Postgraduate study in History Education
Is this course for me?
The course has been developed specifically for those teaching history and for those in supporting roles, e.g. school advisers, educational consultants and administrators. The intercultural approach can be adapted to any national or international context of history education, and we have had students from all five continents.
You will learn from your fellow students and personal tutor, and gain the confidence to put your new ideas into practice. You will need access to a school or educational setting in order to undertake some of the tasks from the course and evaluate practice.
Comprehensive study materials and support
This course is available via distance learning, allowing you to study flexibly for this course whilst balancing work and personal commitments. Working from your own home and/or place of work, you will access the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) and will be guided through your study materials by your tutor. You will take part in discussions and activities within the OLE with your tutor and other students. Find out more about study support for this course.
Course summary
| You study | Study period | Cost (2010-2011) | |
| MA | EITHER 4 modules + dissertation OR 5 modules + report |
2-5 years | £ 7,157 |
| Diploma | 4 modules | 2-5 years | £ 5,065 |
| Certificate | 2 modules | 6 months-5 years | £ 2,970 |
| Short courses | All of the core and optional modules are offered as credit-bearing Short courses. This is an ideal option if you're keen to update your professional knowledge, enhance your career or sample the programme. The short course fee per module is £1,190. | ||
Course aims
"This course is really helping to revitalise my teaching, and make me think more carefully about what and how I teach. It would help anyone looking for a head of department job because it forces you to shape or redefine your own philosophy of teaching."
A history teacher in a comprehensive in London
The course will:
- focus on contemporary national and international issues in history
- help you gain a broad understanding of issues that impact on the teaching of history
- engage critically with the best and most relevant thinking and research, and applying what you learn to your own working environment
- enable you to learn from your tutor and fellow students and apply what you learn to your own working environment
Prestige
The School of Arts and Humanities within the Institute of Education, University of London, is responsible for the design of the programme and the development of course materials. The School has a strong commitment to lifelong teacher education interfaced with innovative research, in order to develop and support current and future leaders in education, humanities and the arts both within the UK and internationally. Founded in 1902, the Institute of Education is a world-class centre of excellence for teacher training, higher degrees, research and consultancy in education and related areas of professional practice and the social sciences.
Summary of key dates
| Application deadline | 30 June |
31 October |
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| Registration deadline | 31 August |
31 December |
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| Online induction session starts | September |
January |
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| You start studying | October |
February |
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| Examinations take place | May/June |
May/June |
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There is also a similar course in Citizenship Education and students may combine modules across the two programmes. The programme builds on the UK DfES Certificate of Teaching of Citizenship [external link]. Those who complete this certificate gain automatic exemption from one optional module.