This course is designed for those with a broad interest in education. It is ideal for both education professionals looking to improve their practice and recent graduates looking to enter the field. It allows you to explore the global forces that influence education and will equip you with the skills and confidence to enhance practice in educational settings. This course emphasizes educational research and will give you a foundation for conducting your own small-scale research projects in a wide range of educational settings. Your studies can focus on current developments in education and issues of immediate concern. As such, as well as providing a coherent and satisfying educational experience in its own right, this programme can serve as an excellent introduction to work at PhD level. This broad-based masters in Education degree is an ideal grounding for postgraduate students looking to go on to further study such as PhD or to go into a career in teaching, journalism, policy-making or management.