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Engineering and Education MSc

London, Bloomsbury

The MSc in Engineering and Education is a world-leading, flexible, interdisciplinary social science course that offers multiple study pathways, including a 180-credit MSc, a 120-credit Postgraduate Diploma, and a 60-credit Postgraduate Certificate. All pathways will provide you with a mix of theoretical and practical ideas and frameworks and skills, including the use of generative AI, to enhance and diversify research and pedagogic skills to creatively address the 21st-century challenges facing the fields of engineering education, STEM and engineering practice. A focus on leadership and the development of professional skills is emphasised throughout, with inputs from industry experts, UCL researchers and policy stakeholders.

UK students International students
Study mode
UK tuition fees (2026/27)
£14,200
£7,100
Programme also available on a modular (flexible) basis.
Overseas tuition fees (2026/27)
£32,000
£16,000
Programme also available on a modular (flexible) basis.
Duration
1 calendar year
2 calendar years
5 calendar years
Programme starts
September 2026
Applications accepted
Applicants who require a visa: 20 Oct 2025 – 26 Jun 2026
Applications close at 5pm UK time

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Applicants who do not require a visa: 20 Oct 2025 – 28 Aug 2026
Applications close at 5pm UK time

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Entry requirements

The minimum requirement for entry to this programme is a second class Bachelor’s degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. As the academic content on our MSc programme is demanding, we are particularly looking for applicants from relevant academic backgrounds and/or who can demonstrate substantial relevant experience as engineers, teachers of engineering and/or engineering education policy makers.

The English language level for this course is: Level 2

UCL Pre-Master's and Pre-sessional English courses are for international students who are aiming to study for a postgraduate degree at UCL. The courses will develop your academic English and academic skills required to succeed at postgraduate level.

Further information can be found on our English language requirements page.

Equivalent qualifications

Country-specific information, including details of when UCL representatives are visiting your part of the world, can be obtained from the International Students website.

International applicants can find out the equivalent qualification for their country by selecting from the list below. Please note that the equivalency will correspond to the broad UK degree classification stated on this page (e.g. upper second-class). Where a specific overall percentage is required in the UK qualification, the international equivalency will be higher than that stated below. Please contact Graduate Admissions should you require further advice.

About this degree

The MSc, Certificate, and Diploma options are designed for graduates of engineering or related STEM disciplines, as well as engineering educators, policymakers, and practicing engineers. The course aims to develop the skills and knowledge required to engage with cutting edge issues, such as general artificial intelligence, sustainable development and ethics, and learning and working in international contexts (see option modules), while introducing innovative models of teaching and researching in engineering education or STEM courses via the core modules to challenge and enhance pedagogy.

Students enrolled on the MSc can study on a full-time, part-time or flexible basis. Students enrolled on the Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma can study on a full-time or part-time basis only.

Who this course is for

The course is aimed at:

  • graduates from engineering degrees or cognate STEM degrees.
  • engineering teachers and lecturers in colleges and universities.
  • practicing engineers and human resource managers and other specialists in the engineering industry.
  • employees of Professional Associations and Engineering Institutes.
  • science and other specialist teachers and lecturers interested in converting to engineering specialisms.
  • individuals wishing to progress into any of these roles
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What this course will give you

The degree offers a unique opportunity to be taught by specialists from two world-leading research faculties - UCL Institute of Education (IOE) and the UCL Engineering. The MSc team have a track record of curricula, pedagogic and assessment innovation as well as extensive expertise and experience in research, teaching, knowledge transfer and consultancy in engineering education, including researching in engineering companies and working with engineering institutes, government departments and NGOs. In addition, students will have opportunities to further ways to update knowledge and skills by observing teaching on the UCL Engineering's globally commended Integrated Engineering course’s approach to project-based learning.

The flexibility of the degree enables students to design a course of study which reflects their personal or professional interests, supports their career development, and prepares them to work more effectively at a national or international level, as well as supporting others to do so.

Read about what you'll get out of a graduate programme

The foundation of your career

The MSc has been designed to help students to develop 21st-century employability skills, such as working and learning in teams interculturally, using generative artificial intelligence (AI) as a working and learning resource, conducting small-scale pieces of research, and adopting an evidence-based, critical and reflective evaluation of own professional practice. Notable examples of students’ post MSc employment are working in consulting engineering, management consultancy, departments of engineering, educational administration and undertaking doctoral research.

The programme brings forth different professional perspectives and experiences that allow the students (all from engineering backgrounds) to gain new perspectives on the practice of engineering skills and its future potential.

Tommy Piyatamrong, Engineering and Education MSc

Tommy Piyatamrong

Engineering and Education MSc

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Employability

Teaching sessions and assessments have been designed to develop the capability to:

  • appraise critically all aspects of engineering education and engineering education research.
  • appraise critically literature, research, issues and theories about education in STEM contexts and undertake small-scale research.
  • develop the skills of academic study and enquiry, sustaining an argument and undertaking small-scale research, including work shadowing. and undertake small-scale research
  • identify the principles of knowledge exchange to ensure the new knowledge and skills learnt can be relevant for the professional careers and develop the skill of writing for different audiences.
  • work with and offer leadership to culturally diverse learning communities.
  • critically assess and evaluate engineering curricula and develop the capacity to effectively lead and/or participate in the transformation of work contexts (academic and professional).

The course offers students access to different professional perspectives and experiences that enable them to develop new ways of thinking about the above skills in relation to the future of engineering and cognate areas as well as helping them to plan their own future career. 

Networking

The Centre brings together academics, students and researchers from IOE and the Faculty of Engineering Sciences. The Centre is actively involved in developing engineering curriculum models and content as well as the pedagogic methods and practices to develop 21st century engineers via UCL’s own Integrated Engineering Programme and through the evaluation and dissemination of practice from elsewhere. Key partners include the Engineering Professors Council (EPC), European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI), UK & Ireland Engineering Education Research Network (EERN). As members of the Centre, students are eligible to attend seminars, social programmes and activities organised by the Centre. This is an excellent opportunity for students to interact with other students as well as with experienced researchers from UCL and other institutions who are working on various topics in engineering education or STEM-related issues.

Teaching and learning

The course is predicated on interactive, dialogic approaches to teaching and learning that combine innovative classroom and online teaching methods with unique group-based and scenario-based learning, thereby enabling students to dynamically engage with current engineering education and STEM challenges pertaining to generative artificial intelligence (AI), environmental sustainability etc. Group work and scenarios are designed to help students consolidate knowledge, share knowledge and experiences and develop essential practical skills to enhance their employability. In addition, the partnership with UCL Engineering has made the opportunity for MSc students to observe the Integrated Engineering Project, in other words, engineering project-based-learning, in context (Pebble in the Sand activity which is part of the module – Engineering Learning and Teaching: Perspectives and Issues).

Assessment across modules on the course takes a variety of forms, including a variety  of written assignments, presentations and, if taken up, the opportunity to use generative artificial intelligence (AI) to produce a multimodal document. There will also be self-assessment of active participation in face-to-face and on-line lectures, discussions and group work, and of professional and work-related activity.

The Engineering and Education MSc is a 180-credit course. You can expect around 10 to 15 contact hours per week, which involve attending lectures, seminars, workshops, and discussions led by faculty members and guest experts. These interactive sessions foster intellectual exchange and provide a platform for clarifying concepts and addressing questions. In addition to contact hours, students are encouraged to dedicate approximately 20 to 25 hours per week for self-directed study. This entails reading recommended literature, conducting research, completing assignments, and preparing for assessments. Self-directed study empowers you to delve deeper into topics of interests, cultivate critical thinking skills, and develop a comprehensive understanding of comparative education.

A Postgraduate Certificate, comprising one compulsory module and one option module (totalling 60 credits) is also offered. It can be studied full-time over six months or part-time over one year. You can expect around 3 contact hours per week and 6 to 8 hours per week for self-directed study.

A Postgraduate Diploma consisting of two compulsory modules (totalling 60 credits) and two option module (totalling 60 credits) is also offered. It can be studied full-time over one year or part-time over two years. You can expect around 6 to 8 contact hours per week and 12 to 16 hours per week for self-directed study.

A Postgraduate Diploma consisting of two compulsory modules (60 credits) and optional modules (up to 60 credits). It can be studied full-time over one year or part-time over two years. A Postgraduate Certificate, one compulsory module and one optional module (totalling 60 credits) is also offered. It can be studied full-time over three months or part-time over one year.

Modules

Full-time students complete within one year.

The Engineering and Education MSc course comprises 180 credits structured as follows: 

  • two compulsory modules (60 credits)
  • option modules (up to 60 credits)
  • dissertation (60 credits) OR a report (30 credits) and an option module (30 credits)

Both IOE and the FOE offer a range of option modules as part of the course. You are required to select 60 credits of option modules, subject to availability and module leader approval. Students are guided in their choice of modules by the course leader in accordance with their prior experience and interests. Please see below for an indicative list.

There are two ways of selecting option modules:

  • two IOE option modules (60 credits) or
  • one IOE option module (30 credits) and two UCL Engineering elective modules (30 credits).

For the remaining 60 credits, the Engineering and Education MSc gives you the option of choosing between a dissertation and a report, in consultation with your designated personal tutor and/or the course leader. The dissertation is worth 60 credits whilst the report is worth 30 credits. If you choose to do the report, you will also need to take an additional IOE option module worth 30 credits to bring your total credits to 60 credits.

Postgraduate Certificate and Postgraduate Diploma Structure (Full-time) 
It is expected that, irrespective as to whether you are following the Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma you will begin your studies with the 30-credit Engineering Learning and Teaching: Perspectives and Issues compulsory module.  If you are enrolled on the Postgraduate Certificate, you will then take one of the IOE Option Modules. If you are following the Postgraduate Diploma you will study both compulsory modules and then choose your remaining credits from IOE and UCL Engineering Option Modules:

  • To complete the interim award of the PG Diploma in Engineering and Education, you must complete both compulsory modules plus an additional 60 credits at Master's Level from the IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society and the Faculty of Engineering Sciences, subject to availability. 
  • PG Diploma Full-time students complete within one year.
  • To complete the interim award of the PG Certificate in Engineering and Education, you must complete the the 30-credit Engineering Learning and Teaching: Perspectives and Issues compulsory module. and another 30 credits at Master's Level from the IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society.
  • PG Certificate Full-time students complete within 12 weeks (nominally one term).

Part-time students complete within two years.

Over the two years, students take the Engineering and Education MSc course’s two compulsory modules (60 credits), option modules from a range of modules offered by IOE and UCL Engineering (60 credits), and a further 60 credits comprising the dissertation (60 credits) OR, alternatively, a report (30 credits) and an IOE option module (30 credits).

In the first year, you will study both compulsory modules in the first year, and in the second year you will study a total of 60-credits from the available IOE and UCL Engineering Option Modules.

In the second year you have the option of choosing between a dissertation and a report, in consultation with your designated personal tutor and/or the course leader. The dissertation is worth 60 credits whilst the report is worth 30 credits. If you choose to do the report, you will also need to take an additional IOE option module worth 30 credits to bring your total credits to 60 credits.

Postgraduate Certificate and Postgraduate Diploma Structure (Part-time)

  • Part-time PG Certificate students complete within one year.
  • Part-time PG Diploma students complete within two years.

It is expected that, irrespective as to whether you are following the PG Certificate or PG Diploma, you will start with the 30-credit Engineering Learning and Teaching: Perspectives and Issues compulsory module. If you are enrolled on the Postgraduate Certificate, you will then take one of the IOE Option Modules within the same year.

If you are following the PG Diploma you will study both compulsory modules in the first year, and then in the second year you will study a total of 60-credits from the available IOE and UCL Engineering Option Modules:

  • To complete the interim award of the PG Diploma in Engineering and Education, you must complete both compulsory modules in the first year and an additional 60 credits at Master's Level from the IOE and the UCL Engineering, subject to availability, in the second year. 
  • To complete the interim award of the PG Certificate in Engineering and Education, you must complete in one year the compulsory 30-credit Engineering Learning and Teaching: Perspectives and Issues module and another 30 credit-credit Master’s level module from the IOE, subject to availability.

It is expected that you will begin Engineering and Education MSc with the 30-credit compulsory module from the UCL Engineering.

In Years 1-5, depending on your individual study pattern, you will be expected to do the 30-credit compulsory module: Engineering and Education: Leadership, Practice and Research and a further 60 credits of options.

In the final year (Year 5) you will have the option of choosing between a dissertation and a report, in consultation with your designated personal tutor and/or the course leader. The dissertation is worth 60 credits whilst the report is worth 30 credits. If you choose to do the report, you will also need to take an additional IOE option module worth 30 credits to bring your total credits to 60 credits.

Please note that modular/flexible mode is not available for Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma.

Compulsory modules






Optional modules









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Network Analysis


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Please note that the list of modules given here is indicative. This information is published a long time in advance of enrolment and module content and availability are subject to change. Modules that are in use for the current academic year are linked for further information. Where no link is present, further information is not yet available.

Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits. Upon successful completion of 180 credits, you will be awarded an MSc in Engineering and Education. Upon successful completion of 120 credits, you will be awarded a PG Dip in Engineering and Education. Upon successful completion of 60 credits, you will be awarded a PG Cert in Engineering and Education.

Accessibility

The department will endeavour to make reasonable adjustments for students with disabilities, including those with long-term health conditions, neurodivergence, learning differences and mental health conditions. This list is not exhaustive. If you're unsure of your eligibility for reasonable adjustments at UCL, please contact Student Support and Wellbeing Services.

Reasonable adjustments are implemented on a case-by-case basis. With the student's consent, reasonable adjustments are considered by UCL Student Support and Wellbeing Services, and where required, in collaboration with the respective department.

Details of the accessibility of UCL buildings can be obtained from AccessAble. Further information about support available can be obtained from UCL Student Support and Wellbeing Services.

For more information about the department and accessibility arrangements for your course, please contact the department.

Where you'll study

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The Department of Education, Practice and Society has specialists from a wide variety of disciplines who undertake research to support education throughout the life course by contributing to economic, social and political debate as well as development in societies, nationally and internationally.

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Fees and funding

Fees for this course

UK students International students
Fee description Full-time Part-time
Tuition fees (2026/27) £14,200 £7,100
Tuition fees (2026/27) £32,000 £16,000

Programme also available on a modular (flexible) basis.

Postgraduate Taught students benefit from a cohort guarantee, meaning that their tuition fees will not increase during the course of the programme, but UCL reserves the right to increase tuition fees to reflect any sums (including levies, taxes, or similar financial charges) that UCL is required to pay any governmental authority in connection with tuition fees.

The tuition fees shown are for the year indicated above. Where the course is offered on a flexible/modular basis, fees are charged pro-rata to the appropriate full-time Master's fee taken in an academic session. Further information on fee status, fee increases and the fee schedule can be viewed on the UCL Students website: ucl.ac.uk/students/fees.

Additional costs

For full-time and part-time offer holders with a fee status classification of UK, a fee deposit will be charged at 2.5% of the first year fee.

For full-time and part-time offer holders with a fee status classification of Overseas, a fee deposit will be charged at 10% of the first year fee.

For modular/flexible offer holders with a fee status classification of UK, a £350 deposit will be charged.

For modular/flexible offer holders with a fee status classification of Overseas, a £500 deposit will be charged.

There is no fee deposit required for PG Dip and PG Cert applicants.

Further information can be found in the Tuition fee deposits section on this page: Tuition fees.

Students are responsible for all costs associated with their dissertation, including any travel, accommodation, and related expenses.

For in-person teaching, UCL’s main teaching locations are in zones 1 (Bloomsbury) and zones 2/3 (UCL East). The cost of a monthly 18+ Oyster travel card for zones 1-2 is £119.90. This price was published by TfL in 2025. For more information on additional costs for prospective students and the cost of living in London, please view our estimated cost of essential expenditure at UCL's cost of living guide.

Funding your studies

For a comprehensive list of the funding opportunities available at UCL, including funding relevant to your nationality, please visit the Scholarships and Funding website.

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GREAT Scholarship

Deadline: 7th May 2026
Value: £10,000 towards tuition fees (1 year)
Criteria Based on both academic merit and financial need
Eligibility: EU, Overseas

Next steps

Students are advised to apply as early as possible due to competition for places. Those applying for scholarship funding (particularly overseas applicants) should take note of application deadlines.

There is an application processing fee for this course of £90 for online applications. Further information can be found at Application fees.

When assessing your application, we are particularly looking to understand:

  • why you want to study Engineering and Education at graduate level
  • what particularly attracts you to the course at UCL
  • how your academic and professional background and interests meet the demands of this challenging course
  • where you would like to go professionally with your degree and how your studies fits with your career goals.

Together with essential academic requirements, the personal statement is your opportunity to illustrate whether your reasons for applying to this course match what the course will deliver.

Please note that you may submit applications for a maximum of two graduate courses (or one application for the Law LLM) in any application cycle.

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Please read the Application Guidance before proceeding with your application.

Year of entry: 2026-2027

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