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CONTINUE YOUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

We offer eight part-time masters courses in education. Our courses are designed for busy professionals, practitioners and leaders working across the field of education.

Here at Manchester Met, our experience developing education professionals and teachers spans 100 years. We’re a leading provider in teacher training - more than 1,000 teachers are trained in our Faculty each year, so we really understand the needs of modern teachers.

We work in partnership with 1,500 schools, colleges and organisations from education, community, charity, arts and business. Our Faculty is also home to a UK leading Education and Social Research Institute (ESRI), an internationally recognised centre of excellence for applied educational research and evaluation.

You might be a primary school teacher, or working in higher education. Perhaps you're a youth worker, librarian, or self-employed tutor. Whichever education setting you're involved in, our seven professional development courses are all delivered part-time, so that you can fit studying around your work and life commitments. 

Each course has a flexible structure. You're able to tailor your learning to your practice and personalise your assignments. You’ll have the opportunity to progress through your masters course at a rate that you feel comfortable with.

Throughout the course, the support that I received from my tutors at Manchester Met was the best I have experienced throughout my education. Having the flexibility to attend seminars in the evenings allowed me to fit the modules around my job.

Siobhan Collins

MSc Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education

OUR PART-TIME COURSES

For entry requirements and how to apply, see individual course pages.

Across each course, our philosophy is to encourage you to ask questions, explore and critique theory, and reflect on your practice. These aren’t courses where we teach you ‘what a good education looks like’. Our aim is to support you in developing your own ideas and theories about practice.

We teach using an integrated curriculum. You'll attend weekend conferences and study sessions with students from other part-time education courses. This allows you to collaborate, share knowledge and expertise, and be a part of a diverse community of education professionals.

COURSE STRUCTURE AND UNITS

From start to finish, you can gain a full masters (180 credits at level 7) in two years part-time, but there is flexibility to study for up to six years if required. 

The full 180 credit masters is made up of four 30 credit core units shared across all courses, and a 60 credit dissertation. Typically, each 30 credit unit lasts for four months and you’ll begin each unit with a weekend conference.

Core units:

    • Mapping the Territory
    • Specialist Supported Enquiry
    • Shaping the Future 
    • Research and Practice 
    • Dissertation

(units are indicative and may change for 2019/20)

COMMITMENT AND TEACHING TIME

Each unit usually starts with a weekend conference in Brooks building, running from Friday evening to Sunday lunchtime.

The dates for the weekend conferences in 2019/20 are:

    • 4-6 October 2019
    • 7-9 February 2019
    • 12-14 June 2020

Please note you may not need to attend all three weekends. Your attendance pattern will depend on the number of units you take and the pace at which you decide to progress with your course. 

In addition to the conferences, you’ll attend at least two further group seminars/tutorials which typically take place in the evenings. The timetable for these sessions is usually arranged between you and your programme tutor, to ensure a time that best suits you that will fit around your work and home commitments.

SUPPORT FOR YOU

We know that it can be tricky to juggle work and family life with studying for a masters degree.

After you enrol, you’ll attend an induction event where you’ll meet fellow students and some of our teaching team. The event will include a briefing on our library and resources, and an academic support session. You’ll also have the support of a dedicated virtual learning environment (VLE) resource, and individual tutorial contact with a course tutor to support your assignment work.

For each unit you study, you’ll have the opportunity to ask for feedback on a draft assignment before you submit your final piece of work.

When it comes to your dissertation, you’ll have individual and group supervision, as well as a dedicated electronic resource, and group events.



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