Social Justice in Education

Goldsmiths, University of London
Postgraduate MA Full-time 1 Year Education

About this course

Why study MA Social Justice in Education at Goldsmiths

This programme will enhance your understanding of the role of education in facilitating equal and just societies, focusing on issues of globalisation, languages, and racial and gender inequalities. This MA is taught by nationally and internationally-renowned experts.

  • This MA programme is designed to deepen your knowledge of how teaching and learning processes, in formal and informal contexts, impact and are impacted by struggles towards social justice

  • In addition to drawing on theories and research from other traditions, the programme focuses on how society and culture inform our understanding of who we are as teachers and learners, and how those identities impact on the teaching and learning process

  • The programme is designed for those passionate about social justice in education including educators at all levels, those in informal learning contexts, and others interested more broadly in the field of education. It places a strong emphasis on student-centred and directed independent learning and research

  • Our focus on social justice in education means that in our teaching and learning approach, we prioritise inclusive and alternative perspectives on education and apply these creatively to issues that are relevant to your current or future practice

  • You will acquire and/or enhance transferrable skills such as critical thinking, a range of research methods, writing for academic, professional and wider audiences and problem-solving that require personal responsibility and initiative in complex and unpredictable environments
  • Study Options

    This course is available in 2 study options:

    Full-time Shown above

    Duration: 1 Year

    Qualification: MA

    Location: London

    Part-time

    Duration: 2 Years

    Qualification: MA

    Location: London

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    2317 Teachers of English as a foreign language
    2314 Primary education teaching professionals
    2315 Nursery education teaching professionals
    2316 Special and additional needs education teaching professionals
    2319 Teaching professionals
    2311 Higher education teaching professionals

    Course Details

    Qualification
    MA
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    1 Year
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    London
    Scheme
    Postgraduate
    Subjects
    Education