LONDON’S GLOBAL UNIVERSITY
TEACHING MTeach /
2016/17 ENTRY
www.ucl.ac.uk/graduate/learnteach
Teaching MTeach /
The Master of Teaching (MTeach) is a higher
degree that focuses on the professional learning of
teachers. It provides intellectually challenging and
sustained practice-based development
opportunities. It includes university-based sessions
and mandatory online components.
Degree summary This MTeach provides focused professional development which takes
account of constantly changing policy contexts. Through the programme,
participants develop a critical understanding of research into and
scholarship of teaching and learning. This process utilises the work
participants produce as part of their everyday teaching duties.
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The UCL Institute of Education has been providing first-class teacher
education, in partnership with schools and colleges in the London
region for over 100 years. Centrally located in London, we are the
preferred choice for Master's-level professional development for
many classroom practitioners.
Participants are all current practitioners who are interested in the
classroom as a focus for professional learning. The mixed-mode
approach of the programme takes account of the demanding lives of
teachers.
The programme provides ongoing support through a stable tutor
group system facilitated by an experienced tutor. This interactive
environment fosters the development of a 'learning community' based
on pedagogical and evidence-based practice and the leadership of
learning.
Teaching is via a combination of face-to-face (including 2-3 sessions on
Saturdays or evenings for most modules) and online learning. The
MTeach has several pathways (e.g. New, Experienced, SEN) these
reflect participant’s career stage and/or professional interest. Participants
are in a specific tutor group that share and critically analyse professional
practice. This process is central to the development of deeper
understanding of subject pedagogy and the ways young people learn.
The diverse range of assessment opportunities includes everyday
teaching, portfolios, reflective journals and evidence studies.
Degree structure Mode: Part-time: 2 years; Flexible: up to 4 years
Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits. The programme
consists of optional modules (120/150 credits), and a dissertation/report
(60/30 credits). Students can also import up to 60 Master's-level credits
from Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programmes.
CORE MODULES
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There are no core modules for this programme.
OPTIONS
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Students select 30-credit modules – according to the pathway chosen (New,
Experienced, Special Educational Needs) – from the following:
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Developing Understanding in English, Media, Drama Studies
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Leading Learning
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Professional Development Portfolio 1
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Professional Development Portfolio 2
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Research and Professional Practice
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Understanding Teaching
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Other modules from a range across the wider IOE offer.
DISSERTATION/REPORT
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All students undertake an independent research project which culminates in a
10,000-word report (Practice-based Enquiry) or a 20,000-word dissertation (Research
and Practice-based Enquiry).
Your career Graduates of this programme are currently working across a broad range
of areas. Some are working as teachers from the early years to adult
education, while others have jobs as middle leaders and senior leaders.
Graduates have progressed in careers as local authority advisers and
teacher educators at the IOE.
Recent career destinations* include:
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Wanstead High School, Secondary School Teacher
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The Norwood School, Department Head - Humanities
Newham College, General Studies Teacher
Sir Frederic Osborn Secondary School, Modern Foreign Languages
Teacher
Greenacre School for Girls, Director of Music
Employability
The programme supports schools through capacity building by focusing
on teachers' practice and leadership through examination and wider
understanding of their classrooms and extended working environments.
The focus on learning is made sharper by the opportunity for teachers to
learn from and with colleagues in other schools. There can be, and
already are, groups of participants from single schools, who are
benefiting from this interaction in their specific contexts. At a time when
the recruitment and retention of excellent teachers are key issues for
many schools, the possibility of award-bearing professional learning is a
real incentive for both schools and teachers.
* 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 is required, together
with strong references from appropriate referees. Participants should be
teaching in Europe for the duration of the programme. Before being
offered a place, students will either need to attend a group interview and
submit a piece of reflective writing or, if already a UCL Institute of
Education (IOE) PGCE, GTP or Schools Direct graduate, students need
to provide a satisfactory written reference from your PGCE IOE tutor in
lieu.
FEES AND FUNDING
// UK & EU (2016/17) entry: £3,572 (PT)
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Overseas (2016/17) entry: £7,763 (PT)
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
English language proficiency level
April 2016 entry: 1 April 2016
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.
September 2016 entry: 5 September 2016
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..
CONTACT
Email:
mteach@ioe.ac.uk
Telephone:
+44 (0)20 7612 6494
Information about the evidence required, acceptable qualifications and
test providers is provided at:
www.ucl.ac.uk/graduate/english-requirements
Your application The deadline for April 2016 entry is 1 April 2016.
The application deadline for September 2016 entry is 5 September 2016.
Students are advised to apply as early as possible due to competition for
places. Those applying for scholarship funding (particularly overseas
applicants) should take note of application deadlines.
When we assess your application we would like to learn:
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why you want to study education at graduate level
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where you would like to go professionally with your degree
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/curriculum-pedagogy-and-assessment) for latest information