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For teachers who make
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For teachers who make a difference
Think about the best teacher you ever had. Someone who opened your eyes to new ideas and made learning feel like an adventure. Now imagine if every child in the world had someone like that. Unfortunately, that world is still a work in progress. According to the Global Report on Teachers, an additional 44 million teachers will be needed in schools worldwide by 2030.
As for the type of teachers needed? Those who understand the power of research, value global perspectives, and are ready to lead change. The School of Education at the University of Birmingham, based in Edgbaston, UK, is a place where such educators are shaped. With a worldwide reputation for teaching and research excellence, it leads the way in transforming educational practice and policy.
“The constant feedback we receive from our international students is the support and care they experience at UoB. We support international students with their language skills and academic skills and help them in their career aspirations.”
Dr. Prithvi Perepa, Global Engagement Lead at the School of Education
The world in your campus
Stroll through the University of Birmingham’s campus and you’ll see people from all walks of life, and every corner of the globe. That’s no coincidence. The university believes that to succeed today, you need to be able to work with people from different cultures and backgrounds. That’s what makes its graduates stand out.
“The School of Education has academics with experience of working in different countries and bring these into their teaching, helping students to develop a global perspective. Our students also have opportunities for global mobility.”
Dr. Prithvi Perepa, Global Engagement Lead at the School of Education
British education with global impact
The University of Birmingham is a big believer in global education. In 2018, it made history as the first global top 100 and UK Russell Group university to establish a campus in Dubai.
- Learn from experienced educators across the UAE and beyond.
- Join Action Research Network, an exclusive space for educators to network and use research to drive real change in schools.
In 2018, the University of Birmingham made history as the first global top 100 and UK Russell Group university to establish a campus in Dubai. Commitment to delivering world-class education on a global scale? Proven.
- Learn from experienced educators across the UAE and beyond.
- Join Action Research Network, an exclusive space for educators to network and use research to drive real change in schools.
The University of Birmingham is a big believer in global education. In 2018, it made history as the first global top 100 and UK Russell Group university to establish a campus in Dubai.
- Learn from experienced educators across the UAE and beyond.
- Join Action Research Network, an exclusive space for educators to network and use research to drive real change in schools.
British education with global impact
The future of education is global. So is your path.
Birmingham Global
Birmingham Global is the driving force behind the university’s international vision, empowering students, staff, and researchers to connect, collaborate and grow on a global scale.
Go Global
Go further with Go Global. The team helps you find short-term and long-term opportunities to study, work, research, or volunteer abroad.
On-campus Programmes
The Department of Education and Social Justice brings together experts in history, politics, sociology, and education to deliver teaching shaped by national and global perspectives.
MA Educational Leadership and Management
This programme activates your potential with a diverse curriculum covering leadership, management to support school improvement, regulation and policy implementation, education in international settings, special educational needs and inclusion, and social justice. Graduates are prepared for a rewarding career in educational leadership or research.
MA Education
Advance your career in education with this personalised MA Education program. Tailor your studies to your passions and career goals, drawing from our leading research in social justice, inclusion, and leadership to create meaningful change in education.
MSc TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers
of Other Languages)
New to teaching? Lead classrooms with confidence with practical language teaching skills and cutting-edge research insights.
MSc TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)
New to teaching? Lead classrooms with confidence with practical language teaching skills and cutting-edge research insights.
BA Education
The three-year BA (Hons) Education degree draws on psychology, sociology, philosophy, and history to help you understand how education shapes the world.
BSc Psychology in Education
Accredited by the British Psychological Society, this BSc explores how learning unfolds across homes, early years, and school.
MSc TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)
New to teaching? Lead classrooms with confidence with practical language teaching skills and cutting-edge research insights.
Online programmes
Whether you’re looking to advance your practice or specialise in an area you’re passionate about, the University of Birmingham's online programmes support your professional development.
Hear from the students
The MPA at STEaPP helped me develop analytical skills in policy-making, project management and science and technology studies. This highly interdisciplinary programme allowed me to explore the nuances of digital technologies from different perspectives and disciplines. It ultimately prepared me to critically analyse the implications of various technologies in different Global South and Global North contexts.
The programme is also distinctly international, enabling me to develop networking skills among peers worldwide that further internationalise my career as a professional interested in public administration in its various forms. Ultimately, this programme strengthened my skills as a policy analyst and allowed me to expand the diversity of my research as a digital rights activist in Paraguay. It also paved the way for my career as a professional researcher, as I am currently enrolled in a PhD programme at UCL STEaPP.
Eduardo Carillo
MPA Alumni and current Doctoral student
MA Inclusion
Together with the Department of Disability Inclusion and Special Needs (DISN), theThe online MA Inclusion gives you the skills to support people with a range of needs in educational, social care, or health settings. Personalise your learning through one of four pathways: Autism in Adults, Autism in Children, Inclusion and Special Educational Needs, and Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties.
MA Character Education (online)
Ranked #11 in the UK, the world’s first distance learning MA in Character Education connects you with leading scholars from the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues.
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What happens after?
At the University of Birmingham, you’ll join a community that connects you to real-world opportunities. 87.2% of graduates land graduate-level jobs or pursue further study within 15 months.
Birmingham offered the most useful and practical course structure. It also had a distance learning course, which was essential for me at the time (2011-2014) because my daughter was one when I started the course and I worked full time as a special school teacher.
The combination of study weekends, online learning, and working in person and via email with a locally based tutor made it far more accessible.
The most important factor, however, was the number of lecturers and teachers who were experts by lived experience. It is so important to hear the lived experience of autistic adults, many of whom are researchers themselves. I was taught by the likes of Damien Milton, Wenn Lawson, Ross Blackburn and Dean Beadle all of whom challenged me to reflect upon my preconceptions.
Catrina Lowri,
Autism (Children) pathway
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Apply to the University of Birmingham’s School of Education today.
The future of education is global. So is your path.
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