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| Location: | Glasgow / United Kingdom | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
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The MEd is suitable for those with a working role in all sectors of teacher education and related agencies, and in any of the professions related to education. The course is designed to enable students to engage in academic debate.
The course is particularly intended for:
* those working in an educational role,
* who hold a first degree, or equivalent,
* who hold a teaching qualification or equivalent,
* who seek to undertake further professional development through a Masters level award-bearing programme, grounded academically in the field of education.
From a broad base, the MEd enables the development of study in specific areas of interest in education in its widest sense. The course is offered on a part-time or full-time basis on approximately two Saturdays per month, with some twilight sessions on (at present) Monday evenings. The minimum time for completion of the MEd, without accreditation of prior learning, is three years part-time or one year full-time. The course is not available on a distance learning basis.
Contents
From the core activities in the early stages of the course, students go on to choose a study path which best suits their own professional needs. The award is based on satisfactory completion of the following blocks of study each worth 60 SCQF points at Level 11:
* Block A - This compulsory block equates to one year of part-time study and comprises: Policy and Management (30 credit points), Frameworks for Understanding Learning (30 credit points)
* Block B - This block equates to one year of part-time study and comprises: Research Methods in Professional Education (30 credit points), Research Proposal (30 credit points)
* Block C - This block of advanced study culminates in submission of a dissertation for assessment, equivalent to 12-14,000 words.
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Entry Requirements
Students entering the MEd programme will be required, normally, to hold a first degree or equivalent. They will enter the course at Block A.
Application for full or part credit for either Block A or Block B may be submitted at point of registration, and will be subject to approval in terms of the specific requirements of the course.
English Language Requirements
In addition to academic qualifications, you must also be able to show that you have a sufficient grasp of English. If English is not your first language you will need to provide evidence of your proficiency before you can begin the course, and you are strongly advised to take the IELTS or the TOEFL test examination. The University's general entry requirements are IELTS 6.5, TOEFL 600 (including the Test of Written English), TOEFL 250 (computer based test) and TOEFL 100 (internet based test).
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
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