MA in Education and the Arts (META)

During the programme, students complete two research projects: (1) a small-scale project focusing on their own practice as artist/teacher in the first year of the programme and (2) a larger scale project (20,000 words or its equivalent) in the second year of the programme. Among the research methodologies explored on the programme are: action research, case study, arts-based educational research, practice based research, critical discourse analysis, ethnography, narrative enquiry and autoethnography. 

Essay, oral presentation, performance, resource pack, project, written dissertation (or its equivalent by arrangement with the dissertation tutor and the course leader)

Applicants will normally hold a 2.2 Honours degree (at level 8) with a major subject/component in one of the following areas: Education, Visual Arts, Music, Drama and Theatre Studies, Dance, Creative Writing, Film.

Applicants with a degree major in other disciplines may be considered if they have substantial (more than three years) relevant professional experience in the arts and education. Other applicants who have substantial relevant prior experience and/or learning may be considered. Acceptance under these latter categories may be subject to an interview or the submission of a portfolio of prior learning.

English Language Requirements

Applicants for whom English is not a first language must provide evidence of their proficiency level English in the form of an IELTS (International English Language Testing System) composite score of 6.5 – 7.0 with no less than 6.0 in any one component, or IELTS equivalent accepted by UL. Such applicants will also be required to undergo an interview through English.

This programme is not running in 2024.

Please Note: This programme is not open to applications from non-EU countries. Application fees are non-refundable due to applicant ineligibility. See International programme listing here.

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