MA STEM Education Part-time

Program Overview

This part-time MA in STEM Education deepens understanding of evidence, innovation, and leadership in the field. Students explore contemporary issues, critically appraise research, and develop skills in conducting research projects. The program supports career advancement in a variety of education-related roles and provides opportunities for community engagement and networking.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

Deepen your understanding of evidence, innovation, and leadership in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education, while developing the skills to conduct a research project in an area of interest. This part-time MA provides the skills and knowledge to debate contemporary issues in STEM education and critically appraise research evidence and policy. Topics include programme design, climate education and sustainability, social justice and leading innovation in STEM education.

Outline:

• Year 1:
You will reflect on strategies to bridge the gap between theory and implementation in practice.
• Year 2:
• Research Methods in Education:
This module further prepares students for their research project.
• Research Project in STEM Education: This module allows students to examine an area of particular interest through a final research dissertation or consultancy project.

Assessment:

• Formative and summative assessments include written assignments, presentations, posters and a final dissertation as a research or consultancy project.

Teaching:

• You will be taught by academics with expertise in STEM education fields, with inputs from STEM education experts from a range of professions to illustrate STEM innovations in practice.
• Taught sessions will make the connections between research evidence and practice.
You will learn by situating course content in your professional context, taking a reflective and critical approach to theory and research evidence. Your tutors will foster discussion around STEM debates and provide opportunities, including external speakers to encourage active engagement with the subject matter.
• You will learn through:
• Active participatory sessions
• Lectures and seminars
• Tutorials
• Student and tutor co-designed learning activities
• Group work and peer discussion
• Peer and tutor formative feedback via structured feedback points in each module
• Independent study
• Digital resources
• Completion of a dissertation/research project

Careers:

This course supports and furthers your career in:

• Community Education
• Primary Teaching
• Education Administration
• Education Consultancy
• Further and Higher Education
• Mentoring
• School/College subject leadership
• Primary school teaching
• Secondary school teaching
• Education Leadership
• Teaching assistant
• Museum education officer
This will support your career development and your practice, and allow you build your confidence and skills as the course progresses. Groupings and spaces will be adapted in response to student learning needs. Alongside this, the course will utilise learning environments and you will have access to digital and online resources to support your learning.
• In recent years, we’ve invested over £100m in new facilities to help you study how and when you want.
This means 24-hour libraries and study spaces designed by our students.

Home students The tuition fee displayed above is for the full course. If the full course is more than one year in duration, the fee will be divided into annual payments which will then be rounded. This may mean the total fee you pay is slightly higher than the fee stated above. If you take a break in study or have to re-take part of the course, you may also be charged an additional fee and will be notified of this at the time. Our tuition fee for UK students starting part-time study in 2024/25 is £5,155 per year. If you are studying an undergraduate course, postgraduate pre-registration course or postgraduate research course over more than one academic year then your tuition fees may increase in subsequent years in line with Government regulations or UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) published fees.