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MA Education

University of Dundee

Institution
University of Dundee
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Education
Duration
4 years
UCAS code
X120
Typical offer
A-level CCC, IB 28

Entry requirements

A level: CCC (English + Mathematics) IB: 28 points, including 5, 5, 4 at higher level Essential subjects: Higher Level English at 5 and Standard Level Mathematics at 4 Higher / Advanced Higher, SQA (standard): BBBB (Essential subjects: Higher English at B and National 5 Mathematics, or Application of Mathematics at C).

About this course

MA (Hons) in Education. Core topics include Research Methods, Policy Analysis, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The course leads to provisional registration with the General Teaching Council for Scotland, with professional practice placements in nursery and primary stages throughout the degree. Students collaborate with Community Education and Social Work students in their first year.

Modules

  • Pedagogical Studies 1 (Year 1)
  • Teaching Across the Curriculum (Year 1)
  • Professional Practice (Year 1)
  • Working Together
  • Values: Self, Society and the Professions
  • Global Economic Perspectives
  • Introduction to Literary Study
  • Reading the Screen: An Introduction to Film Studies
  • Social and Environmental Challenges in an Unequal World
  • Humanities in Practice
  • Languages for All - Arabic Stage 1 (Accredited)
  • Languages for All - Arabic Stage 2 (Accredited)
  • Languages for All - French Stage 1 (Accredited)
  • Languages for All - German Stage 1 (Accredited)
  • Languages for All - Chinese (Mandarin) Stage 2 (Accredited)
  • Languages for All - Russian Stage 1 (Accredited)
  • Politics and Public Policy
  • Introductory Psychology:1
  • Sustainable Development and the Environment
  • Planning for Sustainable Places
  • Languages (Year 2)
  • STEM
  • Learning from Life (Year 2)
  • Professional Practice (Year 2)
  • Learning and Teaching for Sustainability
  • Teaching Across the Curriculum 2
  • Learning across Subject Boundaries
  • Learning and Teaching for Equity and Wellbeing
  • Pedagogical Studies 2
  • Theory and Practice of Learning and Teaching including Professional Practice (Year 3)
  • Education and Childhood in Global Contemporary Society
  • Research and the Teacher (Year 3)
  • Research and the Teacher: Extended Professional Enquiry (Literature Based) (Year 4)
  • Policies, Practices and Issues in Education
  • Pedagogical Studies 3 (Year 4)
  • Professional Practice Year 4 - All Stages (Choice)