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BA (Hons) Education & History

University of Lancashire, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

This degree is perfect if you wish to progress on to teaching but also have an interest in history; or if youre thinking of teaching history at the secondary school level or above. The Education aspect of this course will give you an in-depth understanding of educational theories, policies, and practices. Youll apply these to past and present educational issues. The History aspect features strong elements of local, national, and international history. Youll cover North American, European, Asian and African history from political, social, and cultural perspectives, as well as getting fascinating insights into the world of museums and heritage.

General Eligibility

  • UCAS: 104-112 points at A2

  • BTEC Extended Diploma: DMM

  • BTEC Diploma: D*D-D*D*

  • Pass Access Course: 104-112 points

  • International Baccalaureate Diploma: Pass including 104-112 points from Higher Level subjects

  • T Level: M

  • IELTS: 6.0 with no component lower than 5.5

  • GCSEs: 5 at grade C/4 including Maths and English

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1

Compulsory modules

  • Introduction to Education Studies

  • Education for Everyone?

  • Understanding History

Optional modules

  • Observing Education in Action

  • Nations and Empires in Asia 1857-1949: China, India, Japan and Thailand 1857-1949

  • The Making of Britain c.1688-1815

  • Colonies to Nation: America, c.1750-1970

  • State and Society: Europe c1815-1914

  • History, Heritage and Society

  • British Politics

2 Year 2

Compulsory modules

  • Sources & Methods

Optional modules

  • Sociology & Education

  • Models of Teaching and Learning

  • Preparing for Academic Writing and Research in Education

  • Experiential Learning in Educational Settings

  • Representations of Education in Literature and Film

  • Diversity and Inclusion in Education

  • Europe in an Age of Extremes, c.1914-2000

  • Twentieth Century Britain

  • Community History Project

  • Rebellion to Partition in Ireland

  • Cold War in Asia 1945-1989: History, Society and Conflict

  • Colonial Impacts: Africa 1652-1910

  • The Good, the Bad and the Downright Evil': Perceptions of Crime and Punishment in England 1700-1900

  • America and the World, 1898-2001

  • State and Society in Britain, c. 1700 - 1918

  • Public History in Practice

  • History of Political Ideas

  • Radical Politics and Political Ideas in Modern Britain: From Lloyd George to Tony Blair

3 Year 3

Compulsory modules

  • Dissertation

  • Double Dissertation

  • Education, Society and Culture in England, c. 1790-1914

  • History Dissertation

  • Extended History Dissertation

Optional modules

  • Developmental Disorders of Learning and Cognition

  • The Professional Role and its Context

  • Reflective Practice in Educational Settings

  • Learning, Curriculum and Assessment

  • Policy and Practice in Educational Settings

  • The Education of Vulnerable Young People

  • Families, Schools and Society

  • International Perspectives on Education

  • Germany Under the Nazis, 1933-1945

  • Education, Society and Culture in England, c. 1790-1914

  • India, Pakistan and Afghanistan during the Cold War 1947-92

  • African Nationalism and Independence, 1921-1982

  • Riots and Rebellion: popular politics and the English people, c. 1780-1850

  • A Place Apart? The Northern Ireland Troubles

  • Thatcher's Britain 1979-1990

  • Work Placement in History

Language Requirement

  • IELTS5.5
  • TOEFL59
  • PTE50
  • Duolingo69
IELTS: Score of 6.0 with no component lower than 5.5

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