BA Education Studies with Foundation Year
Entry requirements
UCAS tariff: 72 A level: DDD T Level: Pass BTEC: MMP GCSE: GCSE Maths and English are preferred, however if you don't have these qualifications you will be able to undertake Maths and English at Level 2 as part of your course of study Access to HE: Pass Access to HE Diploma with 60 credits: 45 at Level 3 with a minimum of Distinction: 0, Merit: 30, Pass: 15 English language: IELTS: 6.0 (with at least 5.5 in each skills area)
About this course
BA (Hons) Education Studies, integrating perspectives from history, psychology, sociology and philosophy. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. A foundation year is available, and optional specialist pathways in SEND or TESOL can be pursued. Students complete a 12-day work placement and a 10,000-word independent study project.
Modules
- Placement Learning and Professional Development
- Academic Skills and Personal Development
- English
- Mathematics
- Children's Literature and Education
- Philosophy of Education
- Psychology of Education
- Sociology of Education
- Biomedical Science
- Creative Project
- Introduction to Comparative Education
- Philosophy of Education
- Another Brick in the Wall: An Introduction to the Sociology of Education
- Community Project
- Education Through the Ages
- Teaching, Thinking and Reasoning
- Education in Context: a reflection
- Research Methods in Education
- Educational Alternatives
- Exploring Social, Emotional and Mental Health Needs
- An Introduction to Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
- Is it all just words? Language, Society and Education
- Lessons from History of Education
- Motivation and Achievement
- Independent Study in Education
- Creativity and Innovation in SEND: Research and Practice
- The Inclusive Classroom: Research and Practice
- Linguistics for TESOL
- Principles and Practices of TESOL 1
- Principles and Practices of TESOL 2
- ‘Entrepreneurial’ Education
- Left Behind and Left out: Social Exclusion and Education
- The Future of Education
- The Science of Learning and the Art of Teaching