Faculty of Sport & Education 91
MA Early Years EdD Professional Doctorate in Education
ation
Full-time or part-time Part-time
This is an innovative and exciting course for The Professional Doctorate in Education (EdD)
those wishing to explore contemporary issues is aimed at professional educators working with
about young children and their learning from a wide range of professional fields. It provides
birth to the age of eight. The increasing demand a natural progression from studies at Masters
for well-qualified professionals makes the level, providing opportunities for original and
course a highly desirable advanced qualification deep inquiry into practice and for professional
for those working or intending to work with learning in consort with other practitioners. The F
aculty of Sport & Educ
young children in schools, children’s centres Professional Doctorate in Education comprises
and nurseries in the state, private and voluntary of a mix of taught modules and a thesis.
sectors. The MA Early Years puts children’s In accordance with other ‘D’ Level awards,
learning, culture and identity at its heart and the emphasis will be on making an original
supports the development of practice from these contribution to knowledge with the field. It is
perspectives. The structure and content of the available only as a part-time mode study, as the
course means that it is relevant to a range of programme draws significantly on practitioners’
contexts and professional situations for UK and experience and thus has expectations that
international students. the research work that forms the basis of a
students’ EdD will be situated in, and reflect
You will study four core modules: personal
upon, their own practice. Normally, registration
professional reflective practice, research
is for six years, although individual student
methods, ethical dilemmas: children, families
circumstances may allow for earlier submission
and practitioners, and current issues in early
for final examination.
years.
Entry requirements
There is a choice of two electives from a choice
Applicants should normally possess a Masters
of 16 modules covering a wide range of areas.
degree obtained from a UK university or
The major independent study enables students
overseas equivalent in a relevant subject (e.g.
to research a particular area of interest of
Masters in Education; Sociology of Education;
professional relevance. Assessment is through
Social Policy; or related social sciences such
academic study which includes essays,
as sociology, psychology). Applications are also
presentations and portfolios. The teaching team
welcomed from those with a good Honours
is drawn from the Childhood and Early Years
degree (2:1 Upper Second and above) in a related
subject group, who share contemporary theory,
subject area and with a substantial experience of
knowledge and research interests with students.
three/four or more years full-time employment
Entry requirements
in a relevant professional area.
Applicants may hold a teaching degree or a
Key facts
first degree in, for example, Childhood Studies,
Course code: REDCY
Education Studies, Playwork or Psychology.
Place of study: Headingley Campus
Applicants need a genuine interest in young
Start date: September
children and their education and must be able to
Length of study: 6 years.
demonstrate the ability to sucessfully complete
the award.
Key facts
Course code: MAEYE
Place of study: Headingley Campus
Start date: September
Length of study: Full-time 1 year.
Part-time 3 years.
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