Students will explore and analyse:
- key concepts and issues in education,
- the promotion of health and wellbeing as part of international development
- research, policy and practice in relation to promoting health and wellbeing through education in low and middle-income countries
Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits.
The programme consists of two core modules (60 credits), two optional modules (60 credits) and a dissertation (60 credits), or three optional modules (90 credits) and a report (30 credits).
Careers
Graduates of this Master's degree have been engaged:
- as policy-makers and advisers in government ministries and departments
- as policy advocates and programme managers in international NGOs and development agencies
- as social research consultants
- as teachers and lecturers in schools, colleges and universities
- as international development consultants
- in doctoral study (either on PhD or EdD programmes).
Employability
Graduates of this Master's degree have used the academic and professional expertise gained through the programme to:
- set up and manage an NGO or consultancy
- prepare successful project and research proposals
- develop new reporting procedures adopted throughout their organisation
- gain employment as consultants
- take on new roles and responsibilities within an organisation
- transfer their expertise into international development
- engage policymakers, practitioners and members of the public through research-informed practice.
