Master's Degree in Research and Educational Change
Barcelona, Spain
DURATION
1 up to 1 Years
LANGUAGES
Spanish
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
EUR 28 / per credit *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* 27.67 euros per credit (82 euros for students who are not EU nationals and do not currently reside in Spain). Fees for the academic year 2024-2025
Introduction
This master's degree, offered by the Faculty of Education at the University of Barcelona, has been designed in response to academic and social needs directly related to the proposals for change, innovation and improvement that have emerged from schools and non-formal education systems with the growth of the global knowledge society.
Educational institutions have an increasing need for specialized personnel able to promote personal and institutional change built on the key principles of constant review and evaluation of practices. This master's degree is therefore structured around the concepts of change, innovation and evaluation, and is aimed at training skilled education professionals with a vocational interest in continual improvement.
The main objective of the course is to provide an introduction to research in the fields of teaching, training and evaluation at various levels of the education system, including higher education. It also develops the students' capacity to establish learning environments conducive to change, promoting critical analysis, reflection, collaboration and a commitment to society and its improvement.
There is a pronounced international need for specialists with high-level academic and research abilities, capable of analysing and understanding the changes that are taking place across all areas of education systems. At the same time, it is also essential to provide education professionals with the tools and resources that will enable them to transform and improve teaching practice.
Additionally, major changes in higher education in the EU following the introduction of the European Higher Education Area are having a particular impact on teacher training, teaching and the accreditation of university programs. This has created unprecedented demands with respect to management systems, teacher training, and the evaluation and accreditation of teaching programs. This master's degree course has been designed as a reasoned response to these demands, based on solid educational criteria and a broad research perspective.
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Curriculum
In this program, students will:
- Adopt epistemological and methodological approaches in educational research focused on a deeper understanding of the educational reality and its transformation and change.
- Take an enquiring approach to the use of research resources in the analysis of education and educational practice.
- Devise and design projects for educational research and put them into practice.
- Use research skills to identify and understand current educational problems and needs and to promote processes for improvement and change built on research findings.
- Study the contributions of teaching, training and assessment to the understanding and improvement of educational practice.
- Apply the findings from teaching, training and assessment to different contexts, levels and types of formal and informal education.
- Acquire a detailed understanding of teaching, training and assessment capabilities as they apply to higher education.
Program Outcome
This master's degree has been designed for those interested in undertaking research, who can continue to the doctoral program in Education and Society once they have completed the master's program.
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Career Opportunities
This master's degree has been designed for those interested in completing their academic training with studies that develop skills for the professional world. Career opportunities are widely available to professionals specializing in teaching, teacher training and educational assessment.