BA in Education Studies
Birmingham City University
Key Information
Campus location
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
3 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
GBP 9,250 / per year *
Application deadline
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Earliest start date
Sep 2024
* UK students: £9,250 per year | international students: £13,980 per year
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Introduction
Are you interested in teaching, education systems, care or research? Our BA (Hons) in Education Studies will allow you to explore all aspects of education, focusing on subject areas of most interest to you, so that you graduate with a range of career options in what you love to do.
What's covered in this course?
Studying in our recently extended state-of-the-art £71 million City South Campus in Edgbaston, you will explore concepts such as education and society, equality, diversity, values and policies of the UK education system, as well as educational systems around the world. You will also have lots of opportunities to delve deeper into subjects that matter and are of interest to you too.
Our degree uses a wide variety of learning methods, including interactive and engaging lectures, seminars and workshops with guest speakers often stopping by to share their knowledge. This is combined with our experienced course staff who will be supporting and guiding you every step of the way.
Throughout the course, we arrange visits to and welcome guest speakers from organisations from across Birmingham including, the Thinktank, Historic England, CBSO and the Newman Brothers (a museum in the Jewellery Quarter). You will also have the opportunity to go on a work placement during year two to enhance your skills and experience.
The placement module is a crucial aspect and allows you to merge theory with practice. You will be encouraged to experience and consider different educational settings through enhancement activities such as volunteering, Careers Week, Graduate+ and presentations from external speakers.
This course is designed to promote independence so that you become more a confident, autonomous, creative lifelong learner and will challenge you to push the boundaries and discover your full potential while at university.
Why choose us?
- Learn in our £71 million City South Campus - You will have access to state-of-the-art facilities which will inspire and motivate you
- Commitment to employability - we will make sure that you are ready for employment when graduating and will support you to gain experience in the areas you are most passionate about.
- Expert staff team - our experienced, passionate and dedicated staff team will guide you through the course to maximise your learning opportunities and future employability
- Strong industry relationships - we work in partnership with local schools, care leavers support services, art galleries and museums, Birmingham's virtual school and special schools
- Study abroad - you can choose to study abroad in this course. Students from other education courses have travelled to as far afield as South America and you could too!
- Excellent placement opportunities - placement work is built into this course to provide you with skills and experience that will prepare you for future employment
Curriculum
Year One
In order to complete this course, you must successfully complete all the following core modules (totalling 120 credits).
- Introduction to Education Studies
- Key Educational Thinkers and the Philosophy of Education
- Creativity, Teaching and Learning
- Education and Society
- Introduction to International Education
- Perspectives on Development and Learning
Year Two
In order to complete this course, you must successfully complete all the following core modules (totalling 120 credits).
- Preparing for Research in Education
- Professional Practice Placement
- Globalisation, Education and Inequality
- Cultures of Schooling
- Inclusion, Diversity and Special Educational Needs
- Investigating and Developing Curriculum
Year Three
In order to complete this course, you must successfully complete all the following core modules (totalling 120 credits).
- Research Project
- Educational Policies and Professional Practices
- Issues of Identity in Education
- Critical Pedagogies
- Educational Innovations in the 21st Century
Career Opportunities
Enhancing employment skills
This course enables you to become a reflective and innovative education academic and practitioner, including the ability to be flexible, respond to and initiate change and manage a life/ work balance creatively.
Education Studies will provide excellent preparation for you to work with learners of all ages within the education sector. The commercial and industrial worlds are also very interested in people with knowledge about education and training.
You'll have the knowledge and skills to work in educational and training advisory roles in a range of organisations including businesses, local authorities, non-government organisations, charities, museums, art galleries and libraries.
Placements
In the second year of study, all students will take a placement of at least eight weeks. This could be in a wide range of educational settings: museums, volunteer schemes, schools, pupil referral units, adult learning centres, hospitals or with educational advisors.