Education and International Development University College London (UCL)

This masters degree will:

• introduce concepts of development and educational development
• assess the role of education and learning in the development process by examining theory and research
• examine contemporary policy issues regarding education in low- and middle-income countries.

This masters degree provides the opportunity to:

• develop professional skills for working in international education, and skills and knowledge in research methods
• be taught by renowned researchers of international education and international guest speakers
• meet a diverse student group (our alumni are from more than 80 countries)
• benefit from participatory interactive teaching methods
• make a study visit to Paris (not included in the course fee) incorporating UNESCO, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP)
• take some modules online.

People working in the formal and non-formal sectors in education and international development.

A good first degree or equivalent, for example, our BA Education Studies (Honours) and, normally, appropriate experience in a low- or middle-income country.

• Education and international development: concepts, theories and issues
• International development.

• Learners, learning and teaching in the context of Education for All
• Education and Muslim communities
• Planning for education and development
• Gender, education and development
• Gender: theory and practice in education
• Social research
• Participatory planning and project management for health promotion in the context of international development
• Developing and promoting health and well-being: concepts and issues.

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

Mixed mode, including face-to-face daytime or evening sessions, intensive modules, and online learning.

Graduates of this masters degree are currently working as:

• education adviser for the UK Department for International Development
• education programme manager for an international NGO
• teacher education specialist.

• Education And International Development: Concepts, Theories And Issues

• Children's Rights In Practice
• Education and Development in Asia
• Education And International Development: Concepts, Theories And Issues
• Gender, Education and Development
• Gender: Theory and Practice in Education
• Introduction to Social Research in Health Promotion
• Learners, Learning and Teaching in the Context of Education for All
• Planning for Education and Development
• Promoting Health And Wellbeing: Planning, Practice And Participation
• 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.