Programme structure: Education (Inclusive Education) (MSc) - what's running in 2019/20

The following units in this programme are must pass: EDUCM5000, EDUCM5601, EDUCM0082, EDUCM0022, EDUCM1900. For the definition of must pass units please see the Glossary of Terms from Annex 1 to the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes at http://www.bristol.ac.uk/esu/assessment/annex/glossary.html

Unit name	Unit code	Credit points	Status	Teaching Block
Introduction to Educational Inquiry	EDUCM5000	20	Mandatory	TB-1
Controversial Issues in Special and Inclusive Education	EDUCM5601	20	Mandatory	TB-1
Education, Inequality and Social Justice	EDUCM0022	20	Mandatory	TB-2
How Educational Systems Can Respond to Diversity and Inclusion	EDUCM0082	20	Mandatory	TB-2
Dissertation	EDUCM1900	60	Mandatory	TB-4
Remaining 40 credits to be taken from:
Addressing Controversial Issues in Education	EDUCM0036	20	Optional	TB-2
Assessment in Schools	EDUCM0037	20	Optional	TB-2
Big Ideas in Education	EDUCM0069	20	Optional	TB-1
Brain, Mind and Education	EDUCM5404	20	Optional	TB-1
Children and Young People's Mental Health and Wellbeing in Educational Contexts	EDUCM0079	20	Optional	TB-2
Children Learning Mathematics - School-based Inquiry	EDUCM5304	20	Optional	TB-2
Cognition and Learning	EDUCM0042	10	Optional	TB-1
Cognitive Neuroscience and Classroom Practice	EDUCM0078	20	Optional	TB-2
Contemporary Perspectives on Learning	EDUCM5918	20	Optional	TB-1
Counselling Learners with Social, Emotional and Mental Health Needs	EDUCM0061	20	Optional	TB-2
Creativity and the Curriculum	EDUCM0083	20	Optional	TB-2
Curriculum Design and Development in School Mathematics	EDUCM5303	20	Optional	TB-2
Designing Technologies for Learning	EDUCM0044	20	Optional	TB-2
Developmental Psychology	EDUCM5411	10	Optional	TB-2D
Education in a Time of Social and Technological Change	EDUCM0064	20	Optional	TB-1
Education, Peace and Sustainable Development	EDUCM0055	20	Optional	TB-2
Education Policy in a Global Context	EDUCM5202	20	Optional	TB-1
Educational Interventions and their Evaluation	EDUCM0076	20	Optional	TB-1
Exploring and Visualising Data in Education	EDUCM0066	20	Optional	TB-2
Genetics, society and education	EDUCM0081	20	Optional	TB-2
Globalisation and the Politics of English	EDUCM0048	20	Optional	TB-2
Informal Learning in Communities	EDUCM0067	20	Optional	TB-2
International Development, Comparative Research and Education	EDUCM0050	20	Optional	TB-1
Leading & Managing Change	EDUCM0018	20	Optional	TB-2
Managing People in Education	EDUCM5204	20	Optional	TB-2
Multivariate Statistical Methods in Education	EDUCM5507	20	Optional	TB-2
Professional Development through Collaborative Working on Issues in Education	EDUCM5307	20	Optional	AYEAR
Psychophysiological Methods in Educational Research	EDUCM0071	20	Optional	TB-2
Quality and Improvement in Education	EDUCM5207	20	Optional	TB-1
Researching Policy Networks in Education	EDUCM0084	20	Optional	TB-2
Statistics in Education	EDUCM5504	10	Optional	TB-1
Supervised Individual Study (10 credit points MSc)	EDUCM0041	10	Optional	AYEAR
Supervised Individual Study (20 credit points MSc)	EDUCM0040	20	Optional	AYEAR
Teaching and Learning in Mathematics	EDUCM5301	20	Optional	TB-1
Teaching and Learning with Technology	EDUCM0043	20	Optional	TB-1
The Psychology of Individual Differences.	EDUCM5410	10	Optional	TB-2D
The Dynamics of Global Higher Education	EDUCM0068	20	Optional	TB-2
Working with Parents and Carers for Inclusive Education	EDUCM0062	20	Optional	TB-2
Education (Inclusive Education) (MSc)		180

Progression/award requirements

The pass mark set by the University for any level 7(M) unit is 50 out of 100.

For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.

Exit awards

All taught masters programmes, unless exempted by Senate, must allow the opportunity for students to exit from the programme with a postgraduate diploma or certificate.

To be awarded a postgraduate diploma, students must have successfully completed 120 credit points, of which 90 must be at level M/7.

To be awarded a postgraduate certificate, students must have successfully completed 60 credit points, of which 40 must be at level M/7.

Degree classifications:

An award with Merit or Distinction is permitted for postgraduate taught masters, diplomas and certificates, where these are specifically named entry-level qualifications. An award with Merit or Distinction is not permitted for exit awards where students are required to exit the programme on academic grounds. An exit award with Merit or Distinction may be permitted where students are prevented by exceptional circumstances from completing the intended award.

The classification of the award in relation to the final programme mark is as follows:

Award with Distinction*: at least 65 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 70 out of 100 for the dissertation. **Faculties retain discretion to increase these thresholds.

Award with Merit*: at least 60 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 60 out of 100 for the dissertation. Faculties retain discretion to increase these thresholds.

* The MA in Law has separate regulations for awarding distinction and merit.

** For the award of Distinction, the Faculty of Engineering requires at least 70 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 70 out of 100 for the dissertation.

Diploma/certificate stages:

All taught masters programmes, unless exempted by Senate, must allow the opportunity for students to choose, or be required, to leave at the postgraduate diploma or certificate stage.

To be awarded a postgraduate diploma, students must have successfully completed 120 credit points, of which 90 must be at level M/7.

To be awarded a postgraduate certificate, students must have successfully completed 60 credit points, of which 40 must be at level M/7.