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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2026/2027

Draft Edition - Due to be published Thursday 9th April 2026

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Degree Programme Table: Education (Child and Adolescent Psychology) (MSc) - 3 Years (Part-time) (PTMSCEDCAP2P)

Jump to: Year 3

Year 3 Academic year: 2026/27, Starting in: September

Notes:
Across the three years of the programme between 40 and 60 credits must be taken from Group A with at least 20 credits and a maximum of 60 credits from EDUA11405, EDUA11426, EDUA11354 and EDUA11337.
Across the three years of the programme a minimum of 20 credits must be taken from EDUA11187 and EDUA11363.

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

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Dissertation (MSc Education all pathways)
REDU11083 60 credits

Course options

MSc Education (CAP) 3 years compulsory courses V2

Select between 0 and 80 credits of the following courses
Notes:
All of these courses are required for the award of the MSc.
Child and Adolescent Development
EDUA11034 20 credits
Conceptualising research: Foundations, assumptions and praxis
REDU11045 10 credits
The sources of knowledge: Understanding and analysing research literature
REDU11046 10 credits
AND

Group A

Select between 0 and 40 credits in this group.

MSc Education (CAP) elective courses 1

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
At least one of these courses and a maximum of two is required for the award of the Msc.
Children and Technology
EDUA11337 20 credits
Psychology of Learning and Teaching
EDUA11354 20 credits
Autism and Developmental Disabilities
EDUA11405 20 credits
Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Wellbeing
EDUA11426 20 credits
AND

MSc Education (CAP) elective courses 2 v2

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Please note that in any given year not all option courses may be available.
Education Policy and the Politics of Education
EDUA11187 20 credits
Gifted and Talented Youth
EDUA11259 20 credits
Comparative Analysis in Education
EDUA11336 20 credits
The Curriculum: Context, Change, and Development
EDUA11338 20 credits
Teachers as Agents of Change
EDUA11340 20 credits
Youth Studies
EDUA11348 20 credits
The Philosophy of Education
EDUA11363 20 credits
The Anthropology of Education and Learning
EDUA11385 20 credits
Education Planning and Management
EDUA11400 20 credits
Pedagogy and Practice of Friedrich Froebel for the early years
EDUA11403 20 credits
Involving Children and Young People: Research and Participation
EDUA11407 20 credits
Global Childhoods and Human Rights
EDUA11408 20 credits
Social Inequalities in Education Worldwide
EDUA11416 20 credits
Critical Thinking, Teaching, and Learning
EDUA11417 20 credits
Higher Education in the Global Context
EDUA11418 20 credits
Education for the Environment and Sustainability
EDUA11450 20 credits
Philosophy of Education - Future Directions
EDUA11453 20 credits
Slow Knowledge and the Unhurried Child
EDUA11462 20 credits
The Nature of Enquiry
REDU11002 20 credits
Qualitative Data Research
REDU11028 20 credits
Quantitative Data Analysis with SPSS
REDU11029 20 credits
AND

Level 11 courses in Schedules A to J and W

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 11 courses in Schedules A to J and W
Notes:
Choice of course must be approved by the Pathway Coordinator.
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