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Education (Top-Up)

Course details
  • BA (Hons)
  • 1 Years
  • Full-time
  • 09/2025
  • Undergraduate
Course location
LSBU Main Site - Southwark Campus

Course summary

This course is aimed at students who are typically employed or working voluntarily in a school, nursery or other educational setting who have completed 2 years in Higher Education and would like to top-up their degree to a BA (Hons) in Education. This top-up course allows you to demonstrate a critical reflection of education practice and will equip you with the knowledge, understanding and skills to develop your work-based practice further.

Modules

Modules are subject to change

Year 1
Semester 1
The Learning Environment
Contemporary Issues in Education

Semester 2
Alternative Educational Setting
Educational Autobiography

How to apply

Apply by
29 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
X300
Institution code:
L75
Campus name:
LSBU Main Site - Southwark Campus
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

International applicants

English Language Requirements for International and EU Applicants:
IELTS 6.0 (the minimum score required in each skill area is 5.5) or
TOEFL IBT 80 ( the minimum score required in each skills areas are: Reading 18, Listening 17, Writing 17, Speaking 20) or
Pearson Test of English Academic 52 (the minimum score required in each skill area is 51)

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

UCAS Tariff - Not accepted

A level - Not accepted

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - Not accepted

Access to HE Diploma - Not accepted

Scottish Higher - Not accepted

Acceptable qualification requirements:
Must be working in an educational setting
Two-year HE course – FdA Foundation Degree in Education or HND or DipHE, or equivalent
Applicants must hold GCSEs English Language and Maths minimum C grade, or equivalent qualification (reformed GCSEs grade 4 or above).

Additional entry requirements

Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)
Interview

Historical entry grades data BETA

This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted with (learn more). It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place. Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
England£9535Year 1
Northern Ireland£9535Year 1
Scotland£9535Year 1
Wales£9535Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

Read fees and funding information at https://www.lsbu.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/fees-and-funding

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