Postgraduate courses
The International Education Institute provides two strands of postgraduate programmes – Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), and International Education.
Our TESOL programmes are designed for postgraduate students who are interested in the teaching and assessment of English language, while our International Education programmes are designed to give students an understanding of the leadership, management and administrative issues involved in schools, universities, education-facing NGOs and similar organisations operating in international contexts.
Both of our strands are available as MSc, PGDip and PGCert options, both on-campus and online, and both with September and January entry options. We also offer one DProf course – Doctor of Professional Practice in TESOL.
Scholarships are also available for a variety of applicants, including those with refugee or asylum seeker status, humanitarian protection, or those seeking sanctuary. Full details are available on the Scholarship Page.
For students interested in the process of teaching English language skills to others, our TESOL programmes are ideal – these are available at MSc, PGCert, PGDip and DProf levels, both online and on-campus.
Our International Education MSc, PGCert and PGDip teaching covers areas such as Leadership and Management, Trends and Policies, and Organisational Development in International Education.
Academic English Service (AES)
Students who use English as a second or additional language can sign up to AES, for free. The service offers language support to undergraduate and postgraduate students, through a combination of tutorials, workshops and online resources. Schools which may need language development provision for groups of students should contact academicenglish@st-andrews.ac.uk to request a meeting.
MSc TESOL student achievements
Meet some of our MSc TESOL students and find out more about their achievements and their plans for the future.
Congratulations to Allison Crum!
One of our former MSc TESOL students, Allison Crum, has received a commendation from the British Council ELT Master's Dissertation Awards 2020-2021 for her dissertation titled "Introducing standards for evaluating enrichment materials (SEEM): Testing the modern framework with football-themed materials". The awards promote the achievements of students on UK Masters programmes for work with the best potential for impact on policy and practice in English Language Teaching.
