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 develop your mathematical and practical skills. To develop your own mathematical skills, you will also acquire knowledge and a deep understanding of how people learn mathematics. 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

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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.
* 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:
* 160 UCAS tariff points, 80 of which need to be in Mathematics;
* Two A levels (CC), one to be in Mathematics;
* BTEC National Diploma (commenced pre-2003) (60% Merits) plus an A level (C) in Mathematics;
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Course programme

BSc (Hons) Education Studies and Mathematics
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.

Mathematics
The Mathematics course comprises a broad range of core and optional modules. Within a group situation, there will be opportunities to teach mathematics in primary and secondary school settings. You will also be able to develop your ICT skills working with the very latest mathematical software applications.

Your first year studies begin with the core module Linear Mathematics. This will involve a study of vectors, matrices and complex numbers, where you will learn and practice a variety of skills and techniques that are used throughout the course.

Further opportunities to practice your skills follow with the optional modules What are Numbers? and Infinite Mathematics, where you will delve into some fundamental properties of number. The first year also includes the module Mathematics in Education, where group projects will involve teaching primary and secondary school children. You will design a Maths Trail for children at Key Stage 2; what better place to do this than Lincoln Cathedral! A Dynamic Geometry project will take you into Secondary school where, within your Year 1 team, you will use cutting-edge software in teaching small groups.

In the second year you will apply many of your new found mathematical skills. The core module New Dimensions takes the basic ideas behind Calculus into three-dimensional space. You will be able to visualize the behaviour of curves and surfaces using specialised software. The optional modules Optimisation and Modelling with Mathematics employ a variety of numerical and probabilistic techniques to model a variety of everyday physical phenomena. The application module Learning through Mathematics provides opportunities for collaborative teaching in school to children at Key Stage 1, using a floor robot. In further ICT projects you will become familiar with the latest in mathematical software.

By Year Three we expect you to take greater responsibility for your own learning. The module Independent Study enables you to study an advanced mathematical topic of your choice, with tutorial guidance. Mathematical modelling is revisited in the module Advanced Models and Methods. In the application module Contemporary Issues in Mathematics Education you will research topical aspects of mathematics education and evaluate teaching methodologies.

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:

  • 160 UCAS tariff points, 80 of which need to be in Mathematics;
  • Two A levels (CC), one to be in Mathematics;
  • BTEC National Diploma (commenced pre-2003) (60% Merits) plus an A level (C) in Mathematics;
  • BTEC National Certificate (2003 onwards) MM plus an A level (C) in Mathematics;
  • BTEC National Diploma (2003 onwards) MPP plus an A level (C) in Mathematics;
  • NVQ Advanced - Merit grade plus an A level (C) in Mathematics;
  • NNEB/CACHE Diploma plus an A level in Mathematics (C);
  • OU credits (30 credits) in a relevant subject;
  • International Baccalaureate - minimum diploma score of 60% or above with subject relevance;
  • CCCCC in Scottish Certificate of Education (three must be Highers), one with subject relevance;
  • Access Programme (in a relevant subject).

In addition all students will need a successful Enhanced Disclosure from the Criminal Records Bureau and register with the Independent Safeguarding Authority. 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 Mathematics

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