Education and History BA (Hons)

Course at a Glance Year 1

• Introduction to Education Studies
• Education for Everyone?
• Observing Education in Action
• Understanding History

And a choice of 2 modules from the following:

• Colonies to Nation: America c.1700-1945
• State and Society: Europe c 1815-1914
• Nations and Empires in Asia: China, India, Japan and Thailand 1857-1949
• History, heritage and society
• British Politics

Year 2

• Sources and Methods

And a choice of 3 Education modules from the following:

• Preparing for Academic Writing and Research in Education
• Models of Teaching and Learning
• Sociology and Education
• Experiential Learning in Educational Settings (a placement module)
• Representations of Education in Literature and Film
• Diversity and Inclusive Practice with Children and Adults
• Student Initiated Module

And a choice of 2 History modules from the following:

• Community History
• 'The good the bad and the downright evil': perceptions of crime and punishment in England 1700-1900
• America since 1945
• Radical Politics and Political ideas in Britain: from Lloyd George to Tony Blair
• Insight into Museums
• 1945-89: History, Society and Conflict
• America and the World, 1898-2001Cold War in Asia
• History of Political Ideas

Year 3

• ED3991 Dissertation or ED3993 Double Dissertation
• OR History Dissertation or Extended History Dissertation plus Education, Society & Culture in England c.1790 - 1914

And a choice of modules from the following:

• Education in Developing Countries
• The Education of Vulnerable Children
• Policy and practice in Educational Settings
• Families, Schools and Society
• The professional Role and its Context
• Learning Curriculum and Assessment
• Reflective Practice in Educational Settings
• Student Initiated Module
• India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and the Middle East since 1945: International Conflict and Democracy
• African Nationalism and Independence 1921-1982
• Riots and Revolution: Popular Politics and the English Working Class c1770-1848
• A Place Apart? The Northern Ireland Troubles
• History, Politics and Deafness
• Kennedy, Johnson and the World: US Foreign Policy 1961-69
• Education, Society and Culture in England, c. 1790-1914
• Work Placement