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Course Overview

Our online Education with Early Years MA is ideal if you’re passionate about making a positive impact on young children's education. Our Master's will give you the expert knowledge, skills, and understanding to help you achieve your career aspirations. Studying online allows you the flexibility to develop your career, fuel your passion and make a difference around your other commitments.

Taught by experienced tutors who are passionate about using insights from research to enhance the lives of young children and their families, this Master's degree consists of four key modules and a postgraduate major project. You'll explore key topics such as early childhood principles and practice, exploring and developing educational research, and specialist studies in learning and teaching. The major project gives you the opportunity to carry out a  significant piece of work related to your specialist area.

You’ll be able to link your newly-learned theories and research with your practice from the start, boosting your contribution to your workplace and enhancing your career prospects. It’s also a great starting point if you’re looking for a career in academia and is a step towards a Ph.D. or EdD.

The successful completion of the MA can support a wide range of career opportunities in a variety of sectors, enhancing your existing role and supporting your future career aspirations.

The course will advance your knowledge of young children’s learning and develop and inform your early year's practice and professionalism. It also provides the opportunity to develop specialist knowledge in your chosen area of expertise to support your own career success.

Entry Requirement 

You’re expected to have at a first degree, with honours, at a minimum final classification of Lower Second (2:2) or equivalent.

If English is not your first language you will be expected to demonstrate a certificated level of proficiency of at least IELTS 6.5 (Academic level) or equivalent English Language qualification, as recognised by ARU.

As a distance learner, you’ll also need a suitable computer with an internet connection, together with sufficient IT competence to make effective use of word processing, internet, and email.

Please note: Our published entry requirements are a guide only and our decision will be based on your overall suitability for the course as well as whether you meet the minimum entry requirements. Other equivalent qualifications may be accepted for entry to this course.

Fees

The full tuition fee for this course is £7250.

The tuition fees you pay each year will be between £3625 and £7250 depending on how long you take to complete the course. You can choose to study our Education with Early Childhood MA in either 1 or 2 years.

Accredited Prior Learning may reduce the tuition fees. This will be confirmed once your application has been submitted.


This information was accurate on : 04/03/2021
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