Education (Citizenship / History / Religious Education) University College London (UCL)

This masters degree will:

• explore key political and philosophical debates that have influenced and shaped teaching and learning in citizenship, history or religious education
• encourage you to reflect critically upon principles and issues that relate to policy and professional practice
• explore contemporary developments in citizenship, history and religious education, and develop your thinking about the role of these subjects.

This masters degree provides the opportunity to:

• focus on your area of interest – history, citizenship or religious education
• strengthen your professional practice and career prospects
• take any module as a short, stand-alone course
• study some modules online
• prepare you for continuing your studies beyond MA, including work for an EdD or PhD.

Teachers of history, citizenship, and religious education; museum educators; and others interested in history education, citizenship education and religious education.

A good first degree and experience of working in humanities education (for example, as a teacher of citizenship, history or religious education).

If you do not meet these requirements, you may be able to qualify through special procedures.

By coursework and a 20,000-word dissertation or 10,000-word report.

Students usually exit this programme with one of the following awards:

• MA Education (Citizenship)
• MA Education (History)
• MA Education (Religious Education).

You may also exit with a dual award, eg MA History/Citizenship Education.

Online learning, with optional face-to face sessions in the evenings or in the daytime on occasional Saturdays.

• Children's Rights In Practice
• Theories of Childhood and Children's Rights

Entry requirements for this course

Contact University College London (UCL) to find course entry requirements.

View foundation and pathway programmes to help you meet academic and language entry requirements.