Courses

The Department of Education and Social Justice offers a variety of taught postgraduate courses in the following areas: International Education, Management of Special Education in Developing Countries, School Improvement and Educational Leadership, and Professional Studies.

These programmes are designed for people interested in expanding their studies in a national and international context, and in the process, encountering leading researchers and educators. Please see the information below for programme descriptions and details of the admission process.

Course Information 

Undergraduate

Education BA (Hons)

  • Undergraduate
  • Single honours
  • 3 years

Education and History BA (Hons)

  • Undergraduate
  • Joint honours combined
  • 3 years

Education and Sociology BA (Hons)

  • Undergraduate
  • Joint honours combined
  • 3 years

For general undergraduate enquiries please email: esjundergraduate@contacts.bham.ac.uk

Postgraduate

Bilingualism in Education MEd/Postgraduate Diploma/ Postgraduate Certificate

  • Postgraduate
  • Distance learning, continuing professional development
  • Part time

International Studies in Education (Education and Development) MEd/MA

  • Postgraduate
  • Continuing professional development, taught
  • Full time, part time

Leaders and Leadership in Education Doctorate (EdD)

  • Postgraduate
  • Combined research and taught
  • Full time, part time

Learning and Learning Contexts Doctorate (EdD)

  • Postgraduate
  • Combined research and taught
  • Part time

Management of Special Education in Developing Countries MEd/BPhil/ Postgraduate Diploma

  • Postgraduate
  • Continuing professional development, taught
  • Full time, part time

Professional Studies MEd/MA/BPhil/Diploma/Postgraduate Certificate/Advanced Certificate

  • Postgraduate
  • Continuing professional development, taught
  • Full time, part time

School Improvement and Educational Leadership MA

  • Postgraduate
  • Continuing professional development, taught
  • Full time, part time

For general postgraduate enquiries please email: esjpostgraduate@contacts.bham.ac.uk

Doctoral research training

The Department offers a range of doctoral research programmes. These are tailored to suit different constituencies by drawing on different combinations of core research training and taught masters modules. There is also the PhD with Integrated Study: Education and Learning, which is a four year degree that comprises 120 credits of taught modules and an 80,000 word thesis and the cross college Integrated Study (Social Sciences) PhD.

For general postgraduate research enquiries please email esj-pgr@contacts.bham.ac.uk