Pathways

Master of Education, MEd

This is a programme for professionals in all sectors of education; the programme will be attractive to:

  • Teachers
  • School and College Leaders
  • Middle Managers in Schools and colleges
  • Administrators
  • Consultants
  • Local Government Officials

The programme will help you achieve a critically reflective but practical understanding of key current educational issues in Educational Leadership and Management, Inclusive Education, Information, Communication and Entertainment Technology, International Development and Education, and Pedagogy and Learning.

Distinctive features of the programme are its international dimension, aimed at fostering a greater understanding of the comparative context of educational organisations, and a strong focus on the latest thinking and research in education. materials drawers

The programme builds on a strong research base in the School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences and the experience of tutors involved in supporting the postgraduate professional development of educators and education-related professionals in regional, national and international contexts.

Top Ten Reasons to do your M Ed at Newcastle University

The structure of the programme.

The programme offers a suite of alternative, closely related pathways leading to different named awards.

There is also flexibility to offer a more generic award (MEd) to those candidates who prefer not to specialise in one of the pathways

Outcomes

This MEd is essentially a professional qualification.  The course aims to equip you with the skills to research your own professional practice, either current or future.

The MEd programme aims:

  • To provide students with learning environments that enhance their personal, professional and academic development by offering intellectually stimulating and challenging experiences.
  • To enhance students’ professional skills to interpret, analyze and exercise critical judgement in the evaluation of educational theories, and concepts, international and contemporary perspectives in education and related fields.
  • To enable students to apply theories and concepts to the field of education and education related study, and to promote evidence-based professional practice through engagement in and with research. 
  • To enable students to investigate problems and generate solutions by selecting and employing the most appropriate research methods and analytical frames and carrying out a research study.  
  • To enhance students’ transferable intellectual, professional and interpersonal skills as appropriate to their personal and professional contexts.
  • To provide a suite of alternative, closely related pathways  that enable students to design a course of study relevant to their working context, as appropriate.

Compulsory Modules

These modules are compulsory elements of the M Ed programme

In addition, each pathway has its own compulsory elements which candidates must complete.

More information

For more information on fees, funding and how to apply for this programme Master of Education MEd

For any other queries, please contact the Degree Programme Secretary:  

Telephone: +44 (0) 191 222 6532, E-mail: ecls.ppd@ncl.ac.uk