BA Education
Entry requirements
A Level: ABB. IB: 6,5,5 32 points overall. BTEC: BTEC options considered
About this course
Bachelor of Arts in Education, an education degree focused on educational practices within society and human development. Core topics include Research Methods. The course includes a practical placement element and an independent dissertation in the final year. The first year establishes fundamental themes through Contemporary Issues in Education, Equality and Diversity: Children, Families and Society, Introduction to Developmental Psychology, and Philosophy of Education, exploring historical and societal contexts. The second year builds upon this with Education, Policy and Social Justice, Placement, Researching Childhood and Education, and Ethics in Education, allowing students to examine professional environments and research methods. The final year involves advanced study through modules such as Dissertation, Children as Citizens, Language and Literacy in Education, and Understanding Mental Health in Education Contexts, culminating in an independent research project.
Modules
- Contemporary Issues in Education
- Equality and Diversity: Children, Families and Society
- Introduction to Developmental Psychology
- Philosophy of Education
- Schooling: A Social and Cultural History
- Young People and Social Change
- Education, Policy and Social Justice
- Placement
- Researching Childhood and Education
- Changing Behaviours: A History
- Cognitive Psychology
- Education Semester Abroad
- Ethics in Education
- Individual Differences and Learning
- Primary and Early Years Education Theory and Practice
- Social Psychology and Learning
- Dissertation
- Children as Citizens
- Critical Approaches to Psychology in Education
- Identity, Politics and Everyday Life
- Language and Literacy in Education
- Professional Development
- Reclaiming Education: Past, Present and Futures
- Understanding Mental Health in Education Contexts