University College London (UCL)
Comparative Education
| Award | Attendance | Study | Duration | Start | Domestic fees | International fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | On-Campus | Full-time, Part-time | 1 - 2 years | January, April, October | find out | find out |
| MA | Online | Distance | 5 | September | find out | find out |
| MA | On-Campus | Part-time | 2 | September | find out | find out |
| MA | On-Campus | Full-time | 1 | September | find out | find out |
About Comparative Education, MA - at University College London (UCL)
This masters degree will:
- enhance your awareness of education systems, traditions and issues in a number of countries
- help you to understand relationships between education and other social phenomena by introducing the concepts and skills you need for systematic comparison
- critically examine how international comparisons are used and misused in policy-making.
This masters degree provides the opportunity to:
- join one of the few specialist comparative programmes in the UK
- gain a rigorous multidisciplinary grounding in the comparative analysis of education and society
- deepen your understanding of contemporary issues in education
- access new international career opportunities
- work with an international group of students.
Anyone working or intending to work in education who wishes to understand education in a global context.
Entry requirementsA good first degree in a relevant subject.
Core topics- Education: theories and methods
- Educational traditions and systems in Europe
- Education and development in Asia Related topics
- Education policy
- Minorities, migrants and refugees in national education systems
- Planning for education and development
- Social histories of British education
- Lifelong learning: theories and perspectives.
By coursework assignments of 5,000 words, and a 20,000-word dissertation.
AttendanceFace-to-face evening sessions. Attendance may vary depending on your choice of optional modules.
Where do our students go?Graduates of this masters degree are currently working as:
- local and central government advisers
- charity managers
- researchers and lecturers.
Core modules
- Comparative Education: Theories and Methods
- Education and Development in Asia
- Education Traditions And Systems In Europe
- Minorities, Migrants and Refugees in European Education
- Education and Development in Asia
Entry requirements for this course
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