Education (Top Up) (Online)

The BA (Hons) Education Top Up Online is an asynchronous learning course that allows those with sub-degree qualifications to progress into the second year (level 5) or final year (level 6) of the BA (Hons) Education Studies degree programme.

It provides a tailored and flexible route to help you develop the professional knowledge, skills, and competencies relevant to your workplace. There is no PSRB or other professional accreditation attached to this educational studies programme.

The Education Top Up course is suitable for:

Those who already hold existing credits from qualifications such as HNCs/HNDs, other level 4 or both levels 4/5 vocational/technical qualifications, or foundation degrees.
Further Education practitioners, who hold level 4 and 5 teaching qualifications as well as those with relevant overseas qualifications
Those who want to demonstrate to employers the capacity for academic, research, organisational, or management skills to enhance their career or open up new career possibilities through graduate studies in education.
Those who want to expand their educational knowledge in a way that reflects a multicultural and evolving contemporary world.

Year 1: Mental Wealth: Academic and Professional Skills for Life 2, Contemporary Issues in Education, Identity and Social Justice, Building Research Communities, Ideology, Politics, and Policy in Education, Education Careers

Year 2: Mental Wealth: Academic and Professional Skills for Life 3, Critical and Global Perspectives on Education, Language, Pedagogy and Cultural Diversity, Volunteering, Independent Research Project.

For more information about individual modules, please visit our course pages via the link below.

Assessment is by a portfolio of coursework tasks, which may include assignments, presentations, report writing and project work. We aim to provide feedback on assessments within 15 working days, although you will receive immediate feedback following many of our formative assessments.