MA Education and Development

Prepare for a career in a range of areas, including educational policy and programming in countries in the Global South, government departments, and national and international development agencies and non-governmental organisations.

UEA is the perfect place to help you gain that all-important competitive edge. And this course will help you shine.

You’ll become part of a community dedicated to excellence and to making a difference on a local, national, and global scale.

Explore the ways that education can contribute to international development, both theoretically and empirically. You’ll look at a variety of perspectives, including human rights, social and human development, and human capital.

This course will enable you to understand current debates and global education goals, and their implications for policy, programming and practice at national, regional and international levels. In doing so, it locates educational debates within a wider development perspective.

Topics in the core modules include current challenges and opportunities in education and international development, including inclusive education, gender inequalities, and school violence, pedagogical reform, teacher supply and quality education, non-formal models of education, including Islamic education, as well as decolonising education, education for sustainable development, and the impact and mitigation of conflict, humanitarian and public health emergencies.

You’ll have the opportunity to attend the joint ‘Education and Development Public Seminar’ series hosted by the Schools of International Development and Education and Lifelong Learning, which showcases cutting-edge educational research from renowned international academics and leading research institutes.

You will also benefit from course lecturers’ close association with the UEA’s UNESCO Chair for Adult Literacy and Learning for Social Transformation.

Students need to have: 2.1 or equivalent in Education or related fields. Applicants should normally have a good undergraduate degree from a recognised higher education institution. The University will also take into account the employment experience of applicants where relevant.