Bachelor's degree

In Lincoln

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Lincoln

  • Duration

    3 Years

To provide students with: a really relevant knowledge and skills base for a career in education. extensive hands-on work experience. qualities that make you highly employable in a wide range of graduate level jobs if you ultimately decide teaching isn't for you. To enhance your knowledge of a range of historical periods using a wide variety of sources. Suitable for those wanting to pursue careers in primary, secondary, post 16 and informal educational settings.

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Lincoln (Lincolnshire)
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School Of Culture, Education & Innovation, Bishop Grosseteste University College Lincoln, LN1 3DY

Start date

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About this course

You will normally need a minimum of:
* five GCSEs at grade C or above (or equivalent) including English Language and Mathematics.
* However, if you apply for a Primary PGCE/GTP route at BG, a Science GCSE at grade C or above is required at the time of application.

PLUS, one of the following:
* the equivalent of two A-levels/A2s, one of which should be at least a C (80 points) in History subject, and the other at least a C (80 points);
* an Access to HE Certificate or Diploma with a suitable History or humanities related content;
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Course programme

BA (Hons) Education Studies and History
Mode: full-time

Education Studies

Education Studies is an innovative, exciting and challenging subject that looks at education from sociological, psychological, cultural, historical and political perspectives. You will critically debate education policy and practice to get beneath the skin of the ever-changing face of modern education.

This flexible strand of the course offers a wide range of contemporary core and optional modules, so you can choose the modules you study to suit your individual career plans and interests. Apart from work placements, a typical week usually involves three days on campus. Dynamic, research-informed teaching is delivered by enthusiastic, knowledgeable and experienced tutors. We use a wide range of teaching styles, including lectures, interactive seminars, workshops and tutorials.

Placements
We believe that you can't study Education out of context and so we make sure that you have plenty of time in schools or, if you want, other educational settings.

Currently this is about 15 weeks over your whole course, 12 of these in Education Studies. Crucially, this means that you have the experience you need to help you make up your mind about what you want to do when you graduate. You can choose from placements in primary or secondary schools as well as colleges and a wide variety of other educational organisations currently including outdoor pursuit centres, heritage sites, centres for learning disabled adults and art galleries.

Modules
We offer a wide choice of modules in Education Studies. Each year there are some 'core' modules that everyone studies, including:

  • Learning and development, including the psychology of learning and teaching;
  • Effective classroom practice;
  • Ideologies in education;
  • Education beyond the classroom;
  • Inclusive education and diversity;
  • The curriculum.

In your second and third year you can begin to tailor your course according to your interests by choosing from our popular portfolio of optional modules. Current optional Education modules include:

  • Education and the media;
  • Disaffection, Society and Education;
  • Gender;
  • Sustainability;
  • Gifted and talented education;
  • Children's spirituality.

History
The study of History is carefully integrated with your work in Education Studies. For example, there are fifteen work-placement days undertaken as part of your time in History. The bulk of your time, however, is, of course, spent deepening your knowledge of the subject. In History, we aim to enhance your knowledge of the past, let you experience a challenging intellectual environment, and encourage you to gain invaluable skills in historical research. We believe this is best achieved in an enjoyable and supportive atmosphere and ensure that teaching across our department meets these aims. Whatever your chosen career the study of History will provide you with skills and knowledge to both explore your personal interests and improve your employability.

Alongside your History course, you also have the opportunity to choose options from other disciplines. History students may be particularly interested in modules offered in Religious Education, English or Geography, but you can choose from any of our other subjects, such as Drama, Music, Art, Maths, Science or Sport. This can be especially useful if you are thinking about primary education.

Current core History modules include:

  • History in Education;
  • The Mirror and the Veil: Art History and History in Art;
  • Brideshead Revisited: Learning through Country Houses;
  • Digging up the Past: The Archaeology of Britain;
  • The City in History;
  • Contemporary Issues in History Education.

In the third year you complete a research study on any aspect of History that interests you.

Current optional History modules include:

  • Tudors and Stuarts: Politics and Prayer;
  • Society and Culture in Early Modern Britain;
  • The Making of Modern Britain: The 19th Century;
  • The Breaking of Modern Britain: The 20th Century.

Assessment
Your first year is important. We know that you will need time to settle in to University and build up your academic skills and so, although you have to pass all of your first year modules to progress to the second year, your first year work doesn't count towards your degree. Instead, we give you detailed feedback on how you are doing and set you targets to improve your work. We use a wide range of different types of assessment throughout the degree including coursework portfolios, group discussions, multi-media technology presentations and individual projects as well as essays and exams. By the end of the third year there are even opportunities for you to get your dissertation research work published if you wish to!

Entry Requirements
You will normally need a minimum of:

  • Five GCSEs at grade C or above (or equivalent) including English Language and Mathematics.
  • A Science GCSE at grade C or above (or equivalent) is preferred. However, if you apply for a Primary PGCE/GTP route, grade C or above is required at the time of application.

PLUS, one of the following:

  • the equivalent of two A-levels/A2s, one of which should be at least a C (80 points) in History subject, and the other at least a C (80 points);
  • an Access to HE Certificate or Diploma with a suitable History or humanities related content;
  • alternative qualifications

We welcome students who have completed an Access course with relevant subject content.

In addition all students will need a successful Enhanced Disclosure from the Criminal Records Bureau and register with the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA). This is arranged by the University College.

Students will be legally required to register with the Vetting and Barring Scheme (VBS) which is administered by the ISA. The ISA has recently been established as a single agency to monitor all individuals who want to work or volunteer with vulnerable people. Following successful registration you will be issued with an ISA Registration Number which will stay with you for the rest of your career. We will send you further instructions on registering with the VBS as part of the admissions process.

Please note that the University College is committed to widening access and participation and we adhere to a strict policy of non-discrimination.

Education Studies and History

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