MA
Learning and Teaching
Enhance your personal skills and professional status in learning and teaching
Course Overview
Why take this course?
If you would like to develop your ability to take a lead in learning and teaching across a range of educational contexts, this course is for you.
The programme is designed to explore practical and reflective issues relevant to teachers, lecturers (including those working in FE), Early Years practitioners, higher level teaching assistants and those with a teaching role in other professions such as nursing.
What will I experience?
On this course you can:
- Focus on educational issues expressed in your own professional context and experience
- Update your subject knowledge to ensure that your qualifications have currency in an increasingly competitive market
- Progress from a Postgraduate Certificate in a related area, or have your prior experience or learning accredited as part of this MA
What opportunities might it lead to?
You are highly likely to have embarked on teaching career before studying this course. As a graduate, you will be able to bring relevant research and an enhanced skill set to bear on your work, thus enriching your employability prospects in the education sector.
Whilst I was doing my PGCE, I was informed that if I completed the Master's level units, I could then finish my Master's later and use my credits; I thought it was really worth it.
Helo Beauzile, MA Learning and Teaching student
Key Facts
- Duration
- 2 years part time
- Entry
A good honours degree or equivalent in a relevant subject and involvement in teaching in education.
English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 or equivalent with no component less than 6.0.- Fees
UK/EU/Channel Islands and Isle of Man students: £2,250 p/a*
International students: £5,250 p/a*
*Please note that all fees are subject to annual increase. A pro-rata fee will be charged in the dissertation year.- Contact
- secs.enquiries@port.ac.uk
+44 (0)23 9284 5204 - Department
- School of Education and Continuing Studies
Structure & Teaching
There are two core units:
- Research Methods in Education
- Dissertation
Option units currently include:
- Project report
- Coaching and mentoring for professional development
- Developing as a reflective practitioner
- Contemporary issues in the lifelong sector
- Child development in families and society
- Contemporary issues in early childhood
- Early childhood and pedagogy
(Availability of option units is dependent on student numbers).
Some students starting this programme will already have 60 credits acquired through the postgraduate certificate route or AP(E)L; if you follow this route, you will complete Educational Research Methods, one option unit, and the dissertation.
For more information please contact: Chris Neanon (023) 9284 5226
Teaching and Assessment
Teaching will be in small groups with focused tutorial support. Attendance patterns will vary depending on the units studied. Where there is taught input, sessions will normally be held in the late afternoon or evening.
You will be taught using a variety of methods: interactive teaching sessions, presentations, group discussions, oral and written reflective activities and web based resources.
How are you assessed?
All units are course assessed (no examinations).
Facilities & Features
SECS
School of Education and Continuing Studies
Work-Related Study
Ensuring your studies are relevant to your workplace needs
University Library
Modern, comfortable and a great learning environment
Study in SECS
The School comprises a body of enthusiastic staff with a range of expertise in the professional and academic sectors. We offer a welcoming learning environment, in a location near the heart of town, the student buildings and the sea front.
Work-Related Study
This course allows you to focus on real-world issues and problems from your current workplace as part of your accredited study, creating a valuable synergy between what you learn in the programme and your working practices.
University Library
Modern, comfortable and a great learning environment, our library offers a wealth of information including 400,000 books, DVDs, maps and thousands of online ejournals and newspapers. Many electronic resources are available anywhere, 24/7 and our friendly staff are always on hand to help.
Careers & Opportunities
Career prospects
This Master's programme is designed for professionals working in this progressive and developing area. The early years strand in this MA in Learning and Teaching will specifically address current and contemporary issues related to early childhood education. It is also appropriate as a progression route for those who have gained a Postgraduate Certificate in a related area such as the PgCert Practice and Pedagogy or the PgCert in Education and who already have 60 M level credits.
Career planning
One of the benefits of studying at Portsmouth is the support that we provide to our Master's and Research Degrees students in career planning. Our careers and recruitment service – Purple Door – can assist you in career research and finding employment opportunities. Help is also available if you wish to find a part-time job while studying your degree. We offer our postgraduate students and alumni one-to-one appointments with a careers adviser, or an online service for those not able to travel back to the University. Our alumni can call on our career services for five years after graduation.
In addition, regular employability events offer you the chance to meet employers, find out about different career sectors and improve your applications or CV. The Graduate Summer Programme provides a range of guidance and employability seminars and workshops.