This is the dissertation module for the MA Sociology of Education programme. The Dissertation is 15,000 words and will be submitted on a topic negotiated...

Dissertation on Sociology of Education (EDPS0086)

This is the dissertation module for the MA Sociology of Education programme. The Dissertation is 15,000 words and will be submitted on a topic negotiated between the student and their tutor. It is intended that the writing of a Dissertation will offer an opportunity for the student to produce a piece of sustained writing, constituting critical theoretical/conceptual analysis as well as (in most cases) related empirical work, on a topic of direct interest to them.

Planning for Education and Development (PED) provides an international perspective on the ways in which education is planned within and between governments,...

Planning for Education and Development (EDPS0054)

Planning for Education and Development (PED) provides an international perspective on the ways in which education is planned within and between governments, non- and inter-governmental organisations, and the private sector, especially in the context of low- or middle-income countries/contexts (LMICs). The module considers a range of strategies that put “ideas into action” to address contemporary challenges within education, including social justice and equity, improvements in learning, educational efficiency, and sustainability. Upon completion of the module, students will be able to (among others) critique planning techniques and models and their underlying assumptions within global, national, and local contexts, as well as understand decision-making processes in education.

 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT PLANNING. CORE MODULE. OVERSEAS PRACTICE ENGAGEMENT

This module is exclusively for Urban Development Planning course students. It runs over three terms. The module will explore the challenges of urban planning...

Practice in Urban Development Planning (DEVP0030)

This module is exclusively for Urban Development Planning course students. It runs over three terms. The module will explore the challenges of urban planning and governance in the context of real cases, typically one in London and the other in a city of the Global South. This module includes sessions in which students will become familiar with and diagnose specific planning and / or governance challenges, as well as analyse or develop proposals designed to promote more socially just urban development processes and outcomes. The module will also impart skills relating to mixed-method research design and delivery, working in teams, facilitation, negotiation, action learning and interviewing.