Core modules
Contemporary Issues in International Education
Introduction to Research Methods in Education
After completing these modules, you will choose one of the three Pathways which consist of two specialist modules.

Dissertation
You will undertake a MA International Education Dissertation in a subject of your choice, giving you the opportunity to delve deeper into an area that particularly interests you. You will be supervised by a member of staff with expertise in your chosen area who will guide and support you. We expect that your dissertation will take up to 600 hours of independent study.

Modules shown represent choices available to current students. The range of modules available and the content of any individual module may change in future years.

Pathway 1
Leadership for Social Justice in Education
Leadership for Social Justice in Education (Lead Module)
Leadership for Social Justice in Education (Specialist Study)
This route considers how communities of learners are constructed to create enthusiastic learners, drawing in part on various studies carried out by tutors in the UK, Lebanon, Turkey and China. We will discuss the importance of the critical engagement of formal and informal leaders with other participants in constructing and sustaining the cultures of learning communities and how such communities interact with their contexts. This route will promote your knowledge and understanding of:

People, power and culture in particular contexts to meet the learning needs of all their members
Organisational cultures that engage or negate the development of learners and staff
Formal and informal leaders thinking critically about learning/teaching and their social interactions with each other in particular contexts
Student voice and teacher/support staff identity

Pathway 2
Pedagogy
Pedagogy: Lead Module
Pedagogy: Specialist Study
This route will focus on issues of pedagogy, and as such will be of benefit if you are interested in deepening your understanding of the factors which influence the processes of learning and teaching. This route will cover issues including:

The nature of learning
The role of assessment in pedagogy
The role of the curriculum in shaping pedagogy
Contemporary advances in pedagogy, including the growing impact of ICT
The role of politics and culture in shaping pedagogy

Pathway 3
Innovation and Reform
Innovation and Reform: Lead Module
Innovation and Reform: Specialist Module
This route will give you a greater understanding of contemporary theories of education, particularly with regard to critical pedagogy, and also the process of effectively leading educational change. It will provide a focus on innovation and reform concerned with helping schools to play an active role in creating and maintaining more humane and sustainable futures. This route will actively engage you in aspects of educational development such as:

Democratic citizenship
Critical literacy
Creative thinking
Sustainable development
Inclusion
The role of technology