to explore an area of interest that's relevant to your professional role. This will be through a small-scale practitioner research enquiry, leading to evidence-informed innovation.
Funding
Government-funded loans of over £11,000 are available to many Home postgraduate students.
Home and International students may also be eligible for external sources of funding.
International Students should check their eligibility for our International Scholarship.
Alumni discount
A 20% tuition fee discount is available for our alumni (undergraduate and PGCE) planning to study for this Master's degree.
This Master's programme supports your long-term career development. This is demonstrated by the high proportion of graduates who achieve internal or external promotion to middle and senior educational leadership positions.
Graduates of this programme are also well placed to pursue doctoral studies on either a Professional Doctorate (Doctor of Education) or a PhD.