LONDON’S GLOBAL UNIVERSITY
SOCIAL JUSTICE AND
EDUCATION MA /
2016/17 ENTRY
www.ucl.ac.uk/graduate/socpol
Social Justice and Education MA /
The Social Justice and Education MA will help
students to identify, examine and critique key
sociological perspectives on social justice,
citizenship, social inequalities, social inclusion and
exclusion. They will explore how social justice
issues are constituted and contested, examine
social justice concerns in education policy and
practice, and develop their theoretical,
methodological and analytical social research
skills.
Degree summary This programme provides students with the opportunity to address, in a
unique way, the complex links between social justice and education,
focusing on key current policy and political debates about the role of
education. They will also be able to develop, extend and reflect on their
own professional interests, concerns and practice.
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The Department of Education, Practice and Society at UCL Institute
of Education (IOE) is home to an interdisciplinary grouping bringing
together high-quality teaching and research in the history, sociology
and philosophy of education, international development,
post-compulsory and vocational education and higher education.
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The Social Justice and Education MA is taught by world-leading
sociologists within the department who have expertise in research
methods, policy analysis, equality and human rights: issues of
gender, 'race', sexuality, youth, disability and social class. Those
teaching are active researchers and will introduce the latest research
and developments in their fields.
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This programme explores sociological perspectives on social justice
and inequalities including race, class, gender and sexuality in
international contexts and equips with essential theoretical and
methodological research skills. The MA attracts a diversity of both
home and international students thus providing excellent educational
and professional networking opportunities.
. Students gain invaluable networking opportunities with leading
scholars and a cohort of internationally diverse students across the
IOE MA cluster in sociology, social justice and policy studies in
education.
The programme is delivered through a mixed mode, including
face-to-face Saturday or evening sessions and interactive online learning
in a combination of teaching and learning styles. Sometimes a
conventional lecture-based approach is taken, with the aim of providing
an overview of the field. Lectures are usually followed by open discussion
or group work. At other times a seminar format is adopted involving, for
example, group discussion of set reading, a video or an introductory
presentation. Assessment is through coursework essay assignments,
plus submission of a report or dissertation.
Degree structure Mode: Full-time: 1 year; Part-time: 2 years; Flexible: up to 5 years
Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits. The programme
consists of two core modules (60 credits), two optional modules (60
credits) and a dissertation (60 credits), or a report (30 credits) and a third
optional module (30 credits).
CORE MODULES
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Sociology of Education
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Understanding Education Research
OPTIONS
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Gender, Education and Development
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Gender, Sexuality and Education
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Rights and Education
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Sociology of 'Race' and Education
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Theoretical Foundations of Educational Ideas
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Understanding Education Policy
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Values, Aims and Society
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Students can also choose from a wide range of Master's-level optional modules across
the UCL Institute of Education offering.
DISSERTATION/REPORT
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All students undertake an independent research project which culminates in a
dissertation of 20,000 words or a report of 10,000 words.
Your career Graduates from this programme are currently teachers, education-related
professionals from local government, the voluntary sector or social justice
NGOs, and social science.
Recent career destinations* include:
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The Health Foundation, Programme Officer, 2011
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Wimbledon Library/Merton Volunteer Centre , Children's Activities
Co-ordinator, 2013
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Action for Employment (A4E), Lecturer, 2013
College of North West London, Supply Teacher, 2012
Queen Mary, University of London, Widening Participation Officer,
2013
Employability
Students develop the capacity to critically engage with and conduct
educational research on social justice and education.
* data taken from the ‘Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education’ survey undertaken by HESA looking at the destinations of UK and EU students in the 2010–2012 graduating cohorts
six months after graduation and, where necessary, departmental records.
Entry requirements A minimum of a second-class Bachelor's degree from a UK university or
an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard in education or
sociology or a cognate discipline is required. Some educational
experience in either teaching or administration is considered an
advantage.
English language proficiency level
If your education has not been conducted in the English language, you
will be expected to demonstrate evidence of an adequate level of English
proficiency.
The level of English language proficiency for this programme is: Special.
Only the IELTS or a pass to the required standard in the Institute of
Education's pre-sessional English (PASHE) course are accepted. If
taking IELTS, applicants must obtain an overall grade of 7.0 with a
minimum of 6.5 in the reading subtest and 6.0 in the writing
subtest..
Information about the evidence required, acceptable qualifications and
test providers is provided at:
www.ucl.ac.uk/graduate/english-requirements
FEES AND FUNDING
// UK & EU (2016/17) entry: £7,145 (FT)
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Overseas (2016/17) entry: £15,525 (FT)
Fees note: Fees for flexible, modular study are charged pro-rata to
the appropriate full-time Master's fee taken in an academic session.
Full details of funding opportunities can be found on the UCL
Scholarships website: www.ucl.ac.uk/scholarships
APPLICATION DATE
January 2016 entry: 7 December 2015
October 2016 entry: 1 September 2016
CONTACT
Professor Jessica Ringrose
Email:
Telephone:
Your application Applicants are advised to send in an essay of up to 1,000 words
explaining how they will tackle a social justice and education research
problem in the particular area they wish to develop in the MA, by
encouraging with relevant research literature.
When we assess your application we would like to learn:
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why you want to study Social Justice and Education at graduate level
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where you would like to go professionally with your degree
why you want to study Social Justice and Education at UCL
what particularly attracts you to the chosen programme
how your academic and professional background meets the demands
of this challenging programme
Together with essential academic requirements, the personal statement
is your opportunity to illustrate whether your reasons for applying to this
programme match what the programme will deliver.
Details on how to apply are available on the website at:
www.ucl.ac.uk/graduate/apply
PDF Updated: May 26, 2016
Information correct at time of going to press. See website (www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/departments-centres/departments/education-practice-and-society) for latest information
j.ringrose@ucl.ac.uk