MA Education: Physical Education
Twickenham, United Kingdom
DURATION
1 up to 2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
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TUITION FEES
GBP 7,950 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning, On-Campus
* Applications received until the course is full or until it is too late to receive a Student visa. Apply early to avoid disappointment.
** home students; 15,750 GBP - international students
Introduction
Progress your career as a PE teacher or sports educator into a leadership position with a postgraduate degree in Physical Education.
- Advance your professional skills and expertise as a practitioner-researcher.
- Apply your learning to practical situations within your own schools, using your knowledge to drive effective change in Physical Education.
- Study this degree in person at St Mary's University or through the blended or online options.
- Access to excellent tutorial and supervisory support.
Why St Mary's?
Education: Physical Education builds on our long tradition of sporting excellence and our foundations in teacher education. The degree's success is owed to the flexible learning methods and quality of teaching offered.
You'll learn from - and work with - a team of lecturers with experience in teaching, management and leadership, research and consultancy.
We provide a flexible approach to studying for this professional Master’s degree. We teach programmes on-site at the University and as a distance learning programme. This means you can attend the monthly Saturday Schools either at St Mary’s or via video conferencing.
You'll take what you learn from the degree and apply it to your own context. This will allow you to drive effective change, whilst engaging in critical debates into contemporary educational issues.
As well as access to excellent online learning resources, you'll also have use of a dedicated library for Education students. The Naylor Library has a range of study spaces, open access to IT facilities and a café.
Program Outcome
Why study Education: Physical Education?
This programme is ideal for you regardless of whether you're a specialist or non-specialist PE teacher, a current or aspiring leader and no matter the phase of education you work in. We've built this Physical Education degree to meet the professional development needs of PE teachers and sports educators at all career stages.
Throughout the programme, you're encouraged to reflect critically on your teaching experiences. You'll develop knowledge that will allow you to link academic theory to your teaching practice.
A small-scale practitioner research enquiry will give you the opportunity to explore a specific area related to your role. This research should lead you developing to evidence-informed innovation in Physical Education.
Admissions
Curriculum
Modules
- Pedagogical Debates in Physical Education
- Research Design
- Reflective Practice and Evidence-based Pedagogy in Physical Education
- Change Agency and Strategy: From Research to Practice
- Academic Paper and Conference Presentation
Career Opportunities
This Master's programme supports your long-term career development. This is evident from the high proportion of MA Education graduates who achieve internal or external promotion to middle and senior leadership positions within Physical Education or an educational establishment within one year of completing the programme
Graduates of this programme are well placed to pursue doctoral studies on either a Professional Doctorate (Doctor of Education) or a PhD.
Program Tuition Fee
Scholarships and Funding
Funding
Government-funded loans of over £11,000 are available to many Home postgraduate students.
Home and International students may also be eligible for external sources of funding.
International Students should check their eligibility for our International Scholarship.
Alumni discount
A 20% tuition fee discount is available for our alumni (undergraduate and PGCE) planning to study for this Master's degree.