Postgraduate Taught Courses
Our postgraduate programmes are designed to support both individual and organisational development and aim to deepen and refine your capacity to reflect critically upon your thinking and practice.
- Join a diverse and vibrant community of postgraduate students from a range of backgrounds across education and the caring professions
- Develop your knowledge and enhance your career opportunities
- Be part of a school engaged with the latest developments in education practice and research at local, national and international levels
- Choose from a range of flexible study options for busy professionals
- Online courses have full University of Nottingham accreditation
Our courses
- Our full-time courses last for 12 months, including dissertation (unless stated in the course information)
- Our part-time courses last for up to 32 months, 24 months for taught modules and eight months for dissertation. If you are eligible and wish to apply for a Master's Loan from the Student Loan Company, you can complete the course, including dissertation, in 24 months.
MA Digital Teaching and Learning
This course course aims to strengthen your understanding of learning in the digital age and explore how digital technology can transform the teaching and learning experience.
It will increase your knowledge of digital technologies as resources for learning. You will evaluate the use of such technologies in educational contexts and assess how new learning technology can be implemented at a variety of levels in both formal and informal education.
MA Education
This course aims to strengthen and refine your ability to critically reflect upon your own teaching. You will engage with contemporary theories in education and examine how you might apply them to the practice you carry out.
We welcome approaches from educational organisations who may wish to develop a bespoke programme for staff working towards the MA Education.
MA Educational Leadership and Management
This course will develop your essential leadership and management skillset. You'll conduct research that drives growth and enhances your professional practice to help you make a positive difference within the classroom or an education organisation.
We welcome approaches from educational organisations who may wish to develop a bespoke programme for staff working towards the MA Educational Leadership and Management.
MA Person-Centred Experiential Counselling and Psychotherapy
This course enables you to gain the theoretical, professional and personal skills needed for effective counselling practice.
You will undertake a work placement as a counsellor and be supported by qualified practice educator, allowing you to build practical skills and develop as a counsellor.
MA Special and Inclusive Education
This course looks at how can we best support learners who are struggling with learning, the complexities of inclusive education in a rapidly changing world, the rights of children to be included in schools and how we address the current barriers to inclusivity.
It examines the educational needs of children with labels of learning difficulties and disabilities. You’ll consider the importance of communication and literacy and analyse how different countries approach identification and assessments for children with special needs.
MA Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages
This course will deepen your understanding of Chinese language education and set you up for a rewarding international career in this fast-growing area.
You will gain the knowledge to successfully prepare, design and deliver Chinese language programmes in local and global teaching contexts.
MA Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
This course has been designed to develop and encourage your critical understanding of the latest developments in TESOL theory and practice.
It will enable you to reflect on your own teaching practice/context and help improve your career prospects, whilst preparing you to conduct independent research into teaching and learning.
MA Trauma Informed Practice
This course provides you with the core knowledge and theory needed to become a professional in the field of trauma. You'll explore models of psychological trauma and consider how trauma impacts on mind and body.
Please note that this course starts every two years - 2024, 2026, 2028...
The best part of the course was the opportunity to collaborate with a diverse cohort of peers from various educational backgrounds, engaging in discussions, sharing ideas, and learning from each other's experiences as this enriched my understanding of leadership in different educational contexts. The supportive and knowledgeable tutors also made the experience particularly rewarding, encouraging a deep exploration of concepts and real-world applications.
Explore Nottingham with our virtual talks and campus tours
You can access a variety of talks about postgraduate study on our on-demand platform and take a virtual campus tour.
Talks and tours