DPT: Education (Philosophy of Education) (MSc)

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Year 1 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

Across the two years of the programme a total of 40 credits must be taken from Group A with at least 20 credits from courses from the list of School of Education courses.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

All of these courses are required for the award of the MSc.

Education Policy and the Politics of Education

The Philosophy of Education

Ethics, Education and Films

Conceptualising research: Foundations, assumptions and praxis

The sources of knowledge: Understanding and analysing research literature

AND

EDUA11453 Philosophy of Education - Future Directions is strongly recommended to students on this pathway

Please note that in any given year not all option courses may be available.

Child and Adolescent Development

Outdoor Environmental Education: Concept-based Practice

Gifted and Talented Youth

Environmental Philosophy and City-based Outdoor Learning

Comparative Analysis in Education

Children and Technology

The Curriculum: Context, Change, and Development

Teachers as Agents of Change

Youth Studies

Psychology of Learning and Teaching

Community Engagement: co-constructing knowledge with communities

The Anthropology of Education and Learning

Education Planning and Management

Pedagogy and Practice of Friedrich Froebel for the early years

Froebel, Social Justice and the Early Years

Autism and Developmental Disabilities

Involving Children and Young People: Research and Participation

Global Childhoods and Human Rights

Social Inequalities in Education Worldwide

Critical Thinking, Teaching, and Learning

Higher Education in the Global Context

Education and Conflict

Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Wellbeing

Education for the Environment and Sustainability

Philosophy of Education - Future Directions

Slow Knowledge and the Unhurried Child

The Nature of Enquiry

Qualitative Data Research

Quantitative Data Analysis with SPSS

AND

Choice of course must be approved by the Pathway Coordinator.

Year 2 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

Across the two years of the programme a total of 40 credits must be taken from Group A with at least 20 credits from courses from the list of School of Education courses.

REDU11083 Dissertation (MSc Education all pathways) should not be taken until all other courses (120 credits) have been completed.

Compulsory courses

Dissertation (MSc Education all pathways)