BA (Hons) Education Studies

On this course, you’ll not only find yourself learning about exciting ways to teach – you’ll find yourself benefitting from them too. As well as traditional learning methods, it includes practical, classroom-based aspects. For example, to help you study the teaching and learning of reading, you’ll be placed into a school to support the reading development of a child.

You’ll also look at topics such as language and literacy, mathematical thinking, special educational needs and disability, equality and diversity, prison education, and education in museums and theatres.

Methods of assessment for this course overall: 85% coursework.

Year 1

• What is education?
  An introduction to key concepts in education studies contextualised within the disciplines of philosophy, sociology and history.
• Study skills
  This module equips you with the study skills you will need to study at HE level.
• Constructing childhood
  A focus on media portrayals of children and childhood, including notions of the 'othered' child, exclusion and stereotyping.
• Community, family and children 
  Building on themes introduced in the  'Constructing childhood' module, the focus will be on considerations of social capital, youth culture and transitions.
• Language, literacy and learning
  An exploration of the theories and practice around how children become effective readers, writers and users of language. This module will include a reading placement in a local school or early years setting.
• Developing mathematical thinking
  A theorised, developmental problem solving approach to understanding mathematical thinking and how learning in mathematics is supported.

Year 2

• Interpersonal interactions
  Explores interpersonal interactions between learners, professionals, family and peers and their importance in educational contexts.
• Barriers to learning
  Building on a range of previous modules the focus will be on identifying and reducing barriers for individual learners.
• Equality, culture and citizenship
  An exploration of the individual as a citizen within the context of social justice.
• Alternative education setting placement
  In this module you prepare for a placement in a non-main stream educational setting. This could be a special needs school, museum, prison, hospital school etc. The placement is for eight weeks and you'll develop practical skills and understanding whilst applying theory you have already been studying to an educational context.
• An introduction to education technology
  The use of technology in formal educational contexts has had a profound effect on the way teachers teach and students learn. In this module you'll learn about technologies used in formal learning contexts and how technologies can be used to support learning and assist educators.

Year 3

• Contemporary issues in education
  This module will deal with politically, economically and socially current issues in education.
• Creativity in education (Option)
  This module explores some key issues around Creativity in Education. Areas such as thematic and integrated learning, learning through play, using creative partnerships and curriculum design are all addressed within the module. The teaching and learning style of the module is highly practical and participatory.
• Assessment in education
  In this module you will consider how effective teaching and learning is supported by techniques in questioning and formative assessment. You will develop a political understanding of how class, school, national and international assessment is related to performance and curriculum policy making decisions.
• Project
  In the third year you will have the opportunity to design a study based in an educational setting which will help you understand a specific context and learn how theory is applied to practice.
• Contextualising education globally
  Building on the year one module 'What is Education?' you will explore and compare aspects of policy, practice and curriculum across the world and develop an understanding of global concerns.
• Educational autobiography (Option)
  This optional module explores students’ own experiences of education and how this relates to wider educational issues.

You’re guaranteed an interview for teacher training after you graduate from this degree, and have excellent employment opportunities if you want to start your career in an educational or related setting. You’ll also be very well prepared to take a PGCE or employment-based route into teaching, or to carry your studies on to Masters level.

Employability Service

We are University of the Year for Graduate Employment for the second year in a row - The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018, 2019.

At LSBU, we want to set you up for a successful career. During your studies – and for two years after you graduate – you’ll have access to our Employability Service, which includes:

• An online board where you can see a wide range of placements: part-time, full-time or voluntary. You can also drop in to see our Job Shop advisers, who are always available to help you take the next step in your search.
• Our Careers Gym offering group workshops on CVs, interview techniques and finding work experience, as well as regular presentations from employers across a range of sectors.

Our Student Enterprise team can also help you start your own business and develop valuable entrepreneurial skills.

You’re never on your own on this degree. Even when you are out on placement, you’ll be visited by a tutor. Further resources will be available through our visual learning environment and monitored chat rooms, with tutor input, to enable you to communicate with your fellow students and learn from each other’s experiences.

Study Skills will be embedded throughout the modules as well as a specific Study Skills module. You'll receive support in accessing assistive technology and LSBU’s study, library and disability services. You’ll also be allocated an individual academic advisor to help your development.

Personal Tutoring

As an undergraduate Law and Social Science student, you will be allocated a named tutor during your first semester at LSBU.  The role of your tutor is to be your primary contact for academic and professional development support.

Your tutor will support you to get the most of your time at LSBU, providing advice and signposting to other sources of support in the University.   They should be the first person at the university that you speak to if you are having any difficulties that are affecting your work. These could be academic, financial, health-related or another type of problem.

In your first year, you'll meet with your personal tutor for 1 hour, twice a year.  In your second year you will have appointments with your personal tutor three times a year, for up to 30 minutes.

In your final year your dissertation supervisor will arrange to meet with you as required.

You can contact your tutor/supervisor for additional support by email or phone.

• A Level BCC or:
• BTEC National Diploma MMM or:
• Access to HE qualifications with 9 Distinctions and 36 Merits or:
• Equivalent Level 3 qualifications worth 106 UCAS points
• Applicants must hold 5 GCSEs A-C including Maths and English, or equivalent (reformed GCSEs grade 4 or above).

We welcome qualifications from around the world. English language qualifications for international students: IELTS score of 6.0 or Cambridge Proficiency or Advanced Grade C.

We also consider applications from those who have gained relevant skills through a wide range of vocational qualifications or responsible experience.

While a GCSE in science is not an entry requirement to this degree, candidates must note that these GCSEs or equivalent are required for application to a PGCE teacher Training programme.

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For more information, including how and when to pay, see our fees and funding section for undergraduate students.

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Possible fee changes

The University reserves the right to increase its fees in line with changes to legislation, regulation and any government guidance or decisions.

The fees for international students are reviewed annually and the University reserves the right to increase the tuition fees in line with the RPIX measure of inflation up to 4 per cent.

Scholarships

We offer several types of fee reduction through our scholarships and bursaries. Find the full list and other useful information on our scholarships page.