Education postgraduate courses

We pride ourselves on offering a friendly, welcoming learning environment where you will receive plenty of encouragement and guidance. Our experienced tutors and researchers have expertise across all educational spheres, regularly publish their work and undertake consultancy for government, schools and the wider education sector. They will keep you abreast of latest thinking, challenge your perceptions and support your progress.

If you are looking for a flexible study option, you can choose to study selected masters programmes part-time, 100% online. Our online learning degrees allow you to plan your study time around existing work or personal commitments. You’ll be fully supported by our expert tutors and online learner advisors while studying in a structured, interactive online environment.

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Postgraduate Education courses

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Online Education courses

Career opportunities

By studying a postgraduate Education course at the University of Derby you will well positioned to enter into a number of careers in this exciting, fast-paced sector.

Careers opportunities open to graduates include:

Children and Young People's services positions
Head teacher
Nursery manager
Disability co-ordinator
SEND co-ordinator
Careers advisor
Advanced skills teacher
Early years practitioner
Play worker
Child and adolescent support worker
Family support worker
Youth and community development
Mental health and wellbeing
Child and family social care
Teaching
Charity sector roles

My tutors were extremely approachable and knowledgeable; all of them are absolute experts in the field and helped me to consistently achieve my goals.

Karin Krummenacher

MA Education student

Our research

Research output in the Institute of Education focuses on international education, including global perspectives of childhood, career guidance through the International Centre for Guidance Studies (iCeGS) and publication of core texts on contemporary issues and comparative education.

Inclusion and SEND is a key theme of the Institute of Education and there is established work around children’s play spaces and learning analytics. Our students engage with and present practitioner research across all sectors of education, childhood and training.