PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
You will take four core and two optional courses. Courses contribute to your development of research understanding and skills that then support you in conducting your own research based dissertation. You can select areas for professional development from optional courses.

Core courses
CONTEMPORARY THEMES IN EDUCATION POLICY
INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL RESEARCH
MODERN EDUCATIONAL THOUGHT
SEMINAR IN CONTEMPORARY ISSUES
Optional courses may include
ADVANCED EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS IN CONTEMPORARY RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT IN ADULT EDUCATION
DEVELOPING LITERACY
ECONOMICS FOR EDUCATION AND PUBLIC POLICY
EDUCATION AND INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
EDUCATIONAL APPROACHES TO COMMUNITY LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT
EMPOWERMENT AND SOCIAL CHANGE
HIGHER EDUCATION AS A FIELD OF RESEARCH, POLICY AND PRACTICE
HIGHLY ABLE LEARNERS, RAISING ATTAINMENT & ACHIEVEMENT
IDENTITIES, RELATIONSHIPS AND BEHAVIOURS
INCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS, INCLUSIVE PEDAGOGIES
INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE EDUCATION
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES IN ADULT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION
PERSPECTIVES ON YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTHOOD
THE EVOLVING CONCEPT OF INCLUSION
THE LEARNER AND THE CURRICULUM (DLS)
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF ADULT LEARNING
WORKING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE: EDUCATION AND LEARNING FOR CHANGE