Masters in Education by Research

Duration

The M.Ed. by Research is a 2 years full-time or 4 years part-time course.

Entry Requirements
Applicants for the M.Ed. (Research) must have

1. a primary degree and the Postgraduate Diploma in Education (or its equivalent) and has at least Second Class Honours in one (or its equivalent), or
2. a BEd (Hons) Degree (or its equivalent) with at least Second Class Honours, or
3. a BSc (Hons) (Education in Physical Sciences) (or its equivalent) with at least a Second Class Honours

A minimum of 5 years full-time teaching will be considered as an Honours equivalent or at least a Second Class Honours grade in one of the following:

• Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Administration
• An tArd-Teastas i dTeagasc agus i Litríocht na Gaeilge
• Postgraduate Diploma in English and the Teaching of English
• Postgraduate Diploma in the Teaching of Religious Education
• Postgraduate Diploma in Special Educational Needs
• Postgraduate Diploma in Curriculum Studies (Civic, Social and Political Education)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Guidance and Counselling
• Postgraduate Diploma in Spanish/Italian for Post Primary Teachers
• Postgraduate Diploma in the Teaching of Science in the Primary School or equivalent.

Programme Requirements and Duration

Completion of a thesis of 40,000 words. The thesis will normally be presented at the end of the second year subsequent to registration for the programme

See http://www.ucc.ie/calendar/postgraduate/Masters/arts/page74.html for further details.