MA Applied Professional Studies in Education (Online) *Subject to approval*
The School of Education at Sheffield University has been ranked as one of the UK´s top 5 research institutions and was also awarded the highest grade of 'excellent' in the last HEFCE Teaching Quality Assessment.
An innovative programme
For a number of years we have been offering a very successful MA in Applied Professional Studies in Education (MA APSE) which draws on a range of expertise from across the School.
The new MA APSE (Online) course is based on a similar model, but now students are able to study the course as a unique part-time, online programme.
The MA APSE (Online) includes modules on Critical Reflection on Professional Development. Students compile a professional portfolio in which they identify their own professional development needs and learn about different approaches to professional learning, before then focusing on their area of need (often focused on the teaching of their subject, rather than generic teaching issues). They also learn how to carry out classroom based enquiries (and other forms of educational research), and may then put that into practice in any aspect of their teaching that they are able to justify.
The programme thus offers a flexibility which enables newly qualified teachers, heads of department, and other managers in educational institutions, to participate and focus on areas of relevance to them and their employers, and means that the impact of their work is felt significantly.
Who is the programme aimed at?
The programme is aimed at education practitioners, and is flexible enough to cater for practitioners working with any curriculum subject in any phase of education. The current MA APSE has students who work in primary, secondary and further education, and this will also be possible in the MA APSE (Online) programme. Though focused on overseas students, including those from Europe, it will also provide better access to MA APSE study to some UK students.
What awards can be gained from the course?
There are a number of options available to applicants, according to the qualification you wish to pursue:
- The full MA (4 x 30 credit modules, plus a 60 credit dissertation
- total 180 Masters credits) - or the Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Professional Studies in Education
(4 x 30 credit modules - total 120 Masters credits) - or the Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Professional Studies in Education
(2 x 30 credit modules - total 60 Masters credits)
Students who register for the Certificate may be able to continue to the Diploma and/or the MA if they wish.
Students who register for the Diploma may be able to continue to the MA if they wish.