About Education (Citizenship / History / Religious Education), MA - at 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.

Features

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.

Who is this programme for?

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

Entry requirements

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.

How are you assessed?

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

Degree award

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.

Attendance

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

 

Recommended modules

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

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Entry requirements for this course

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

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