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Primary Education Studies

Course details
  • 1 Study option
  • Undergraduate
Course location
3 Campuses

Course summary

Shape the future of education while broadening your career options. Delve into many different subjects with a focus on Primary-age children.

Whether you want to start or advance a career in primary education, or work in an adjacent field, you’ll study education history, policy and the way children are taught today, as well as the core subjects: reading, writing, maths and science.

You’ll also explore related areas such as health, welfare, child psychology and children’s rights, gain an insight into special educational needs provision, and observe teaching in local schools.

Why ARU?

  • Join the only new accredited university provider of teacher training in the UK.

  • Study at a university ranked 13th in the country for Education in the Guardian League Table 2025.

  • Develop your understanding of primary education and gain versatile knowledge and skills.

  • Choose to study over two or three years, with both face-to-face and blended learning options available.

  • Take part in Live Briefs to gain work experience and build your network.

  • Study at a university with over 20 years’ experience of training education professionals.

Modules

How to apply

Application codes

Institution code:
A60

This course may be available at alternative locations, please check if other course options are available.

Course options

Entry requirements

Typical qualification requirements

UCAS Tariff
112-96

We accept A Levels, T Levels, BTECs, OCR, Access to HE and most other qualifications within the UCAS Tariff.

GCSE/National 4/National 5

5 GCSEs at grade C, or grade 4, or above, including English and Maths.

Additional entry requirements

Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) / Disclosure Scotland Check

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

ARU operates a policy of making contextualised offers for this course which may be a reduced conditional offer or an unconditional offer, using data from UCAS to make our assessment. We consider that this approach promotes the equality of educational opportunity for applicants from low participation groups in HE. ARU welcomes students from diverse backgrounds and helping them achieve their full potential. The offer of a place through the contextual offer process is at the discretion of ARU.

Learn more on the Anglia Ruskin University website

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course 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.

This course may have Historical entry grades data available, please select a course option to view.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands & Republic of Ireland£10050

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

https://www.aru.ac.uk/student-life/preparing-for-study/help-with-finances/undergraduate

https://www.aru.ac.uk/study/tuition-fees

International fee TBC

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