Postgraduate Module Descriptor


EFPM914: Education Studies

This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.

Module Aims

  • To enable you to develop a strong understanding of the core approaches which underpin education, in order for you to be able to recognize the particular and distinct contributions that they make to this field of study
  • To advance your understanding of education as a complex, holistic, multi-dimensional field
  • To enable you to draw upon these disciplinary perspectives in a confident, structured and imaginative manner, in order to address a range of key educational questions
  • To provide you with the theories and analytical critical skills needed in order for you to apply these critical perspectives to your own areas of professional or research interest and to the other key educational phenomena, processes or practices which you will encounter during the rest of your MA study

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)

This module's assessment will evaluate your achievement of the ILOs listed here - you will see reference to these ILO numbers in the details of the assessment for this module.

On successfully completing the programme you will be able to:
Module-Specific Skills1. Describe, discuss and distinguish between the different theoretical approaches (sociology, psychology, philosophy and history) which underpin education studies
2. Draw on these different approaches to critically analyse a selection of key topics in education
3. Confidently apply these different disciplinary perspectives to an area of research or professional interest
Discipline-Specific Skills4. Critically engage with relevant sources of literature and current debates
5. Demonstrate ability to apply theoretical insights to a research problem or professional practice and to suggest a conclusion supported by relevant arguments
Personal and Key Skills6. Engage in critical and reflective debate
7. Synthesise and organize key ideas to present an argument

How this Module is Assessed

In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.

Formative Assessment

A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.

Form of assessmentSize of the assessment (eg length / duration)ILOs assessedFeedback method
Written assignment1000 words1,2,4,7Written and oral tutor feedback (academic tutorial)

Summative Assessment

A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.

CourseworkWritten examsPractical exams
10000

...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.

Form of assessment% of creditSize of the assessment (eg length / duration)ILOs assessedFeedback method
Written assignment 1302000 words1,3,4,5,7Written summative feedback
Written assignment 2603500 words1,3,5,6,7Written summative feedback
Contributions to online discussions10500 words2, 6Written summative feedback

Re-assessment

Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.

Original form of assessmentForm of re-assessmentILOs re-assessedTimescale for re-assessment
Written assignment 1Written assignment (2000 words)2,4,6,76 weeks
Written assignment 2Written assignment (3500 words)1,3,5,6,76 weeks
Contributions to online discussionContributions to online discussion (500 words)2, 6 6 weeks