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100% online MA International Education

Apply by: 10 June 2025
To begin: 24 June 2025
    • 180 credits
    • Complete in as little as 14 months
Achieve your ambitions as an international educator with the Keele difference – a 100% online MA from a university ranked in the top 10 in England for Education

This is Keele:

  • 100% online MA – 14 months full-time or 2 years part-time
  • Top 10 in England for Education*
  • Top 300 in the World for Education**
  • Britain's Best University, as ranked by students***
  • 80% of research 'world leading' or 'internationally excellent'****
  • £7,440 total fees with option to pay per module
  • Keele alumni discount available
*Complete University Guide, 2021
**Times Higher Education World Rankings, 2023
***No. 1 in the UK, Student Crowd University Awards, 2022
****Research Excellence Framework, 2021

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An online Master’s that equips educators for success on the international stage

The 100% online MA International Education from Keele University is an innovative Master’s degree that has been designed for current and aspiring international educators who want to teach and lead effectively in a wide range of international contexts.

The programme equips you for success in careers including educational practitioner in international schools, international schools governor, government advisor, as well as business development director or project manager at International NGOs.

Uniquely flexible study designed for the unique demands on the time of educators

At Keele University, we understand the time pressures on educators and education professionals and the demands of balancing work and study. The flexible design of this online Master’s degree is such an important benefit because it means that you can access academic content at times that suit you. Crucially, this enables you to study around full-time work and family commitments and enables you to continue to earn and progress in your current role as you study.

Aligned with the international focus of this Master’s, the entirely online delivery of the MA International Education enables you to study the course from anywhere in the world, with no geographical barriers to study. This Education Master’s has been created explicitly for learners who live across the UK and around the world.

Within our leading edge online learning environment you will collaborate and interact with module tutors and fellow internationalist educators from across the globe, in group learning activities and discussion groups via online forums. This provides you with the opportunity to learn from the diverse experiences and backgrounds of peers from around the world and to build your global professional network.

Knowledge and skills taught include:

  • Comparative international education
  • Leading in a complex world
  • Education and global citizenship
  • International education in a globalised world
  • An interconnected view of education, employment and professional identity
  • Reflective practice
  • Research design
  • Qualitative and quantitative research methodologies
  • Preparing and developing a dissertation

Benefit from a leading Education department at a University that excels in delivering student satisfaction

Keele University was ranked as one of the top 10 universities in England for Education in the Complete University Guide 2021. At an international level, Keele University was rated in the top 250 in the world in the Times Higher Education World Rankings 2021.

We believe that this national and international recognition has resulted from our high standards in teaching, research and student experience. In the latest Research Excellence Framework, 80% of our research was rated ‘world leading’ or ‘of international importance’.

Our ability to deliver a superb student experience is underscored by our joint 1st ranking for course satisfaction – as rated by students – in the Guardian University rankings 2019.

Study a flexible online International Education Master’s with a University ranked in the top 10 in England for Education.

Top 10

in England for Education

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Top 300

in the world for Education

(Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023) Detail Badge

Top 10

for Student Experience

(Times Good University Guide, 2020) Detail Badge

Award

Britain's best university, as ranked by students

(StudentCrowd University Awards, 2022) Detail Badge