BA Education
Entry requirements
A level: Available to those who are studying for, or who have completed Level 3 qualifications (eg, A-Levels or BTEC diploma) and to mature-aged candidates without formal qualifications who have suitable background education, experience and motivation. IB: Available to those who are studying for, or who have completed Level 3 qualifications (eg, A-Levels or BTEC diploma) and to mature-aged candidates without formal qualifications who have suitable background education, experience and motivation.
About this course
BA in Education. Core topics include Research Methods and Ethics & Professional Practice. Some modules require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) enhanced check at a cost of approximately £40. The four-year course includes a foundation year, after which the syllabus matches the standard three-year programme.
Modules
- How to be a Student 1
- How to be a Student 2
- Information in a Post-Truth World
- Introduction to Social Science
- The "Othered" Migrant: Social Science Perspectives
- Representing the Other: Cultures and Clashes
- Understanding Change - Environment, People, Places
- Understanding Crime: Law, Society and Behaviour
- Children's Development and Learning
- Education, Sustainability and Ethical Citizenship
- Health and Wellbeing in the Early Years
- Language Development in the Early Years
- Play Matters: Understanding and Supporting Learning and Play
- Professional Practice
- Educational Blueprints: Insights into Curriculum and Assessment
- Research Methods
- Safeguarding and Professional Practice
- Leadership
- Literacy in Young Children
- Major dissertation
- Children's Rights
- Emotional and Social Development
- Mathematical Development in the Early Years
- Special Educational Needs