This flexible course for those with a passion for education can be taken either online or by attending QMU. It will allow you to develop professional-standard research skills applicable to a range of educational contexts. An MRes can give you a competitive edge in your professional career or in the researcher job market, and is also a valuable stepping stone towards a PhD, or equally a sound basis for embedding research in your professional practice.

Areas of study

Master of Research in Education: MRes (Education)

Master in Research: MRes (with no post-Nominal)

Other postnominal discipline descriptors are available, please contact programme leaders Dr Cara Blaisdell and Dr Clare Uytman (MResPL@qmu.ac.uk) for more details.

Educational research at QMU has four foci:

• social justice
• health and wellbeing
• inclusive leadership
• creative curricula.

Other aspects of education would also be considered, and the University has expertise in a wide range of specific topics, eg outdoor learning, children’s rights, politics of food.

You can optionally identify the specific subject of your research in the award title.

Study options: full or part-time

You can choose to study full-time or part-time, either:

• one year full-time, or
• between 2.5 and 5 years part-time.

Course structure 

QMU Master of Research Degrees

Part-time course structure (180 credits in five years)

Prior learning

Please email the programme leader to discuss any prior learning.

Costs

Details of costs can be found on the University's Fees and Charges page.

Indicative cost for a Home/EU student in 2020-2021 is £5500.

Fully online learning options are available.  

Application process

For more course information, and to apply, go to the relevant programme page:

Master of Research (Education)

Master of Research

Applicants are asked to provide a brief research proposal that includes the following:

1. Area of research
2. Proposed research question
3. Research aim/research question (including primary hypotheses, if appropriate)
4. Context (1-2 page literature review)
5. Proposed methodology, design, participants and analysis
6. Proposed supervisor and outline of contact to date (if any)

For more information

To find out more about your options, contact the programme leader at MResPL@qmu.ac.uk.