MA Education and Development

Prepare for a career in a range of areas, including educational policy and programming in developing countries, government departments, and national and international development agencies.

UEA is the perfect place to help you gain that all-important competitive edge. And this course will help you to shine.

You’ll become part of a community dedicated to excellence and to making a difference on a local, national, and global scale.

OVERVIEW

Explore the ways that education can contribute to the development process, both theoretically and empirically. You’ll look at a variety of perspectives, including human rights, social and human development, and human capital.

This course will enable you to understand current debates, and their implications for national and international education strategies. In doing so, it locates educational debates within a wider development perspective.

You will also examine international and national policies and practices, with the aim of developing the capacity to contribute to appropriate policy design for educational development.