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Education Studies with optional pathway in SEND or TESOL BA (Hons)

University of Derby online learning

Bachelor's degree

Online

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Methodology

    Online

  • Duration

    3 Years

  • Online campus

    Yes

  • Delivery of study materials

    Yes

  • Support service

    Yes

  • Virtual classes

    Yes

Gain a broad understanding of education from early years to lifelong learning before pursing a career in teaching or education more widely. You will benefit from a strong focus on social equality, international learning opportunities and the chance to take a specialist pathway.

Education at Derby has been ranked in the Top 25 in the Guardian League Table 2020
Tailor your degree to your career aspirations by choosing one of our pathways in Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) or Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
Broaden your educational horizons on one of our exciting international fieldtrips: our students have travelled as far afield as The Gambia, Morocco and Poland
Gain valuable practical experience on work placements which will strengthen your CV
Consider different aspects of education in a range of settings, within and outside school
If you complete this course and meet the entry requirements for our PGCE Primary, we will guarantee you an interview - see below for full details

About this course

As BA (Hons) Education Studies graduate you will discover 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.

Throughout the course, we place great emphasis on improving your employability. Our end-of-year symposium Voices of the Near Future encourages students to showcase their future aspirations and explore the many career directions available.

GCSE Maths and English Grade C/Grade 4 (or above) or equivalent qualification

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Subjects

  • Education Studies
  • Teaching
  • Disability
  • International
  • TESOL
  • Comparative education
  • Education
  • Educational
  • Educational Theory
  • Educational Thinkers
  • Education Management

Course programme

What you will study

You’ll study modules such as:

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
  • An Introduction to TESOL
  • Specific Disabilities and Needs
  • Curriculum Frameworks

Special Educational Needs and Disability pathway modules:

  • Specific Disabilities and Needs
  • Education in Context: A Reflection - placement module

TESOL pathway modules:

  • An Introduction to TESOL
  • 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 Art
  • 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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Education Studies with optional pathway in SEND or TESOL BA (Hons)

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