Education (Full Time)

**1st in the UK for our research impact in Education in REF 2021 (Times Higher Education)
10th in the UK for Education (The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024)
8th in the UK for Education (The Complete University Guide 2025)**

We’ve designed this Masters to meet your needs if you’re working – or want to work – in teaching, management, education and development contexts.

This course:

- is grounded in research

- recognises and builds on your prior knowledge and experience in your own personal area of education

- develops professionally relevant knowledge, skills and understanding

- introduces new knowledge and research about educational issues

- leads to further qualifications to enhance your career prospects.

Our MA is innovative, highly regarded and flexible. You’ll develop your research skills and expertise in planning, conducting and achieving impact for your research. You’ll join a thriving research and learning community through one of our three research centres. These include the Centre for Innovation and Research in Childhood and Youth, the Centre for International Education and the Centre for Teaching and Learning Research.

We understand that deciding where and what to study is a very important decision. We’ll make all reasonable efforts to provide you with the courses, services and facilities described in this prospectus. However, if we need to make material changes, for example due to government or regulatory requirements, or unanticipated staff changes, we’ll let you know as soon as possible.

About Sussex

Our courses, research, culture and campus aim to stimulate, excite and challenge. From scientific discovery to global policy, from student welfare to career development, Sussex innovates and takes a lead. And today, in every part of society and across the world, you'll find someone from Sussex making an original and valuable contribution.

Location

Study on our beautiful, green campus on the edge of the South Downs National Park and just minutes from the vibrant seaside city of Brighton & Hove. We’re near to Gatwick airport and just over an hour from London.