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Advance to the next stage as a Religious Education teacher or leader with a postgraduate degree that's designed to support your career progression.
- Advance your professional skills and expertise as a practitioner researcher.
- Apply your learning to practical situations within your own schools, using your knowledge to drive effective change in Religious Education.
- Study this degree in person at St Mary's University or through the blended or online options.
- Access to excellent tutorial and supervisory support.
Why study Education: Religious Education?
If you're involved in the teaching of Religious Education you'll find that this degree is structured to meet your professional development needs.
Education: Religious Education is suitable for you regardless of whether you're a specialist or non-specialist RE teacher/leader. It will fit your needs no matter what school phase or educational context you work in, or at which stage in your career you're currently at.
It enables you as a teacher or current/aspiring middle or senior leader of Religious Education to critically reflect on your experience and practice. It will also develop your academic knowledge and ability to link theory with your practice.
You'll have the opportunity to explore an area of interest relevant to your work as you undertake a small-scale practitioner research enquiry, leading to evidence-informed innovation in Religious Education.
Why St Mary's?
Education: Religious Education builds on our long tradition of excellence in teacher education. The success of the degree lies in the flexible structure, bespoke delivery and high quality of teaching.
We provide a flexible approach studying the degree, with the course being taught at in person and as a distance learning programme. You can choose to attend the monthly Saturday Schools either on campus or via video conferencing.
You'll apply your learning to practical situations within your own school, using your knowledge to drive effective change. The programme will enable you to support these changes by engaging in current debates within education.
You will work with - and learn from - lecturers with a background in teaching, managing and leading Religious Education. The team also has a wealth of experience in research and consultancy.
As a Religious Education student, you'll have access to excellent online learning resources and a dedicated education library that boasts numerous study spaces, open access IT facilities and a café.
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This degree is one pathway from within our Education Master's programme, which includes:
Upcoming open days and webinars
We'll be running events for you to find out more about Education: Religious Education MA on the following dates:
Thursday 13th April 2023, 12pm
MA Education (all pathways) webinar registration
Wednesday 26th April 2023, 7pm
MA Education Religious Studies registration
Monday 15th May 2023, 12pm
MA Education (all pathways) webinar registration
Course lead
Matthew Dell
Senior Lecturer