B.A. /BSc Education Studies (Honours)

Course Content

Year 1

In Year 1, you will study both of your combined honours subjects equally. You will explore your own experience of the education process and how people learn. Study includes understanding education and learning and teaching.

Year 2

In Year 2 you can continue with equal study or choose a major/minor route (education studies would be the minor subject). You will consider how teachers teach and how educational policy impacts on the professional in the classroom. You will also have the opportunity to study educational research methods.

Year 3

In Year 3 you can continue with an equal study or major/minor route. You will study global issues in education and have the option to undertake an education studies dissertation or to work as a volunteer mentor/tutor in an educational setting.

Assessment details

Continuous assessment through coursework, including essays, portfolios, patchwork text, reports and presentations.