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MSc PG Dip PG Cert Digital Education (Online Learning)

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    MSc 2-6 years Pg Dip 1-4 years Pg Cert 1-2 years part time

Course Description

Learning, teaching, training, and research are profoundly affected by the challenges and opportunities posed by the acceleration of the digital in education. Since 2005, the MSc in Digital Education has given professionals in education-whether in higher or further education, schools, NGOs, commercial organisations, and government ministries-the critical insight they need in this fast-moving and richly diverse field.

The Digital Education programme is delivered fully online and is designed as a part-time programme, with the majority of participants studying over a period of 3-4 years.

The programme is distinctive for its innovative design, its breadth of scope, the high level of support provided to students and its basis in the research activity of the Centre for Research in Digital Education.

Entry Requirements

A UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent, in a relevant discipline. You should demonstrate a professional interest in the programme.

Fees

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Programme Funding

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Student Destinations

The skills and knowledge this programme provides will enable you to expand your existing career into the fast-moving and richly diverse field of digital education.

The research skills you gain in the MSc programme will equip you for further study and possibly an academic career if you choose.

Module Details

Compulsory courses:

  • An Introduction to Digital Environments for Learning (compulsory for all students)
  • Research Methods (compulsory for those studying for the MSc)

Option courses are subject to change year to year and some may be offered every other year. These have previously included:

  • Course Design for Digital Environments
  • Critical Data and Education
  • Digital Education in Global Context
  • Digital Education: Strategy and Policy
  • Digital Futures for Learning
  • Education and Digital Culture
  • Information Literacies in Digital Education
  • Introduction to Digital Game-Based Learning
  • Wider Themes in Digital Education
  • Digital games, play and the psychology of learning

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