Education Studies

Are you ready for a future in education but want to keep your career options open? Our dynamic BA (Hons) Education Studies degree lets you do just that. You will take learning beyond the classroom, as you study education in its broadest sense. This unique course covers early years through to adult education - exploring a diverse range of subject areas, including sociology, policy, globalisation, technology, and social justice.

With a wide range of modules, you will have the freedom to build your own degree in line with your specific interests and career aims. Topics include education with a teaching focus; art, culture and heritage; youth studies and globalisation.

From day one, we will help you give real-life context to your studies and gain hands-on experience. Enhanced work-based learning and placement opportunities available through the Nottingham Institute of Education (NIoE) will give you industry experience - making you even more attractive to future employers. So, whether you’re new to the world of work or are planning a career change, you will be well prepared with our extensive network of 600 partnerships in settings, schools, colleges and the community.

Why study Education Studies at NTU?

• You have the freedom to build your own degree with the choice of a wide range of modules in line with your specific interests and career aims.

• Gain hands-on experience throughout your degree in a variety of educational employment roles through over 600 partnerships with local settings, schools, colleges and organisations.

• Work-based learning opportunities are embedded throughout the course. You will have the opportunity to access a placement experience in Year One, Two and Three.

• In Year Three, achieve up to 40 integrated credits at level 7, allowing you to submit work at Masters level, giving you the opportunity to transition APAL onto a part-time Masters in education programme.

In Year One, you’ll study the following modules: Outdoor Learning; What is Education?; Developing Learning; Academic Skills; and Community Education ChalleNGe.
In Year Two, you’ll study the following core modules: Experiential Learning & Placement; Education Policy and Practice ; and Research Methods in Education. You’ll also choose from the following optional modules: Youth Health & Well-being; Learning through Arts & Culture; Inclusive Education in a Global World; Navigating the Classroom and Curriculum; Education and Young People; Object-based Learning: Combining Arts & Culture with the Classroom; Comparative and International Education; and Sociology of Education.
In Year Three, you’ll study the following core modules: Research Project: Research in Education; Social Justice in Education; and Education and Digital Technology - Teaching and Learning in an Online World. You’ll also choose from the following optional modules: Advice and Guidance in Practice; Race, Media and Popular Culture; Global Citizenship and Education for Sustainable Development; Forced migration and education: Key issues; Special and Inclusive Education; Society, Culture and Identity; Education in a Globalised World; and Radical Education.

There are no formal exams during this course; we use a variety of assessment types to allow you to demonstrate your strengths across a number of skill sets.

To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:

• Course does not award QTS