The Mathematics Education route is for anyone with a research or professional interest in mathematics education at any level of education (primary, secondary, or tertiary), wanting to undertake advanced study in a world-class setting. The Mathematics Education route is taught by a specialist team, and its student cohort is drawn primarily from UK-based professionals who continue in their full-time posts while taking the course part-timeThe Mathematics Education route develops students' understanding of a number of important issues in the field of mathematics education. Students learn to interpret and critically engage with ideas and debates in mathematics education research in three ways:through taught sessions in mathematics educationthrough work on course assignments under the supervision of a member of the teaching team andthrough participation in seminars led by students on the route and in project workshops.The course introduces students to research skills and specialist knowledge. Its main aims are to:to examine the theoretical frameworks used in the study of education and its constituent disciplinesprovide training in research methods appropriate to educationadvance students’ capacity for professional reflection and judgmentcater for a range of specialists interested within the field of education or one of its constituent disciplines.Learning OutcomesBy the end of the course, students will have:a comprehensive understanding of research techniques, and a thorough knowledge of the literature applicable to their specific educational domaindemonstrated originality in the application of knowledge, together with a practical understanding of how research and enquiry are used to create and interpret knowledge in their fieldshown abilities in the critical evaluation of current research and research techniques and methodologiesdemonstrated self-direction and originality in tackling and solving problems, and acted autonomously in the planning and implementation of research.