LONDON’S GLOBAL UNIVERSITY
EFFECTIVE LEARNING AND
TEACHING MA /
2016/17 ENTRY
www.ucl.ac.uk/graduate/learnteach
Effective Learning and Teaching MA /
This MA explores how effective learning happens,
what influences it and how it can be facilitated. It
draws on the extant literature on the topic and
invites systematic reflection on participants'
learning and on how they promote others' learning
through teaching.
Degree summary This programme provides students with the opportunity to learn about
critical perspectives on teaching and learning in classrooms, experiencing
active and collaborative approaches to teaching and learning in learning
communities. Students will be able to access tools and opportunities for
enquiry into their own and others’ professional practice, taking part in
challenging, invigorating and thought-provoking discussions.
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This MA is for teachers who are really interested in how students
learn and how they themselves learn, both in the classroom and
beyond.
The MA helps take the profession of teaching to a new level,
challenging assumptions held since schooldays and
reconceptualising the purposes of education today.
This programme is delivered through a combination of lectures, seminars,
tutorials, games, discussions and group tasks. Assessment is through
writing a critical review of a chosen academic article and through writing
an assignment in which small-scale research into a selected area of
study is analysed. Peer and self-assessment are systematically included
in the module.
Degree structure Mode: Full-time: 1 year; Part-time: 2 years; Flexible: up to 4 years
Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits. The programme
consists of one core module (30 credits), and either three optional
modules (90 credits) and a dissertation (30 credits), or four optional
modules (120 credits) and a report (30 credits).
CORE MODULES
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Guiding Effective Learning and Teaching
OPTIONS
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Assessment for Learning
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Assessment Issues and Practice
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Critical Perspectives on Teaching and Learning
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Curriculum Design and Development
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Investigating Research
DISSERTATION/REPORT
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All students undertake an independent research project which culminates in a
20,000-word dissertation or a report of 10,000 words.
Your career This programme will benefit those with several years' experience in the
classroom who wish to take on more responsibility in their careers by
drawing on research findings to inform their approaches in schools or
colleges.
Recent career destinations* include:
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Stepney Green College, Head of English
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Vyners School, Hillingdon, English Teacher/Advanced Skills Teacher,
2013
St Andrew's School, Teacher and Head of Maths, 2012
Learning Schools Trust, Curriculum Director, 2012
City of London Academy (Southwark), Director of Teaching and
Learning, 2013
Employability
Some participants find their teaching approach is revitalised and better
informed after taking the MA, leading them to become more confident
and responsible teachers of young people.
* 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 Normally 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 at least two years of full-time teaching experience
and/or a recognised teaching qualification (for example, PGCE).
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.
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
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..
January 2016 entry: 7 December 2015
Information about the evidence required, acceptable qualifications and
test providers is provided at:
www.ucl.ac.uk/graduate/english-requirements
Email:
c.caldwell@ucl.ac.uk
Telephone:
+44 (0)20 7911 5307
October 2016 entry: 29 July 2016
CONTACT
Ms Cari Caldwell
Your application The deadline for January 2016 entry is 7 December 2015.
The application deadline for October 2016 entry is 29 July 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 Effective Learning and Teaching at graduate
level
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why you want to study Effective Learning and Teaching at UCL
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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