The Master’s in Education at
Technological University Dublin
is a
2
years
long
program for international students,
taught in English.
📖Introduction
Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin) is Ireland's largest and most comprehensive higher education institution. Formed by the merger of three renowned institutes of technology, TU Dublin offers a wide range of programs in various disciplines including engineering, science, business, arts, humanities, and more. With a strong focus on innovation and industry collaboration, TU Dublin provides students with a vibrant and supportive learning environment. The university prides itself on delivering education that is practice-based, industry-relevant, and globally connected, ensuring that graduates are well-prepared for the challenges and opportunities of the modern world.
The MSc Education is a part time taught programme that is completed over 2 years.
This new course is designed to meet the changing needs of staff at different stages of their career path within the context of a national framework that recognises a range of different professional development activities (National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning, 2016).
The aim of the TU Dublin MSc Education programme is to equip participants with the requisite advanced professional knowledge, understanding and skills to take a competent and proactive role in the development of high quality curricula, and to carry out education research using traditional and emerging research designs. These to be informed by a critical awareness of developments at the forefront of policy and practice in higher education and eLearning.
The course aim to enable the applicant to examine, analyse and capture their journey as professionals in developing the skill and knowledge of their discipline in practice as well as their developments as practitioners and researchers within a professional learning community. By means of applied research projects leading to theses and peer-reviewed journal articles, this programme also leads participants to publish their research and contribute to the development of their field of practice in education.
Participants are supported throughout the course to gain new insights and to apply and extend their knowledge. Key features of the programme include:
Focus - participants will have the opportunity to choose a pathway of study that aligns to their research and career interests
Feedback – participants are supported with both formative and summative feedback and will also be encouraged to develop their own skills in self and peer review on the programme
Flexibility – the course is structured in a way to provide choice and diversity for participants in the pathways of study but also in the delivery of modules (classroom-based, blended and online) and the range of assessment approaches employed
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This course is part-time and has a modular structure with three different pathways of study that lead to different specialisations and assessment approaches.
MSc Education (Digital Innovator) – 90ECTS
MSc Education (Academic Innovator) – 90ECTS
MSc Education (Educational Researcher) – 90ECTS Year One involves completion of a combination of Core, Specialist and Elective modules which will vary according to the pathway of study chosen. Core Modules include: Learning Theories, Educational Research Design and a choice of online modules. Specialist Modules include: Instructional Design and eAuthoring, and Higher Educational Policy. Elective Modules include: Academic Writing and Publishing, Assessment and Feedback, Digital Education: research, practice and scholarship and (Re)Designing modules to embed Community Engaged Research & Learning into the Higher Education curriculum. Participants decide on their pathway by the end of the first semester of Year 1. In Year 2, all participants will be able to choose whether to they wish to complete a thesis or an applied project with journal paper to achieve the remaining 30 ECTS.
Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin) is Ireland's largest and most comprehensive higher education institution, offering a wide range of programs in disciplines such as engineering, science, business, arts, and more. With a focus on practical and industry-oriented education, TU Dublin prepares students for successful careers through innovative teaching methods, state-of-the-art facilities, and strong industry partnerships. Students benefit from a supportive learning environment and opportunities to engage in research and entrepreneurship.
🏠 Accommodation
You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.
You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.
How to book:
Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let
us
know your choice when you apply).
Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before
arriving. You
can arrive a few days before and
book it
You are not eligible to apply to this program because:
The minimum age is 18.
English fluency is required.
You need to be either:
- A native English speaker
- Studied in English at high school or a degree
- Have passed IELTS level 6.5 or TOEFL 95 or above.
Minimum education level: Bachelor's.
The program is competitive, you need to have a high grades of Average
A, 70%, or a
high GPA.
All students from all countries are eligible to apply to this program.
Please choose the programs here
,
"You
are advised to select 2-3 programs to increase your chances of
getting accepted.
Required Documents:
Passport
Graduation certificate
Passport size photo
Official transcript
Personal statement
English certificate (You can take the English test online)
Guarantor letter
2 Recommendation letters
Preparing documents:
You can start your application now and send the application
documents
during
your application. Some documents you can
send later if you don’t have them right away. Some more info
about
preparing
application documents is here
Applying Online is simple in just a few steps. More information
is
available
here.
The first steps are to choose the programs, pay the application
fee and
upload
the application documents.
Once submitted to Global Admissions, we will review your
application within
2-3
days and proceed to the university or ask
you for further clarification
After it has been processed to the university you will receive
your unique
application ID from each university.
The university may contact you directly for further questions.
We will then follow up each week with the university for updates.
As soon as
there is any update we will let you know.
If you have made other plans, decide to withdraw / change
address at any
time
please let us know.
After you have been accepted you will receive your admissions
letter
electronically and asked to pay the non-refundable
deposit to the university.
Once you have paid the deposit the university will issue you the
admissions
letter and visa form to your home country.
