Education (Leadership and Management) - 2012 entry

MA


Overview

The MA in Education is designed for experienced teachers, lecturers and educational managers in primary, secondary and further and higher education, and for other professionals working in education. The course is concerned with the development of critical enquiry and reflection in the field of educational leadership and management, and the development of professional knowledge and expertise.

The modular structure enables you to design your course according to your particular areas of interest. The MA has a core of compulsory research-based modules to support your studies and to prepare you for the dissertation. In addition, you select modules from the optional module programme (overview of choices listed below).

Participants are either self-funded or supported by their employers, although international applicants are encouraged to seek funding from national or British Council sources.

All students complete two compulsory modules, four optional modules, and a dissertation equivalent to three modules.

Why Brookes?

The School of Education at Oxford Brookes is one of the largest schools of education in the UK, combining high quality teaching and significant research and consultancy activity in an outstanding location, with superb sporting, recreational and study facilities.

As a postgraduate student you will be joining a university which is widely regarded as a major contributor to the improvement of education and learning, locally and nationally. The School of Education is a focal point for lively, informed debate on education through its seminar and lecture programmes, including the high profile Oxford Education debates. We are proud to be co-sponsors of the Oxford Academy, a community secondary school, where Oxford Brookes staff and students provide practical support to pupils and teaching staff.

We work in close partnership with hundreds of schools and colleges and other organisations.

Our 110-acre Harcourt Hill campus offers all the benefits of a complete academic community on one site. We have all the facilities that you'd expect from a university like Oxford Brookes but it is the people that really make the School of Education such a great place to study. You will be working with highly-regarded academics who are at the forefront of their subjects. Drawing on our cutting-edge, research-led teaching, our courses will advance your knowledge and develop your professional skills. Academics work alongside students from a wide range of backgrounds and, with the support of a caring and efficient administrative staff, provide a rich and diverse intellectual and social environment.

In detail

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Course content

The MA course is based on the completion of a compulsory element, plus optional modules.

Compulsory element:

  • Reflective Professional Development aims to develop your reflective practice and provide you with an opportunity for systematic review of your progress, helping you to explore and document the coherence and progression of your experience of the course.
  • Educational Research will enable you to develop knowledge of a range of research approaches, methods and techniques and to consider ethics in educational research. You will have an opportunity to develop your research skills through preparatory work for the dissertation.
  • The Dissertation will involve a piece of investigative research and will comprise approximately one third of your degree work. Your dissertation will focus on a research problem of interest to you. It need not be based in an educational setting and may be literature based, but should be relevant to educational concerns. 

Core modules for the Leadership and Management pathway are:

  • Leading and Managing People in Education brings together a range of themes and concerns in the management of staff in educational organisations. Drawing on national and international examples, it combines theoretical perspectives with practical concerns about staff management and development.
  • Leading Change in Education builds on the experience of course members as observers of, and participants in, the management of change in the education sector. It combines a wide range of theories and research into organisational transformation in education, together with implications for practice.

 

Teaching, learning and assessment

Learning methods include lectures, directed reading, workshops, student- and staff-led seminars, and project work. Teaching, learning and assessment draw on the different backgrounds, experience and knowledge of participants, and encourage critical reflection.

Teaching is organised on a module-credit basis, each module involving approximately 200 hours of student input including approximately 24 hours of staff contact as follows:

  • Part-time on campus: eight weekly three-hour teaching blocks. Modules are usually taught on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays (depending on choice), from 5pm to 8pm.
  • Full-time on campus: students join part-time students in some evening modules, and complete the rest of the course through daytime sessions.
  • School-based learning centres: a selection of Stage 2 modules are taught in our school-based learning centres.
  • TESOL is taught by distance learning or on campus full-time. Students can combine different modes of study depending on their needs.
  • A selection of Stage 2 modules are taught off campus at our school-based learning centre.

Each course module is assessed separately and is based on coursework, eg individual essays, seminar presentations, reports, portfolios, investigative research and group work.

Quality

The School of Education has a long-established track record in teaching at postgraduate level. The Institute offers a range of postgraduate courses and also postdoctoral research supervision.

In a recent survey by the university, 92% of teachers who had taken up postgraduate professional development opportunities with Oxford Brookes University said that their course directly helped them initiate improvements, both personally and in school.

Free language courses for students - the Open Module

Free language courses are available to all full-time undergraduate and postgraduate students who are studying any course on our Headington (including Marston Road), Harcourt Hill or Wheatley Campuses, and can be taken as a credit on some courses.

Key facts

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Faculty

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Department

School of Education

Course length

Full-time: 12 months
Part-time: Normally three years

Teaching location

Harcourt Hill Campus

Start date

September 2012

UKPASS code

P008109

Apply / Entry reqs

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Entry requirements

This MA course attracts students from a wide range of backgrounds and nationalities, normally graduates with a recognised teaching qualification, or other educational professional experience. Candidates whose first language is not English should be able to demonstrate a satisfactory level of spoken and written English (TOEFL 575 or above (paper-based), TOEFL 91 or above (internet-based) or IELTS level 6.5 or equivalent). International students hold a conditional offer until payment of a deposit of £1000 is received.

English language requirements

Please see the university's standard English language requirements.

English language requirements for visas

If you need a student visa to enter the UK you will need to meet the UK Border Agency's minimum language requirements as well as the university's requirements. Find out more about English language requirements.

Preparation courses for international and EU students

We offer a range of courses to help you meet the entry requirements for this course and also familiarise you with university life. You may also be able to apply for one student visa to cover both courses.

  • Take our Pre-Master's course to help you to meet both the English language and academic entry requirements for your master's course
  • Take our University English course to help you to meet the English language requirements of your master's course

How to apply

You apply for this course through UKPASS.

Conditions of acceptance

When you accept our offer you agree to the conditions of acceptance. You should therefore read those conditions before accepting the offer.

Credit transfer

Oxford Brookes operates the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). All postgraduate single modules are equivalent to 10 ECTS credits, double modules to 20 ECTS credits, and treble modules to 30 ECTS credits. A full master's course will carry 90 ECTS credits. More about ECTS credits.

Fees / funding

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TUITION FEES

UK/EU

Full-time: £4,650
Part-time: £520 per single unit
Open learning: £520 per single unit

International

Full-time: £11,140

Part-time: £1,240 per single unit

Open learning: £1,240 per single unit

Fees (part-time and full-time) are for the academic year starting in 2012 only, unless otherwise stated. Fees increase annually by approximately 4%.

Questions about fees?
Contact Student Finance on:
+44 (0)1865 483088
finance-fees@brookes.ac.uk

Scholarships and funding

For general sources of financial support, see:

Oxford

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Why Oxford is a great place to study Education (Leadership and Management)

As a student in Oxford you'll be at the heart of the UK's most successful economic region and in a centre for leading industries which provides you with a host of learning opportunities. Because Oxford is one of the world's great academic cities, it is a key centre of debate, with conferences, seminars and forums taking place across education, science, the arts and many other subjects. In addition to our own excellent libraries and resource centres, our postgraduate students have access to the world-renowned Bodleian Library, the Bodleian Law Library and the Radcliffe Science Library.

Support

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How Brookes supports postgraduate students

Supporting your learning

From academic advisers and support co-ordinators to specialist subject librarians and other learning support staff, we want to ensure that you get the best out of your studies.

Personal support services

We want your time at Brookes to be as enjoyable and successful as possible. That's why we provide all the facilities you need to be relaxed, happy and healthy throughout your studies.

Research

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