Education Studies (with Foundation Year) | Oxford Brookes University

Course summary

How do we learn? What place do power and privilege play in education? Delve into topics like these as you explore the world of education from conception to our early 20s.

Our BA Education Studies with a Foundation Year starts with essential skills such as research, evaluation and communication to prepare you for degree level study. Passing this foundation year leads to year one of our BA Education Studies degree, where you’ll develop strong critical and analytical skills in psychology, sociology, history and the philosophy of education. From Wittgenstein to forest schools, diversity and inclusion to social justice, you’ll study education and its impact on human development and society, from the medieval age to the present day and beyond.

Develop career-enhancing skills with annual placements; optional field trips plus an optional year at partner universities abroad.

If you discover a passion for supporting children with additional needs, you can switch to the special educational needs, disability and inclusion (SENDI) pathway at the end of your first year.

This course is available in Clearing. If you have submitted an application, you can add this course. If you haven’t sent us an application yet, you can do this until 24th September 2026.

This course is subject to validation. You can still apply for this course while it is being approved.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

Main Site

Study options

BA (Hons) • Full-time including foundation year • 4 Years

Start dates

14 September 2026

Apply by
14 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:: X30F
Institution code:: O66
Campus name:: Main Site
Campus Code:: -
Points of Entry:: Foundation

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How to apply

Apply by
14 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:: X30F
Institution code:: O66
Campus name:: Main Site
Campus Code:: -

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

Foundation

International applicants

At Oxford Brookes we are delighted to welcome international students from across the world. We have information on how to apply to Oxford Brookes as an international applicant on our website. Please copy and paste this link into your browser https://www.brookes.ac.uk/Study/International-students/Applying-to-arriving/How-to-apply.

Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff
48 points

Additional entry requirements

Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)

English language requirements

IELTS 6.0 overall and including 6.0 in Reading and Writing and 5.5 in Speaking and Listening. Further information on our English language requirements can be found on our website.

English language requirementhttps://www.brookes.ac.uk/Study/International-students/Applying-to-arriving/How-to-apply/English-language-requirements

Contextual admissions

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Oxford Brookes University aims to provide equitable access to students with the potential to succeed. To achieve this, we make a holistic assessment, considering qualifications and experience in the context of personal and educational background. We make offers based on the evidence we can see of the skills and abilities required for success and show flexibility in our confirmation of a place, where there is evidence to show that grades may not fully represent future potential.

Learn more on the Oxford Brookes 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.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

Location	Fee	Year

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

Please note tuition fees for Home students may increase in subsequent years both for new and continuing students in line with an inflationary amount determined by government. Tuition fees for International students may increase in subsequent years both for new and continuing students.

Oxford Brookes University intends to maintain its fees for new and returning Home students at the maximum permitted level.