MPhil

Education

The School of Education offers both MPhil and PhD degrees. These are research-based degrees, in which students undertake individual research projects under close academic supervision from within the department. They can be studied full or part-time.

The MPhil normally takes one year of full-time research (two years part-time), after which students complete and submit a dissertation of around 60,000 words. 

The PhD normally takes three years of full-time research (five years part-time), after which students complete and submit a dissertation of 80-100,000 words.

Typical Entry Requirements

Entry Requirements 2:1 Bachelors (Honours) degree in a relevant subject area, or equivalent.

English Language Requirements IELTS 6.5 with minimum 5.5 in each component, or equivalent

Other Requirements Applicants should submit a full research proposal at the point of application

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Course Overview

Research Interests

Research supervision is available in a number of areas, including childhood studies, rural education and pedagogic research.

Some of the research themes within the Department include:

  • Pedagogic research including:
  • learning and teaching
  • subject knowledge and understanding
  • ICT assessment
  • assessment for learning
  • achievement
  • bilingual context
  • Childhood Studies including:
  • how children learn; gender studies
  • achievement
  • health and wellbeing studies
  • healthy schools
  • curriculum development in Wales and elsewhere in the UK
  • special educational needs
  • Rural Education including:
  • partnerships in education;
  • community education
  • National and local educational policy and the impact on small schools
  • 14-19 Learning Pathway
  • adult education