Programme details | |
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Degree: | Master of Arts (MA) |
Discipline: |
Education & Teaching
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Duration: | 24 months |
ECTS points: | 120 |
University website: | Changing Education |
Annual tuition (EEA) | tuition-free |
Annual tuition (non-EEA) | 18,000 EUR This applies to citizens of Hong Kong |
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Changing Education is a two-year full-time international English-language master’s programme.
The Faculty of Educational Sciences at the University of Helsinki is well known for its expertise in studies on social justice and diversity in education, including sociological, cultural, psychological, philosophic, gender studies perspectives, as well as the use of educational psychology and neuroscientific insights.
In the Master’s Programme in Changing Education you get an understanding of education as a dynamic and transformable construct from the individual neural level to global policies. Your studies are theory-driven, science-based and hands-on and you gain the knowledge and skills to analyse, develop and influence the practices and structures of education systems, institutions, teaching and pedagogical issues. You complete the degree of Master of Arts in Education and become a future expert and change-maker in education.
The foundation of the Master's Programme in Changing Education is international and multicultural awareness and competence. As a graduate, you will be able to:
In the Master's Programme in Changing Education, your studies connect different views of diversities and equality in education, teaching, and learning. You study sociological, cultural, historical, philosophical, and gender studies perspectives with educational psychological and neuroscientific research.
You participate in carefully designed democratic learning where students and teachers work together with problems, ideas, materials and pedagogical tools in different contexts. You can choose from a variety of courses addressing current themes in education at different levels of schooling.
The content of the courses focuses on the three topic areas. All students take courses in each topic area and the optional courses provide space for creating a deeper understanding of the topic. You can check out courses in the online course catalogue for students at the University of Helsinki.
The language of teaching and studying in the programme is English.
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