Course Overview

If you want to make a positive change to young people’s lives and society as a whole, then studying this course is your first step.

Education Studies with Psychology examines how childhood is understood and shaped by society and how educationalists and psychologists theorise personal, social, emotional and intellectual development.

Recent graduates have gone on to work in teaching, education practice, early years childcare, youth work, educational publishing, the creative industries or choose to progress to postgraduate level courses, such as our Education Practice MA.

You’ll cover topics including perspectives on education, thinking and learning in higher education, historical and contemporary issues and childhood, social justice and education, as well as developing your professional agency through placement in year one.

General Eligibility

GCSEs

• Five GCSEs at grade C/4 or above including English Language or English Literature

Plus one of the following:

A levels

• A minimum of 104 UCAS points from at least two A levels

T Levels

• Merit

BTEC

• BTEC National Diploma - Distinction/Merit/Merit

• BTEC Extended Diploma - Distinction/Merit/Merit

 Access to HE Diploma 

• Pass in QAA accredited Access to HE overall 112 UCAS tariff with at least 30 Level 3 credits at Merit. 

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• If English is not your first language an IELTS score of 6.5 overall is essential.