About the course
Due to exceptional demand, we are sorry, but this course is now closed for applications from international students to study in 2022. Applications for 2023/4 will open in September 2022.
If you are a home (UK) student and want to apply for this postgraduate programme please contact admissions on 01482 466850 or pghome@hull.ac.uk
This specialist education pathway focuses on policies, services, child development, early years pedagogy, and research in early childhood.
The emphasis is on the years from birth to five. You will be encouraged to draw on sociocultural perspectives on childhood, government policy, relevant research and curricular approaches - and on your own experience - in examining issues related to early childhood education.
A central aim is to help early years professionals to develop a clear understanding of, and a critical perspective on, issues around early childhood studies.
MA in Education and Early Childhood can be studied one year full-time, or two years part-time.
What you'll study
You have the option of leaving the programme at the end of stage 1 with a Postgraduate Certificate in Education or at the end of stage 2 with a Postgraduate Diploma in Education as long as you have earned sufficient credits.
All modules are subject to availability and this list may change at any time.
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Contemporary and Critical Perspectives in Education
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Research Design and Implementation
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Early Childhood Education: Curricular and Pedagogical Debates
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Dissertation
You will make an original contribution to research by designing, carrying out and writing up a project on a topic of your choice, supported by your dissertation supervisor.
All modules are subject to availability and this list may change at any time.
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Inclusive and Special Education: Debates, Theories and Implications for Practice
Engage with literature about a contested issue within inclusive education. You'll develop your own argument, backed up with evidence, as to your position on this. Linking this argument to a particular context, you'll make recommendations for the development of inclusive practices.
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Digital Technologies and Education: Key Issues and Challenges
This module looks at the role of digital technologies for supporting teaching and learning. You will explore topics such as the history of educational technology, digital literacy and the imperatives underpinning the use of digital technologies in education.
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International and Intercultural Perspectives on Education
You will be introduced to topics such as international and intercultural education, teaching and learning in culturally diverse settings; international schooling and higher education; local and global inequalities in education; and global citizenship and human rights education.
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Educational Leadership and Management
This module draws upon leadership theory and applies it to the field of education. In so doing, it will enable you to explore basic, applied and specific theoretical concepts associated with leadership for education.