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MED ULT

Master’s in Education (MEd ULT)

Duration and Timing

The Master’s in Education is a full Master’s (90 ECTS) programme
that is subdivided into three equal 30 ECTS stages. Completing the
PG Cert gives you 30 ECTS units worth of ‘credit’. The PG Dip year
adds a further 30 ECTS units worth of study bringing the ECTS unit
‘credit’ up to the 60 ECTS units required for a Diploma. Should you
decide to continue to the full Master’s a further 30 ECTS worth of
study is required, bringing the total to the prerequisite 90 ECTS.

The MEd year comprises 30 ECTS units worth of study, On successful completion of the PG Diploma a
where each unit represents a notional 25 hours study transcript will be issued on the basis of the student
time. The MEd is therefore 750 hours of study, made having achieved the required pass mark. The student
up of face-to-face contact in workshops and seminars, will carry the pass mark forward and will accumulate
supervision and self-study on an educational the credits towards the Master’s level. Should they
research project and final dissertation. fail to achieve the requirements to pass at the
Master’s level, they will be awarded the PG Diploma
This is a significant commitment, especially given qualification.
that some of you will be engaging with research in a
new academic field and a different literature than you Research Methods
may be used to in your own primary discipline. This Taught Component
also requires some continuity and therefore the MEd
would normally be completed within 12-24 months.

Progression to the Master’s The taught component takes place in September and
involves:

Students normally are expected to complete the • introducing students to Master’s level
EDU PG Diploma in University Learning and Teaching educational research;
before starting the MEd in ULT. Potential students
who have completed the PG Diploma are encouraged • providing basic information about research
to contact the MEd Course Director to discuss their methods – mainly with respect to qualitative
transfer. methods, as these are less familiar to most
students than are quantitative methods; and

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