Education Studies and History

Studying Education Studies at Lincoln Bishop University gives you a comprehensive understanding of education in its broadest sense, both nationally and globally. This course is ideal if you are considering a career in teaching or are interested in exploring a variety of education-related professions. You will investigate the key issues, policies, and practices that shape education today, equipping yourself with the knowledge and skills to make a real difference in the field.

Our History course is both ambitious and wide-ranging, taking you on a journey through fascinating historical topics and eras from the medieval period right up to the 21st century. You will explore everything from the Black Death to Caribbean pirates, from French revolutionaries to civil rights campaigners, and from witch trials to Cold War tensions. Through these studies, you will discover how people in the past lived, what they believed, what motivated them, and how their actions have shaped the world we know today.

Our passionate lecturers draw on their own research and teaching expertise to bring history vividly to life, both in the classroom and on field trips. You will also have the opportunity to apply your knowledge in real-world settings through work placements, gaining valuable professional experience. Our varied assessments are designed to help you develop a wide range of written, oral, and digital skills that are highly sought after by employers.

By combining Education Studies and History at Lincoln Bishop University, you will develop a unique blend of analytical, critical, and practical skills, preparing you for a diverse range of exciting careers in education, heritage, and beyond. Join our vibrant academic community and take the next step towards a rewarding future.

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In Education Studies, assessment is carried out through coursework of different types, including essays, reports, oral presentations, multimedia presentations, reflective logs and portfolios. There are no examinations. You can expect to give one or two oral presentations or poster presentations as one of a small group of students throughout the course. You will gradually build up skills of multimedia presentation and third-year students currently share a short, assessed multimedia film to their peers. You will build up your writing skills steadily throughout the course and in the first year, you will complete a portfolio of shorter written pieces and two longer essays, receiving formative feedback from your tutors to help you build up your academic capabilities.

On our History course we only utilise assessments that will accurately test your key skills, knowledge and understanding. We select only those assessments that will enable you to learn, improve and progress over the course of the degree programme and which will prepare you for challenges beyond university, such as job interviews, creative presentations, professional exchanges of ideas, report writing and project management. This is why we do not utilise unseen written examinations on any of our modules. We do use a wide combination of different types of assessment, including written essays, presentations (oral, digital and practical), portfolio submissions (where smaller pieces of research work are combined), assessed debates and one-to-one discussions.

History remains rooted in written communication and consequently, around half of the assessment of the course is concerned with the writing of complex ideas and the persuasive and explanatory power of the written word. Therefore, the capstone project at the end of the degree course is the Dissertation, which is a longer assessed piece of written work on a topic chosen by the student through collaboration and discussion with their supervisor. It is an exciting and inspiring finish to the undergraduate degree programme and one that enables students to signpost future employers to their successful demonstration of a range of skills associated with the planning and execution of a complex, written research project.

We have a fantastic track record of supporting you in your studies and assessments through a mixture of lectures, seminars, tutorials, practical workshops and a range of field trips to experience how historical ideas can be communicated outside of the classroom.