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BA (Hons) Education and Philosophy

Keele University, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

The course provides a solid grounding in understanding the way people think and approach problems. You will possess highly developed skills in critical thinking and develop multiple approaches to problem-solving, both of which are highly prized by employers. You will learn how to communicate your ideas in a variety of ways, including presentations, written work, portfolios, and dialogue. You could pursue a range of careers, or continue to further study. You might pursue a career in education, the law, finance, government, publishing, the media, or the arts. If you are thinking of traveling or working abroad after graduation, you may wish to learn a foreign language and gain an enhanced degree title, such as 'BA (Hons) Education and Philosophy with Competency in French' or opt for a year abroad to enhance your CV.

General Eligibility

A LEVEL REQUIREMENTS

  • A Level requirement BBC

GCSE REQUIREMENTS

  • English at C (or 4)

BTEC

  • BTEC requirements DMM

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1

COMPULSORY MODULES

  • Understanding Learning

  • Education in Britain:past, present, future

  • 10 Problems of Philosophy

  • How To Think

OPTIONAL MODULES

  • Childhood, Policy and Education

  • Back to the Future: issues in the history of schooling

  • Social inequalities in the contemporary world

  • Too Poor to Learn: Poverty, Education and Social Policy

  • Modern Democracies

  • Classical Sociology

  • Moral Philosophy

  • Ancient Philosophy

  • Justice, Authority and Power

  • Continental Philosophy

  • Medieval Philosophy

  • Small Text, Big Thoughts

2 Year 2

COMPULSORY MODULES

  • Education Matters: Contemporary Issues and Debates in Education

  • Research Strategies and Methods in Education

  • Pursuit of the Good

  • Epistemology and Metaphysics I

OPTIONAL MODULES

  • Play, Power and Pedagogy

  • British Government and Politics

  • Globalisation and its Discontents

  • Special Education: introduction to theory and practice

  • COMPARATIVE EDUCATION

  • Education placement

  • Philosophy of Mind

  • Knowledge and Reality

  • Philosophy of Science

  • Life, Death and Faith

  • Freedom and Equality

3 Year 3

OPTIONAL MODULES

  • Inclusive Education

  • Sociology of Parenting and Early Childhood

  • Moving People: Migration, emotion, identity

  • Independent Research Project - ISP

  • Race, Politics and Education

  • Education, Work and Identity

  • Higher Education: policy and the student experience

  • Consuming Nature

  • Epistemology &Metaphysics ll

  • Philosophy of Language

  • PHILOSOPHY DISSERTATION - ISP

  • GREAT PHILOSOPHERS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

  • Human Rights: Concepts, Norms and Identities

  • Contemporary Democratic Theory

Language Requirement

  • IELTS5.5
  • TOEFL59
  • PTE50
  • Duolingo69

IELTS 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each individual component or equivalent.

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