MA Education (Wales)

Candidates must hold Qualified Teacher Status and be currently employed in the compulsory education sector in Wales. We only accept funded applicants. Please check Fees & Funding Information section.

Please check our Compulsory Supporting Documents page for further information on compulsory documents you will need to provide when applying for this course. These include:

• Evidence of QTS
• Reference from Head Teacher
• Supplementary Application Form
• Recognition of Prior Learning Form
• Proof of Residency in Wales Form

For fees and funding options, please visit website to find out more.

A range of bursaries, scholarships, loans and grants are available. Please visit website to find out more.

Designed for qualified teachers at all career stages.

YEAR ONE

Students who have completed a PGCE with 60 credits at Level 7 are likely to be exempt from the first year of study. Those students who do not have this award will study three modules in the first year:

• Pedagogy and Practice (20 credits)
• Collaboration and Professional Practice (20 credits)
• Evidence-Informed Practice (20 credits)

YEAR TWO

In year two, MA Education (Wales) students will take the core Advanced Research Enquiry Skills module, alongside any 2 optional modules. All the modules are 20 credits.

MA Education (Wales) optional modules:

• Leadership and Management of ALN
• Inclusive Classroom Practice
• Leading and Managing Education Professionals
• Leading Organisational Change
• Curriculum Design and Realisation
• Exploring Pedagogies
• Emotional and Mental Wellbeing
• Equity and Diversity
• Additional Learning Needs, Excellence in Practice
• Leading within and across Educational Systems
• Curriculum Leadership and Innovation
• Responding to the Effects of Poverty and Disadvantage in Education

In year two, students studying the specialist pathways (Additional Learning Needs / Leadership / Curriculum / Equity in Education) will take the core Advanced Research Enquiry Skills module, alongside choosing 2 optional modules from a choice of 3. All the modules are 20 credits.

Specialist Pathway optional modules:

Additional Learning Needs

• Inclusive Classroom Practice
• Leadership and Management of ALN
• ALN: Excellence in Practice

Leadership

• Leading and Managing Education Professionals
• Leading Organisational Change
• Leading within and across Education Systems

Curriculum

• Exploring Pedagogies
• Curriculum Design and Realisation
• Curriculum Leadership and Innovation

Equity in Education

• Emotional and Mental Health and Wellbeing
• Equity and Diversity
• Responding to the Effects of Poverty and Disadvantage in Education

YEAR THREE

The third and final year will focus on the core Dissertation module (60 credits).