MEd Practitioner Enquiry: 24–36 months part time
MEd Practitioner Enquiry (Leadership): 24–36 months part time
Fees per academic year 2013-14
UK and EU: part time £1,835
International: part time fees
More information is available about tuition fees and discounts.
The MEd in Practitioner Enquiry is a professional qualification, which aims to equip you with the skills to research your own professional practice in education. Practitioner enquiry is strongly influenced by the student’s allegiance to their own learners, their belief that practice can always be improved and, where appropriate, their recognition of the priorities of their employing institution.
This is a part-time programme designed specifically for working teachers, lecturers and education leaders. It provides you with opportunities to develop your professional and academic knowledge and skills, which in turn enhance the learning opportunities of your pupils, students and colleagues.
Essentially the programme is a research and development process that encourages you to be professionally critical and promotes innovative practice in the context of teaching as an evidence-based profession. In addition to the generic route, a leadership pathway is available through the selection of specific modules and a leadership dissertation.
All students complete taught modules, to suit their individual interests and complement their career progression. There are also specific modules designed to support early career and leadership progression. In each module, appropriate professional learning is based on exploring the links between practice, theory and research. Assessed work requires you to use both reflective and enquiry-based techniques in your own professional context to construct a portfolio. You also write a dissertation.
Find out more detailed information about the programme modules for the MEd Practitioner Enquiry
Find out more detailed information about the programme modules for the MEd Practitioner Enquiry (Leadership)
Students can exit from the Practitioner Enquiry programmes with a PGCert or a PGDip, depending on their academic performance.
You should have a good first degree, and professional experience in an education-related setting. It is essential that you are able to undertake action research in your current professional context. If you have successfully completed a Master’s-level initial teacher education course you may use your credits as the basis for the MEd Practitioner Enquiry.
Applicants whose first language is not English must have a minimum of IELTS 6.5, TOEFL 90 (Internet-based), or equivalent.
The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has rules for international students regarding minimum English language requirements.
More information on scholarships, studentships, bursaries and other funding is available from our database.
Visit our postgraduate application site.
There is no closing date for this programme. Students can register to commence the course in either semester 1 or semester 2.
Please note: As a formal condition of the offer to study at Newcastle University, students from outside the UK/EU are required to pay a deposit of £1,500 or submit an official letter of sponsorship for their chosen programme. The deposit payment is non refundable, but will be deducted from tuition fees upon registration.
For further information please contact:
Jane White
School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 222 6799
E-mail: ecls.ppd@ncl.ac.uk
The School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences are holding an online taster course for students interested in any of our Masters in Education programmes. Please see the following page for more information: www.ncl.ac.uk/ecls/news/item/masters-in-education-introductory-taster
This programme is within the subject area of Education.