Course summary
Do you have at least 120 Masters credits from an Initial Teacher Education programme or equivalent learning and teaching based modules? Do you want to develop your understanding of learning and teaching in the school sector? The Master of Arts (Teaching Studies):
- is taught wholly online
- is designed for those with an academic and professional background in teaching, learning and assessment in the school sector
- is for those who already hold 120 credits towards a Masters in this area of study
- involves completion of a 60 credit dissertation of 15,000 words, prepared over the course of an academic year and submitted in the following September
- includes a small number of taught sessions for Masters-level learners who may have been away from research for a while
- involves each student having individualised supervisory tuition with face to face tutorials which may be carried out by online or in face to face meetings (agreed individually between tutor and student)
Assessment method
All taught sessions are online. There is only a small amount of whole group teaching on this programme. It takes the form of 3 Saturday morning sessions led by a research design and methods tutor. This programme helps you identify your research theme, consider the methodology you will adopt and provide you with research design and methods training. It is ensures you feel supported as you begin to engage with your dissertation. Early in the process, you will be allocated an appropriate supervisor. This person will be experienced in the area that you wish to research. Once allocated, you will agree times when it will be appropriate to meet for a tutorial with your supervisor. Such tutorials may be via telephone, online video calls, or possibly face to face. Students also have opportunities to join optional 'taking stock' meetings, and to enroll on University of Birmingham Research Methods training. The assessment is a 15,000 words (max) dissertation.
Entry requirements
You must hold 120 credits towards Masters Study. Where these credits are all from the University of Birmingham at least 90 credits must be at Level M and a maximum of 30 can be at Level H. Where these credits are all from another institution, if they are in the form of a single postgraduate award (a PGDipEd/ PGDE) where that award is deemed to be a Masters level award of 120 credits, at least 90 credits must be at Level M and a maximum of 30 can be at Level H. Where these credits are all or partly from another institution, if they are not in the form of a single postgraduate award (a PGDipEd/ PGDE) all 120 credits must be at Level M You must receive a satisfactory reference from an academic and/ or professional person who can comment on your academic learning and/or professional practice in learning and teaching. You will need to provide a personal statement that clearly explains a rationale for wanting to complete an MA where learning and teaching is the focus. It is mandatory for applicants who have not completed 120 Credits of study at the University of Birmingham to include a personal statement in their application. You will need to provide evidence (via your previous qualification(s), personal statement and/ or reference) that earlier study contributing the 120 credits (above) was in an area relevant to learning and teaching practice.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
For more detailed information on available funding and fees for postgraduate courses please visit: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/taught/fees-funding
Provider information
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT