Programme structure: Education (Policy and International Development) (MSc) - what's running in 2027/28

Please note: Programme and unit information may change as the relevant academic field develops. We may also make changes to the structure of programmes and assessments to improve the student experience.

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  • Year 1 (2027/28)

The following units are must pass on this programme: EDUCM5000, EDUCM0095, EDUCM0111, EDUCM5202, EDUCM1900. For the definition of must pass units please see the Glossary of Terms from Annex 1 to the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.

Unit name Unit code Credit points Status Teaching Block
Introduction to Educational Inquiry EDUCM5000 20 Mandatory TB-1,AYEAR
Education and International Development EDUCM0095 20 Mandatory TB-1
Education, Conflict, Peace and Justice EDUCM0111 20 Mandatory TB-2
Education Policy in a Global Context EDUCM5202 20 Mandatory TB-1
Dissertation EDUCM1900 60 Mandatory TB-4
Remaining 40 credits from:
Assessment in Educational Settings EDUCM0100 20 Optional TB-2
Autism in theory and practice EDUCM0086 20 Optional TB-2
Brain, Cognition and Education EDUCM0102 20 Optional TB-1
Children and Young People's Mental Health and Wellbeing in Educational Contexts EDUCM0079 20 Optional TB-2
Children Learning Mathematics - School-based Inquiry EDUCM5304 20 Optional TB-2
Cognitive Neuroscience and Classroom Practice EDUCM0078 20 Optional TB-2
Contemporary Perspectives on Learning EDUCM5918 20 Optional TB-1
Controversial Issues in Special and Inclusive Education EDUCM5601 20 Optional TB-1
Counselling Learners with Social, Emotional and Mental Health Needs EDUCM0061 20 Optional TB-2
Creativity and the Curriculum EDUCM0083 20 Optional TB-2
Current issues in language, education and global mobility EDUCM0098 20 Optional TB-2
Curriculum Design and Development in School Mathematics EDUCM5303 20 Optional TB-2
Designing Technologies for Learning EDUCM0044 20 Optional TB-2
Developmental Psychology and individual Differences EDUCM0101 20 Optional TB-1
Education, Inequality and Social Justice EDUCM0022 20 Optional TB-2
Education in a Time of Social and Technological Change EDUCM0064 20 Optional TB-1
Educational Futures EDUCM0089 20 Optional TB-2
Emotions and the learning brain EDUCM0097 20 Optional TB-2
Globalisation and the Politics of English EDUCM0048 20 Optional TB-2
How Educational Systems Can Respond to Diversity and Inclusion EDUCM0082 20 Optional TB-2
Language Testing and Assessment EDUCM5907 20 Optional TB-2
Leading & Managing Change EDUCM0018 20 Optional TB-2
Managing People in Education EDUCM5204 20 Optional TB-2
Quality and Improvement in Education EDUCM5207 20 Optional TB-1
Supervised Individual Study (20 credit points MSc) EDUCM0040 20 Optional AYEAR
Teaching and Learning in Mathematics EDUCM5301 20 Optional TB-1
Teaching and Learning with Technology EDUCM0043 20 Optional TB-1
The Dynamics of Global Higher Education EDUCM0068 20 Optional TB-2
MSc Education (Policy and International Development)   180    

Award requirements

The pass mark set by the University for any level 7 unit is 50 out of 100.

For detailed rules on the award of credit, reassessment and award of a qualification please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.

Degree classifications:

A classification will be awarded in the following qualifications:

  • Taught postgraduate Masters degree, including a Master of Research (MRes)
  • Postgraduate Diplomas and Certificates where these are specifically named entry-level qualifications
  • Exit awards of Postgraduate Diplomas and Certificates in designated programmes (as described in the programme specification) where students choose to withdraw from the intended programme but otherwise achieve the necessary credit points for the exit award.

A classification is not awarded for exit awards where students are required to withdraw from the programme on academic grounds.

The overall final programme mark is calculated as the average of all unit marks in the programme, weighted by credit point value.

The classification of the award in relation to the final programme mark is as follows:

  • Distinction = final programme mark of 70+
  • Merit = final programme mark of 60-69
  • Pass = final programme mark of 50-59
  • Fail = final programme mark of 49 or less

* The MA in Law has separate regulations for awarding distinction and merit.

Diploma/certificate stages:

To be awarded a postgraduate diploma, students must have successfully completed 120 credit points, of which 100 must be at level 7.

To be awarded a postgraduate certificate, students must have successfully completed 60 credit points, of which 40 must be at level 7.