An approach to learning that leads to a greater understanding of global inequalities

A fully online course gives students the opportunity to explore development education and global learning by interacting and learning alongside peers around the world.

An MA at the UCL Institute of Education gives students the opportunity to study a range of perspectives and approaches to development education, global learning and global citizenship.  

“It also provides participants with the opportunity to reflect critically on their own engagement and interest in these areas and how they link to broader educational debates, such as those related to education quality, aid and development, sustainable development, poverty and global inequality,” says Dr Clare Bentall (UCL Institute of Education), who leads the MA programme. 

The MA Global Learning offers a collaborative online learning environment through which students develop their own knowledge and skills, as well as benefitting from interaction with, and learning alongside, peers from around the world. 

“In the core areas of study, students explore the principles and practices of development education, an approach to learning that leads to a greater understanding of global inequalities, including of why they exist and what can be done about them,” adds Dr Bentall.  

““Students explore the principles and practices of development education, an approach to learning that leads to a greater understanding of global inequalities.” 

They also examine the relationship between debates on globalisation and development education, as well as critically assessing approaches to development education within contrasting countries, particularly those in which they work, such as the UK, Ireland, Germany, USA, Korea, Mexico, South Africa, Ghana, Pakistan, and China. 

Students complement these core areas by choosing from a diverse range of optional areas for study, including: global citizenship education – research, policy and practice; north-south educational partnerships; teaching controversial issues; and learning and working in international contexts