MA Education (International) will provide you with the opportunity to engage in structured study of, and reflection upon, the application of educational theories, ideas and concepts to a range of educational and community-based contexts. The course, which has been designed for teachers and other education professionals working in a range of settings, is ideal if you're looking to develop your career by securing new posts or promotion. You'll work with a highly diverse and international cohort of students representing perspectives from throughout the globe. It offers a unique combination of policy and practice-based perspectives on education, and is taught by outstanding, world-leading researchers who focus on the realities of professional practice using the social sciences. This course aims to develop critical understanding of key concepts in educational theory in order to enable an informed analysis of educational practices; raise awareness of the influence of context upon education; develop students' professional knowledge, understanding and skills in relation to their prior and emerging professional interests. To enable students to gain evaluative and analytical skills that will help them to critique education policy and practice.