MA International Education (Equity, Diversity and Inclusion) / Course details

The MA Education International (Equity, Diversity and Inclusion) course will provide you with the opportunity to engage in structured study of, and reflection upon, the application of educational theories, ideas and concepts to a range of international educational and community-based contexts. 

The course has been designed for teachers and other education professionals working in a range of national and international settings, and is ideal if you're looking to develop your career by securing new posts or promotion in the area of equity, diversity and inclusion. 

You'll work with an international cohort of students representing multiple unique perspectives. 

The course offers a unique combination of policy and practice-based perspectives on education, and the area of equity, diversity and inclusion in education, and is taught by outstanding, world-leading researchers who focus on the realities of professional practice using the social sciences.

• Develop participants' critical understanding of educational theories in order to enable an informed analysis of educational systems and practices in different countries.
• Develop participants' capacity to engage in and use research to inform and develop both their practice and their understandings of differences in practice in different systems.
• Raise participants' awareness of the influence of key concepts across international contexts, as well as the particularity of local contexts.
• Develop participants' professional knowledge, understanding and skills in relation to their prior and emerging professional interests.
• Enable participants to gain evaluative and analytical skills that will help them to engage critically with education policies and practices across and within national systems.

• Education has been a discipline of study at Manchester since 1890.
• Our students come from all over the globe, and our qualifications are recognised across the globe.
• Our research improves the quality of education across the world, with 78% of our activity defined as 'world-leading' or 'internationally excellent' (Research Excellence Framework 2014).

The course is taught by world-leading researchers who focus on the realities of professional practice through social sciences, including: 

• Dr Jenna Mittelmeier (an expert on issues around international student experience);
• Dr Kirstin Kerr (an expert on education and poverty);
• Dr Miguel Lim (an expert on higher education policy and international education, quality and rankings)
• Dr Susie Miles (an expert on inclusive education in international contexts);
• Professor Carlo Raffo (an expert on education and poverty, and educational equity in urban contexts)
• Professor Julian Williams (an expert on mathematics teaching and critical pedagogy);
• Dr Sylvie Lomer (an expert on international student mobility);
• Dr Josef Ploner (an expert on international student migration and cultural industries);
• Dr Zeynep Onat-Stelma (an expert in TESOL);
• Prof Helen Gunter (known internationally for her work on policy and leadership);
• Prof Mel Ainscow (an international expert in inclusive education);
• Dr Steven Courtney (an expert on school restructuring, change and leadership);
• Dr Miriam Firth (an expert on employability);
• Dr Michael O'Donoghue (an expert in teaching and learning in higher education, and use of video);
• Dr Heather Cockayne (an expert in distance learning and international student experience);
• Dr Zhuo Min Huang (an expert in intercultural education and creative education);
• Dr Nahielly Palacios-Gonzalez (an expert in English Language teacher identities);
• Dr Alexander Baratta (an expert in English Language, and English teaching);
• Dr Juup Stelma (an expert in teaching English as a second language);
• Dr Drew Whitworth (an expert in digital media literacies);
• Susan Brown (an expert in distance technology education and multimedia);
• Dr Gary Motteram (an expert in language learning and technology).  

In addition to a wider team of contributors to the course with varied expertise in multiple aspects of international education. 

Course units are delivered through lectures, tutorials, group-work, case-based approaches, and enquiry-based learning. We expect a high level of student participation in discussion and group work. 

Comprehensive training is provided in the use of electronic resources. 

We encourage both individual and co-operative learning and research and hope to foster an ethos of lifelong learning. 

We aim to build on the expertise of our students, many of whom are experienced teachers, and who bring with them a wealth of knowledge and practical experience from a wide range of different countries.

You will study four course units in each semester, four of which are core to all students, one is core to this pathway, and three of which are optional. 

The form of assessment varies by course unit; however, most involve a 3,000-word written assessment, which may be in the form of an essay, a critical review of literature, or a research report. Formative and summative feedback is provided.  

The dissertation is the report of an empirical or conceptual research project investigation of an aspect of international education, and is 15,000 words in length.

The course is taught by the Manchester Institute of Education (MIE), which has its own Student Hub, here you will find all of your teaching staff and support staff. It is also a place to relax with fellow students. 

MIE is located in the University's Ellen Wilkinson building, which is on the University's Oxford Road campus, close to the Main Library, Alan Gilbert Learning Commons and the Students Union.