MA Education - scholarships and bursaries available to those eligible

Develop the skills and knowledge to become a changemaker, leader, or critical practitioner in the field of education.

Empower yourself to enact positive change in education and explore creative responses to contemporary challenges in the field.

During this course, you’ll develop key capabilities needed across a range of established and emerging areas of education, including research-informed practice. This will put you in a better position to start or advance your career in the sector.

You’ll broaden and deepen your critical awareness of current educational debates such as how to educate for sustainable futures and global citizenship. You’ll also develop the analytical and critical skills required to challenge and improve policies and practices at local, regional and global scales in a variety of contexts.

Gain important career skills

On successful completion of this course, you'll have gained:

• a greater appreciation of innovative approaches to education
• a thorough understanding of current educational issues including those connected to equality, diversity and inclusion
• the ability to use this understanding to enhance your professional practice
• the ability to recognise ways in which research and theory are used in education and how to apply these effectively in your own academic and professional work
• analytical and critical thinking skills
• the skills to contribute effectively to the development of educational policies and practices at different levels and in a range of contexts

Get practical experience with a consultancy project

The consultancy project is an alternative to a dissertation. It’s your chance to work on a project with an external organisation, using the skills and knowledge you’ll gain during your studies.

You’ll conduct appropriate research, analyse data (if necessary) and share your proposed strategies or solutions in a presentation and written academic report.

You may work with an organisation such as a school, university, governmental department or an education provider, to undertake an activity like:

• critical evaluation of existing policies or practices
• activities aimed at creating improvement or reform
• internationalisation projects
• contribution to institutional marketing efforts
• community engagement or outreach
• critical analysis of data

Graduate prospects

You'll develop and enhance skills and knowledge needed for a range of established and emerging roles in the broad field of education, for example:

• teaching (in schools and other contexts)
• lecturing
• professional training
• educational leadership
• educational management and administration
• educational consultancy
• policy development
• stakeholder liaison roles
• international development
• project management
• community engagement

You'll also be prepared for positions in national and international education organisations including charities, learning companies, awarding organisations, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and governmental departments.

Please note: This course does not offer teaching accreditations.

Get a taste of our courses before you apply

Both the wider University and the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences organise a variety of course webinars and virtual open days throughout the year. Come along and speak to our academics, current students and alumni to find out which course is right for you.

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Scholarships and bursaries

You could be considered for a bursary or scholarship to help you study at Bath.

Find out more and apply