BA Education Studies
About this course
BA (Hons) in Education Studies, an education studies degree centred on historical, political, and sociological perspectives of learning. Core topics include Research Methods, Fieldwork, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Design & Creative Practice. Students gain practical experience through placements and volunteering opportunities starting in the first year. The first year covers core foundations through An Introduction to Education: History and Politics, Thinking and Learning in Education, and Inclusion and Diversity. The second year focuses on research training and specific needs via modules such as Research Methods in Education and Special Educational Needs, Disability and Neurodiversity. Optional modules across the degree span areas such as sustainability, digital education, creative practices, and global contexts. In the final year, students complete a Dissertation alongside a choice of optional modules exploring advanced themes in pedagogy and policy.
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Entry requirements
UCAS points: 104 A Level: BCC BTEC Extended Diploma: DMM Contextual Offer: DMU operates a generous contextual offer for students from underrepresented backgrounds in Higher Education. This is a minimum of one to two grade reduction from our typical offer and full details including eligibility criteria can be found at dmu.ac.uk/contextual T Levels: Merit Access to HE: Pass with 30 Level 3 credits at Merit International Baccalaureate (IB): 24 GCSEs: 5 x GCSEs at grade 4/C or above including English and Maths If English is not your first language an IELTS score of 6.0 overall is essential.
Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 96%: 408 offers from 424 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 63 final-year students who answered
- Teaching on my course: 91%
- Learning opportunities: 89%
- Assessment and feedback: 83%
- Academic support: 88%
- Organisation and management: 90%
- Learning resources: 94%
- Student voice: 90%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 110 students who started
- Continued on course: 82%
- Gained a higher qualification: 1%
- Left higher education: 16%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 1%
What graduates do next
Based on about 11 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 45%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 20%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 50%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 20%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 10%
- Teaching and Childcare Associate Professionals: 10%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 70%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 70%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 155 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 1%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 76%
- West Midlands: 10%
- East of England: 4%
- London: 7%
- South West: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 90 students who started
- A levels: 98%
- Access course: 1%
- Other HE qualification: 1%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- An Introduction to Education: History and Politics
- Thinking and Learning in Education
- Childhood, Social Justice and Education
- Writers Salon
- Shifting Stages
- Introduction to Drama - Shakespeare
- Global Cities
- Inclusion and Diversity
- Preparing for Professional Practice
- Contemporary Issues in Education and Pedagogy: A problem-based learning approach
- Research Methods in Education
- Understanding Learning and Wellbeing
- Music in the Life of the Primary School
- Transformations in Digital Education
- Education for Environmental Sustainability
- Story Craft
- Theatre Revolutions
- Text Technologies
- Humans and the Natural World
- Special Educational Needs, Disability and Neurodiversity
- Creativity in Education
- Radical Education
- Global and Comparative Education
- The Practice and Policies of Primary Education
- Adult Learners and Life-long Learning
- Education and Equality: Class, Race and Ethnicity
- Collaborative Curriculum Design
- Gender and Education
- Reflection on Practice: Teaching and Learning
- Uncreative Writing, Creative Misbehaviour
- Performance, Identity, and Activism
- World Englishes: On the Page and Beyond
- The World on Display
- Dissertation
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Education Studies at De Montfort University earn?
The median salary is £26,000 after 15 months, £18,500 after 3 years, £22,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £15,500 and £28,500.
What do graduates of BA Education Studies at De Montfort University do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2022-23).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Education Studies at De Montfort University?
91% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2024-25.
What grades do I need for BA Education Studies at De Montfort University?
The typical offer is BCC at A level. The average entrant had 101 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Education Studies at De Montfort University?
96% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 408 offers from 424 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA Education Studies at De Montfort University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Education Studies at De Montfort University?
82% of students continued into their second year, and 16% left higher education.