Education Studies and English BA (Hons)

Bachelor's degree

In Luton

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Luton

About the course This course is a great choice if you are thinking of going on to do a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) after your degree but don’t yet want to commit to primary or secondary level teaching. You’ll get a very good grounding in the key National Curriculum subject of English Literature and learn about key educational ideas and theories, gaining a wide knowledge of key educational ideas and theories, major literary periods and genres, and the use of language. In addition, you will have the opportunity to choose units which are of particular interest to you and which will have relevance for your future career. During your degree you will have the opportunity to explore the role of language in society, contemporary and historical notions of childhood and children, study the work of Shakespeare and his contemporaries, the philosophy of...

Facilities

Location

Start date

Luton (Bedfordshire)
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University Of Bedfordshire Business School, Luton Campus (Vicarage Street), LU1 3JU

Start date

On request

About this course

We will consider you as an individual and take into account all elements of your application, not just your qualifications. We are looking for breadth and depth in your current studies and enthusiasm for the subject you wish to study. / entry UCAS Tariff Score of at least , which should include two A levels at C or above UCAS Tariff Score of at least from BTEC level 3 QCF Qualifications which should include a minimum of Merit Merit from either two BTEC Subsidiary Diplomas or from a BTEC Diploma or Merit Merit Pass in the BTEC Extended Diploma UCAS Tariff Score.

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Subjects

  • Philosophy
  • Shakespeare
  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Education Studies
  • Teaching
  • English

Course programme

  • Learn from a teaching team of Education Studies tutors with extensive school teaching experience and English tutors with strong research and publishing profiles
  • Study key educational ideas and theories and core areas in the history and theory of literature
  • Develop your understanding of theories of education and literature the role of language in society, and the sociology of childhood and education
  • Gain school experience, either within the course itself or through the community volunteer programme
  • Explore creative writing, language and linguistics, th century and th century literature, gender and culture, Gothic literature and American, Irish and world literatures
  • Benefit from a degree providing an excellent progression route to a PGCE, without the need to commit to either primary or secondary level teaching
Year 1
  • Language, Identity and Society
  • Practising Ideas
  • Sociology of Childhood and Education
  • The Inclusive Society
Year 2
  • Shakespeare and His Contemporaries
  • Comparative Education
  • Nineteenth Century Writings
  • American Journeys
  • Creative Writing
  • Language, Ideology and Power
  • SEND Policy and Practice
  • Children and Young People in the Digital Age
  • Understanding the Workplace
  • Lifelong Curriculum
Year 3
  • The Dissertation (Education Studies and English)
  • Children’s Fiction
  • Philosophy of Education
  • The Modern Age
  • Modern Irish Literature
  • Gender and Culture
  • World Literature
  • Gothic Literature
  • Critical Debates in SEND
  • Technology Enhanced Learning
  • Analysing the Workplace
  • Developing Teaching

Education Studies and English BA (Hons)

Price on request