Spotlight on new courses
Announcing news about all our new courses.
New courses for 2012
MA in Education – for those working as teachers who want a greater depth of knowledge and specialist expertise. BSc Psychology - developed by a consortium of Colleges - Goldsmiths, Royal Holloway and Birkbeck, it introduces the main areas of Psychology, and their application in the home, the community, at work, and in education, health and law. Combined Degree Scheme – offers up to 18 combinations of majors and minors in English, Psychology, Theology, Philosophy and Computing.
Behind the scenes, we’re always working hard on developing new programmes and courses. What follows is information about developments in the pipeline which we aim to launch in the next year or so. As soon as we have a confirmed launch date we will list it below – until then do check back here from time to time to find out how our work is developing.
MA in Education
This new programme will prove particularly attractive to you if you are an education professional seeking a leadership position or change in career direction. Participants will be practicing teachers and leaders in education within a variety of contexts.
The programme offers a broad and balanced view of education covering the following themes pertinent to education: curriculum, pedagogy, assessment, the relationship between education and society, and the importance of education research.
The fees given below refer to the 2012-2013 academic year and are subject to annual review.
2012-2013
Registration fee £750
Fee per module £1,525
Fee for dissertation (MA only) £2950
Individual module (combined fee) £1,600
TOTAL MA £9,800
If you are interested in applying for this programme before the online application process opens, please download and read all of the following documents:
Programme Specification and Regulations [pdf 128 pgs 745KB]
MA in Education promotional leaflet [pdf 2pgs 960KB]
How to plan your bespoke programme [pdf 3pgs 83KB]
Programme application form [pdf 10 pgs 385KB]
BSc Psychology
Our innovative undergraduate programme in psychology is currently being developed by three of the leading Colleges of the University of London.
Pathways are being developed for:
- students who wish to progress to postgraduate training in order to become professional psychologists
- students who are pursuing a wide range of other careers including law, business, management, security, education and healthcare.
Students will have access to a particularly wide range of research expertise not typically found on other similar programmes.
If you are interested in studying psychology and would like to register for updates, plus tell us more about your needs and interests, then please complete our survey (it should only take about 5 minutes).
Combined degrees
The Combined Degree Scheme is an exciting new and flexible degree option from the University of London International Programmes. Students will be able to choose minor and major module options from a range of our currently available programmes, as well as programmes due to be launched in the near future, providing a wide breadth of learning opportunities.
If you are interested in the Combined Degree Scheme and would like to register for updates, plus tell us more about your needs and interests, then please complete our survey (it should only take about 5 minutes).
BA English redevelopment
We are redeveloping our English programme to include revised courses, as well as a range of exciting new English language courses such as ‘Creative Writing’ and ‘Language and Media’. The programme will offer new award options and alignment with a transferable credit framework. We are also enhancing online support and giving students more opportunities to interact with lecturers online and through formative assessment.
BA Philosophy redevelopment
This is a major redevelopment for our popular Philosophy programme. Some of the key developments include: more module options, feedback available for dissertation, modular structure mirrors Birkbeck’s internal Philosophy degree, entirely revised and rewritten study guides.