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- Indicative Fee
Home/EU: £5450 Part-Time: £2725
International: £12300 Part-Time: £6150 - Financial support
- Course Tutor(s):Niall Winters
- Duration: One year full-time or two years part-time.
- Study Method: Full-time, Part-time
- Department: Dept of Culture, Communication and Media
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Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in Education MA
This masters degree will:
- critically evaluate research and development in ICT in education
- enhance your knowledge of the practical applications of ICT in education.
Features
This masters degree provides the opportunity to:
- tackle the fast-changing issues surrounding the use of ICT in education
- work with a wide range of digital technologies currently used in education, from virtual learning environments to computer games, mobile learning and social media
- join a network of like-minded professionals at the cutting edge of technology-enhanced learning in different sectors, including primary and secondary schools, further education colleges, universities and adult education
- apply the latest educational theory to your everyday professional practice
- develop research skills and progress on to doctoral research.
Who is this programme for?
Teachers working in primary, secondary and further education, higher education and adult education (including ICT co-ordinators in schools and colleges, and teachers of non-ICT subjects who are interested in using ICT in their teaching), ICT support staff, educational software developers, local authority advisers, education administrators and managers, librarians and information resource managers.
Entry requirements
A good first degree in any subject.
How are you assessed?
By coursework assignments and a 20,000-word dissertation or 10,000-word report.
Attendance
Mixed mode, including face-to-face evening sessions and online learning.
Attendance requirements vary by module. Both core modules are taught on weekday evenings (5-8pm), with Education and Technology: Key Issues and Debates (MMAICT_01) also offered on an online distance basis.
Full-time students should expect to attend two evenings per week during term time (or the equivalent in other forms of participation), as well as setting aside several hours each week for preparation and coursework. Part-time students should expect to set aside half this time.
More information
This programme is taught by a team of internationally recognised experts in ICT and education from the Institute's London Knowledge Lab. All the teaching staff and tutors are active researchers in the field of education technology, and the course offers students the opportunity to engage with the research work currently taking place in the Knowledge Lab.
Students may have the opportunity to study an optional module from a different study area. In the past, students have taken:
Internet Cultures: Theory and Practice
Justice: Contemporary Social Issues and Perspectives
Current Developments in Science Education
Learning and Teaching With Simulation
Development Education in the Era of Globalisation