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Education Studies with Foundation Year BA (Hons)

University of Derby online learning

Bachelor's degree

Online

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Methodology

    Online

  • Duration

    4 Years

  • Online campus

    Yes

  • Delivery of study materials

    Yes

  • Support service

    Yes

  • Virtual classes

    Yes

Start your journey towards a BA (Hons) Education Studies with our foundation year. This course will build your knowledge and confidence while offering an excellent introduction to all aspects of education – from early years to lifelong learning.

Choose our foundation year route if you want to strengthen your knowledge and skills before you progress to stage one of the BA (Hons) Education Studies degree
Education at Derby has been ranked in the Top 25 in the Guardian League Table 2020
Explore the role of education in society, including how moral and social issues shape learning
Match your degree to your interests and ambitions with one of our pathways in Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) or Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
Strengthen your CV by gaining valuable practical experience on work placement
Take the opportunity to join one of our exciting international fieldtrips: our students have travelled as far afield as The Gambia, Morocco and Kenya
Look at different aspects of education in a range of settings, within and outside school
From day one of the foundation year stage, you’ll enjoy all the benefits of being a University of Derby student, along with extra support to help you build your knowledge, skills and confidence.

About this course

Our BA (Hons) Education Studies with Foundation Year paves the way to wide-ranging career opportunities in fields relating not only to education but also to social care, health care, careers and guidance, and the voluntary sector.

Our graduates are now enjoying success as higher level teaching assistants, welfare child protection officers, early years practitioners, care assistants, and community learning facilitators.

Depending on the specialist pathway you choose, you could also progress to roles such as special educational needs co-ordinator, SEND teacher or SEND manager or as a teacher specialising in English as a foreign language.

GCSE Maths and English are preferred, however if you don't have these qualifications you will be able to undertake Maths and English at L2 as part of your course of study.

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Subjects

  • Education Studies
  • Confidence Training
  • TESOL
  • Teaching
  • English
  • Maths
  • Disability
  • Maths anxiety
  • English Langugae
  • English Level 3
  • English Language
  • English Conversation

Course programme

What you will study

You’ll study modules such as:

Foundation year
  • English
  • Maths
  • Study Skills for Undergraduate Study
  • Children’s Literature and Education
  • Philosophy of Education
  • Psychology of Education
  • Sociology of Education
  • Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology

If you already have level 2 English and Maths at grades C or above, you will not be required to take English and Maths as core modules.

Stage one
  • An Introduction to Comparative Education
  • Education for All? Exploring Inequality
  • Psychology and Education: Understanding Teaching and Learning
  • Teaching, Learning and Curriculum
  • Social and Emotional Development
  • Philosophy of Education
Stage two
  • Research Methods for Independent Study
  • Education in Context: A Reflection

Optional modules:

  • Education and Globalisation
  • Individual Differences and Learning
  • The Sociology of Education
  • Educational Alternatives
  • Meeting Emotional Needs in Education
  • Lifelong Learning Policy and People
  • An Introduction to TESOL
  • Curriculum Frameworks
  • Specific Learning Difficulties

Special Educational Needs and Disability pathway modules:

  • Specific Disabilities and Needs
  • Education in Context: A Reflection - placement module
Stage three
  • Educational Independent Study

Optional modules:

  • Contemporary Debates in Education and Lifelong Learning
  • Curriculum, Corruption and Construction
  • Education and Global Inequality
  • Education and the Arts
  • Understanding and Managing the Behaviours of Learners
  • Learning and Motivation

Special Educational Needs and Disability pathway modules:

  • SEND in Context
  • Diversity in Social Emotional and Behavioural Development

TESOL pathway modules:

  • The Principles and Practice of TESOL 1
  • The Principles and Practice of TESOL 2
  • Linguistics for TESOL

Additional information

UK/EU fee - 
£9,250 per year* (2020/21)

International fee - 
£14,045 per year (2020/21)

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  • English Language Undergraduate Degrees
  • English Conversation Undergraduate Degrees
  • Disability Undergraduate Degrees
  • Other Education Undergraduate Degrees
  • Distance learning Other Education Undergraduate Degrees
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Education Studies with Foundation Year BA (Hons)

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