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  1. Education
    Our MA Education offers a flexible programme suitable for both early career educators and experienced practitioners. Available in three study modes—full-time (1 year), part-time blended (2 years), and part-time online (2 years)—this master's degree allows you to examine educational issues that matter to you professionally. You'll build advanced knowledge to develop your expertise and enhance your practice through academic study combined with practical application. By completing this programme, you'll gain critical understanding of educational theory and practice, strengthen your skills in your chosen areas, and boost your career prospects. The programme is designed to meet the needs of educators from various sectors including primary, secondary, further and higher education, private providers, and non-profit organisations.
  2. Education Studies
    Studying Education Studies at BGU will provide you with an excellent understanding of education in its widest sense, nationally and globally, and is a great course if you are interested in a career in teaching or are thinking about working in other education-related areas. If you don’t have, or don’t think you will attain the normal tariff points for studying at BGU, click here to view the Foundation Year version of this course.
  3. International Education
    The MA International Education is an exciting and newly developed distance-learning programme, suitable for educators from a variety of settings around the world, including primary and secondary schools, vocational colleges, universities, privately-owned education providers and the non-profit sector. It is specifically designed for practitioners and leaders who are wanting to develop their practice or seeking an opportunity to further their career.
  4. Education Studies with Foundation Year
    Studying Education Studies at BGU will provide you with an excellent understanding of education in its widest sense, nationally and globally, and is a great course if you are interested in a career in teaching or are thinking about working in other education-related areas.
  5. EdD (Doctorate of Education)
    The Doctorate of Education (EdD) is the premier academic qualification for experienced professionals working in the education sector. The EdD is ideally suited to those who benefit from studying in a structured, collegiate environment with the first two years comprising taught modules. These modules enable the development of research skills and the intellectual rigour demanded of professionals at doctoral level. They also provide the foundation for the subsequent period of study, the thesis stage, during which a thesis is written focused on an area of professional interest. BGU's continuing success in research, as demonstrated in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework exercise, gives us a significant presence within an increasingly competitive, research-intensive sector. BGU offers a single entry system every Autumn, in October.
  6. FdA Education in Practice (Grantham)
    Have you ever thought about working towards a degree, but decided against it as you are already in employment or volunteering and don’t want to give that up? Our FdA Education in Practice course is designed for you if you are working and supporting children in primary, secondary, special schools or learners in a further education college. Please note that this course is taught at Grantham College.
  7. FdA Early Childhood Education in Practice (Grantham)
    Have you ever thought about working towards a degree, but decided against it as you are already in employment or volunteering and don’t want to give that up? Our FdA Early Childhood Education in Practice course is designed for those working or volunteering with children 0-8 years in the voluntary, private and independent early years sector or a foundation unit in a school. This course is also for nannies, child minders and those working in Children’s Centres with families of young children. Please note that this course is taught at Grantham College.
  8. Education Studies and English
    Studying Education Studies at BGU will provide you with an excellent understanding of education in its widest sense, nationally and globally, and is a great course if you are interested in a career in teaching or are thinking about working in other education-related areas. Studying English at BGU provides an exciting and wide-ranging engagement with the power of human creativity and the rich heritage of literary expression. You will study great works of literature from Sophocles to Ali Smith, Bernardine Evaristo, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, directing your own path of learning through module options including creative and environmental writing, crime fiction, American and World Literature, drama and children’s literature, film studies, Victorian, Romantic, and contemporary literature.
  9. Education Studies and History
    Studying Education Studies at BGU will provide you with an excellent understanding of education in its widest sense, nationally and globally, and is a great course if you are interested in a career in teaching or are thinking about working in other education-related areas.
  10. Early Years Education
    Our MA Early Years Education is designed for practitioners who wish to build expertise in early childhood education and support the development of research informed and evidence-based practice. Available in three study modes—full-time (1 year), part-time blended (2 years), and part-time online (2 years)—this programme allows you to examine current practice and policy while developing your knowledge of early years settings. You'll gain a systematic understanding of key national and global issues relating to Early Years Education, build critical awareness of theory and practice, and strengthen your research skills. The course suits professionals across various contexts including education, social care, and health, helping you enhance both your professional practice and career prospects in this important field. Whether you are currently in a professional setting or preparing for future roles across various contexts including education, social care, and health, the programme supports both practical application and the development of insights that can inform and shape your future practice

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