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MA Education

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  • TOTAL FEES / PER MODULE FEES : £7,284 / £607
  • PROGRAMME DURATION : 24 Months

Why  QMU

Flexible online master’s programmes

Study from anywhere, anytime

Per module installment fees

Six starts per year

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Member of the Chartered Association of Business Schools

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Benefit from our links to vibrant city of Edinburgh

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About the programme

The MA Education programme at Queen Margaret University aims to engage educators from a wide range of backgrounds with education as social science for social transformation, exploring the role that education plays in the development of emancipatory educational policy and practice. This programme would benefit students with an enthusiasm for enhancing their knowledge and critical appreciation of the principles of contemporary education in the context of international practice and policy and social justice. 

On this programme, you will view your existing knowledge and practical experience using a social science lens to learn contemporary reflective and research skills that will enrich your careers in the education profession across a variety of settings. Combining staff expertise drawn from the education sector within Britain and Canada, the MA Education programme will offer you an opportunity to reflect on your own positionality when educating or being educated in various education systems. This, combined with the action-based and community-oriented approach to research taken by the programme staff, will allow you to interrogate the impact of educational research, alongside educational practice.

The freedom and flexibility to study from anywhere, anytime

The Master’s programmes are delivered entirely online and can be studied from anywhere in the world, with no need to ever attend campus. They have been carefully designed to fit around the busy schedules of working professionals, ensuring that work and family commitments need not be reasons to put your ambitions on hold. You can study whilst continuing in your current role and immediately apply what you learn to your professional context.

  • Tuition fees

    Our online degrees are affordable, and you can either pay for your full degree programme in advance or pay per module to spread the cost. Our online degrees are affordable, and you can either pay for your full degree programme in advance or pay per module to spread the cost. If you're based in the UK, government postgraduate loans are available to cover some, or possibly all, of your course fees depending on your eligibility. Tuition fee payment is required before the registration deadline, and you can't access the course materials until fees are paid. Tuition fees are paid online using a debit or credit card.

    MA Education: £7,284

  • Career opportunities

    After successfully completing this programme, there are several career opportunities that you can pursue. Some of them are:
    • Senior Teacher
    • Youth Worker
    • Children's NGOs and Charities
    • School Founder
    • Principle Teacher/Head of Department
    • Deputy Headteacher
    • Headteachers

Before starting your course you will need the following

Admission requirements

  • A recognised undergraduate or postgraduate degree
    A recognised undergraduate or postgraduate degree (or equivalent qualification) from an accredited college, institution or university, equivalent to or higher than a UK Bachelor Honours degree qualification. This includes 3rd class honours degrees.
  • Or 2 years’ relevant work experience

    We may also consider applicants who do not hold a recognised degree but who can demonstrate at least two years of relevant work experience - professional, managerial or supervisory role.

English language requirements

  • If English isn’t your first language, you will need to provide evidence of English language ability.
    • IELTS (Academic) at 6.0 overall with no individual component below 5.5
    • Pearson PTE (Academic) overall minimum 59 with 59 in all components
    • Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CCAE & CPE) with minimum scores of 162 in Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking
    • TOEFL iBT overall minimum 80 with 18 in Reading; 17 in listening, 20 in speaking and 17 in writing
    • Trinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) II: Merit or Distinction
    • Duolingo minimum overall score of 100 with no individual component of literacy, comprehension, conversation and production below 90
    • IGCSE - ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE need minimum grade C
    • IGCSE - ENGLISH LANGUAGE minimum grade C
    • Degree - Taught and Assessed in English and completed within the last three years with transcript confirming language of study is English
    • O-Level English Language or GCSE English Language Grade C or above (UK Exam Board)
    • Malaysian SPM 1119 Grade C or above
    • If you are a national of a UKVI listed English speaking country, you are exempt from providing a language certificate

Get Started

Complete our quick and easy application form to start your online master’s within weeks.

Get Started

Complete our quick and easy application form to start your online master’s within weeks.