Education

Change lives through education on this BA Education degree.

• Explore important current themes such as social justice, inclusion, wellbeing, sustainability, and education policy.

• Develop your professional skills through work placements and research projects that focus on real world problems.

• Draw on sociology, psychology and philosophy to examine diverse aspects of education from a national and global perspective.

Are you passionate about changing lives through education? Our innovative Education course will allow you to develop a portfolio of skills that employers look for, such as creative thinking, taking initiative, networking, and problem solving.

You’ll have opportunities to explore a range of education careers and develop professional skills by putting your knowledge into practice through work placements and research projects focused on real-world problems.

Whether you want to be an educator, policy-maker or researcher, continue your studies with teacher training or postgraduate study, or dive straight into a graduate trainee scheme, this degree in education can form the basis of a career in public service.

Course Modules

Year one
You'll be introduced to formal and informal education and explore the potential of education to transform lives in different ways. Key themes include sustainability, wellbeing, digital literacy, and global citizenship.

Year two
You’ll learn about education policy and its role on a local and global scale. You’ll also evaluate how research into education can improve workplaces. You’ll explore digital literacy and global citizenship in more depth.

Year three
You’ll develop a deeper understanding of a professional career in education and education’s role in sustainable development. You’ll use your knowledge and skills to work on a research project designed to prepare you for progression to employment or postgraduate study.

Professional Placement Year

A Professional Placement Year (PPY), traditionally known as a sandwich year, is where you undertake a period of work with an external organisation for between 9-13 months. The placement occurs between your second and final years of undergraduate study. You can engage in multiple placements to make up the total time and are required to source the placement(s) yourself, with support from the Careers team.