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F1 MA in Leadership in Early Years Education and Care ITC Study Location: Institute of Technology, Carlow
Course Duration: 1 year
Course Outline: This programme has been designed to facilitate and prepare students and current practitioners or those with an interest in early childhood education for leadership and management roles in the operation of early childhood education services and related public policy. This Masters programme will develop students' ability to both analyse, manage and creatively respond to critical issues and changes in early childhood care policy and service implementation, all the time being cognisant of the best interests of the child.
Indicative Content: Contemporary Issues in Early Years Policy, Theory and Practice; Leading Quality in Early Years Education & Care; Leadership, Strategy & Governance; Transformative Children’s Rights Education; Educational Psychology; Early Years Entrepreneurship and Innovation; Research Methods; Dissertation.
Admission Requirements: An undergraduate degree with a minimum 2:2 or equivalent in Early Childhood Education & Care/ Studies, Applied Social Studies, Social & Community Studies, Youth & Community Work, Social Sciences or cognate area.
Course Webpage: [shortened as] https://bit.ly/2L3EyFT
Application: Apply directly to the International Office by emailing noneuapply@itcarlow.ie with an IT Carlow Non-EU Application Form, which is available for download at https://bit.ly/2vSovWB.
F2 MEd in Adult and Community Education MU
Study Location: Maynooth University
Course Duration: 1 year
Course Outline: This programme will provide the opportunity for participants to critically reflect on their experience in the field, develop the public debate on social justice and critical citizenship, and have a thorough grounding and an understanding of the background to and influences on research in adult and community education.
Indicative Content: Advanced Theories in Adult and Community Education; Advanced Gender Studies in Adult and Community Education; Power, Politics and Society: Adult Education in Context; History of Adult and Community Education; Critical Perspectives on Adult Education; Critical Reflective Practice in Adult Education;
Thesis; Research Methods in Adult & Community Education; Group Supervision & Reflexive Research.
Admission Requirements: Candidates must have a primary degree with a minimum grade of 2:1 in one of the social sciences (Adult Education, community work, social care, sociology, political science, economics, psychology, anthropology, education etc.). Please note: The University may waive these conditions in certain cases.
Course Webpage: [shortened as] http://bit.ly/2w8pJP7
Application: PAC Code: MHA92
Apply online via The Postgraduate Applications Centre (PAC) – www.pac.ie – using the PAC application code shown above. Additional application information is posted on the course webpage.
F3 Master of Education MU Study Location: Maynooth University
Course Duration: 1 year
Course Outline: A range of educational research methodologies are taught as key components of the course to support students in developing the necessary research skills to conduct their own research, and to interpret and interrogate research around key educational issues. Students can choose between taking a Specialism and taking a General degree with the option of completing either a Thesis or a Capstone Project at the end of the programme.
Indicative Content: Core – Critical Reflections on Education; Introduction to Research Methods in Education;
Contextualising and Communicating your Research. Options – Educational Policy and Legislation: Navigating Official Landscapes; Teaching about Teaching: From Teacher to Teacher Educator; Play and Enquiry Led Curriculum/Pedagogy; Thesis; Capstone Project; Equality, Diversity & Policy in Education; Communicational Leadership: Personal and Professional; Exploring Critical and Creative Pedagogies: Drama and the Arts in Education; Wellbeing, Mental Health and Education; Teacher Education: Policies and Issues; Leadership and Mentoring in the Early Years Context.
Admission Requirements: Applicants will hold the equivalent of an honours degree and/or honours postgraduate diploma.
Course Webpage: [shortened as] http://bit.ly/2v7jZ3y
Application: PAC Code: MH52G
Apply online via The Postgraduate Applications Centre (PAC) – www.pac.ie – using the PAC application code shown above. Additional application information is posted on the course webpage.
F4 Master in Education – Foundation Studies TCD
Study Location: Trinity College Dublin
Course Duration: 1 year
Course Outline: The programme is intended for persons who wish to gain a comprehensive and contemporary understanding in a number of disciplines that inform educational theory and practice. It is appropriate for practitioners working at all levels in education (primary, post-primary and tertiary) as well as those who have a professional interest in education.
Indicative Content: Core – Academic Literacy and Research Methods; Thinking Education. Options – Assessment and Evaluation in Education: Issues and Applications; Educational Psychology; Education and Social Policy; History and Historiography of Education; ICTs in Education; Introduction to Language Education; Sociology of Education;
Teacher Leadership for 21st Century Schools.
Admission Requirements: Normally a good honours degree and at least two years’ experience in the field of education.
Course Webpage: [shortened as] https://bit.ly/28KP96B Application: Apply online via course webpage.
F5 MA in Education* UCD Study Location: University College Dublin
Course Duration: 1 year
Course Outline: This programme is designed for students who wish to deepen their understanding of educational issues, practices and research in order to pursue or develop a career in education or related disciplines. Students are exposed to a range of research skills and techniques which enable them to engage with, and produce, high quality educational research.
Indicative Content: Core – Thesis; Research Methods; Data Analysis. Options – Professional Development: Digital Learning Design; Education Sciences: Psychology Applied to Schools; Leading a Learning Organisation; Responding to the Additional Support Needs of Learners: Theoretical and Practical Perspectives; Research Design; Advanced Research Methods (Qualitative); Psychology and Positive Psychology; Children’s Rights & Participation;
Contemporary Issues; School Leadership and the Quality of Teaching and Learning: Actors, Agency, Activities;
Guiding Effective T & L; Curriculum and Assessment; Students, Schools & Society; Equality and Social Justice in Children’s Learning; Philosophical Perspectives on Education and Childhood; Children’s Literature; Mental Health
& Wellbeing; History of Childhood & Learning.
Admission Requirements: An upper second class honours (2:1), or international equivalent in their primary degree and who demonstrate evidence of interest in educational issues.
IELTS: Minimum 6.5 overall score required with no section less than 6.0.
Course Webpage: [shortened as] www.bit.ly/2d3j2l1 Application: Apply online via course webpage.