Our partnership post-graduate programme provides for graduate and experienced professionals in education to achieve a two-year part-time Masters degree in Education at the MIE. The postgraduate programme seeks to deliver development opportunities for professional practitioners who wish to extend, enhance and better understand their current practice and in so doing develop a framework for creating and implementing change in their future practice.

The award

This collaborative programme delivers the University of Brighton’s MA Education. It is a modular programme consisting of 180 credit points accumulated over two and a half years and starts each year in April. Intensive teaching sessions are held at the MIE during school vacations in April, July and December each year. There are 6 modules of 20 credits and the research project which is 60 credits. Each module carries its own assessment designed to develop professional and academic attributes, understanding and skills. There are no examinations.

Participants are introduced to Masters level study in Education with a module focusing on appropriate learning and teaching strategies. This module is designed to develop participants’ capabilities, understanding and practice at this university level embedded within professional development in education.

This is followed by 4 modules that develop understanding and skills in pedagogy,  leadership and management and leading subject learning. Each of these is appropriately assessed to enable participants to achieve the learning outcomes. The final module of this stage focuses on research and teacher research in education and produces the research plan for the project in the second year of study.

Year 1 / Stage 1

April

Teaching Session 1                  Registration

Module Postgraduate Academic Practices

                                                Module Issues in Teaching & Learning 1

May – August          Assignments

                                                Online and independent study

July                            Module Issues in Teaching & Learning 2

October – November  Online and independent preparatory tasks for

                                                 second teaching week

December

Teaching Session 2                  Module Management and Leadership in Education

                                                Module Research in Context

January – March              Assignments

                                                Research project starts

                                                Research tutorials continue at MIE and on-line

Year 2 / Stage 2

April                           Module Leading Subject Learning

Teaching Session 3                  Module Research Project

Education Research Conference Day

                                                Research tutorials continue at MIE and on-line

May – August                  Assignments

                                                Research tutorials continue at MIE and on-line

June – December                  Research project fieldwork and draft writing

                                                Research tutorials continue at MIE and on-line

July                            Module Research Project workshop sessions

December                      Research Support Workshops

January                        Research tutorials continue at MIE and on-line

March                         Research project interim assessment

                                                End of tutorials

April                           Education Research Conference Day

May                            Final submission of Dissertation

As these programmes imply, participants’ normal professional work contributes significantly to study and achievement. Participants are normally required to attend all programmed sessions and to commit a matched amount of time to independent study. This may involve critical study group meetings, reading, writing reflective logs on professional practice, other workplace-based activities and, increasingly, independent and tutored online learning using the University of Brighton’s internet-based facilities.

The University of Brighton and MIE are committed to innovation in teaching and learning strategies. We make use of a wide range of approaches from formal lectures through seminars, tutorials, simulation and role play, and other group approaches to directed and autonomous private study. Outside the intensive teaching weeks participants work in critical study groups supported by appropriate distance learning materials. Increasingly, these include online learning.

All assessed work must be presented in high quality written English.  All classes are taught in English. Participants must be able to use  All assessment procedures and quality assurances are conducted within the University of Brighton Examination Regulations and Quality Assurance  practices.

The fee for the MA Education starting April 2008 is £UK1900 per year. The PG Diploma in Education and the PG Certificate in Professional Education Studies are in the order of UK£1275 and UK£640 in proportional to the full MA (to be confirmed). Invoices are issued each year and payment may be made in instalments by arrangement with our Finance Office.

Contacting us

For more information and applications, please contact:

 Om Varma                 or                   Ms. Irena Andrews

MA Education Co-ordinator              Centre for CPD

School of Education                          Mayfield House                                 

Mauritius Institute of Education          University of Brighton                       

Réduit                                               Falmer                                    

Mauritius                                           BN1 9PH

                                                         UK

E-mail  omvarma@intnet.mu              E-mail  i.l.andrews@bton.ac.uk