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BA Education

University of Leeds, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

This degree will equip you with in-depth knowledge as well as a variety of transferable skills in areas such as communication, research, analysis and presentations.

You will be well prepared to progress to a primary teacher training programme, or work in related fields such as educational psychology, publishing, child welfare or school administration and management.

Our graduates go on to secure a wide range of career destinations across the education sector and beyond. Among many career options, you may choose a role as a teacher, lecturer, researcher, specialist tutor, education consultant or teaching assistant.

General Eligibility

A-level: ABB

In general we expect applicants to have two ‘traditional’ academic subjects at A-level. See our accepted subjects document to see which subjects we accept.

When an applicant is taking the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) this can be considered alongside A Levels and may attract an alternative offer in addition to the standard offer. If you are taking A Levels, this would be BBB at A Level and grade A in the EPQ.

Other course specific tests:

DBS check

To enrol on this course, you will need to have a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) or equivalent by 30 September in the year you start the course, paid for by the School. We’ll send you a form and related guidance over the summer, which you should complete and return with the appropriate documents. It is essential to your successful registration that the DBS requirements are managed promptly.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1

Compulsory modules

  • Becoming a Practitioner of Learning

  • Diverse Contexts of Learning

  • Psychological approaches to Education

  • Contemporary Issues and Debates in Education

Optional modules (selection of typical options shown below)

You will choose 20 to 40 credits of optional modules in the school.

  • Second Language Acquisition and Learning

  • Children's Rights and Social Justice

  • Building a Career from Education Studies

  • Children, Young People, Families and the State

2 Year 2

Compulsory modules

  • Research Methods

  • International Perspectives of Pedagogy and Practice

  • Educational Policy and Politics

Optional modules (selection of typical options shown below)

You will choose 40 to 60 credits of optional modules in the school.

  • Education, Multilingualism and Social Justice

  • The Practice of English Language Teaching

  • Health, Well-being, Childhood and Youth

  • Students into Education 1

  • Science Education: Issues and Challenges

  • Managing Classroom Behaviour

  • Outdoor and Experiential Learning

  • Inclusive Education

  • State of Emergency: Social science and the COVID-19 pandemic

3 Year 3

Compulsory modules

  • Final Year Research Project

Optional modules (selection of typical options shown below)

You will choose 60 to 80 credits of optional modules in the school.

  • Children's Literature in Education

  • Supporting Learning in Children with Additional Needs

  • Mathematics Education

  • Technology-enhanced language learning

  • Child Welfare and Young Children

  • Students Into Education 2

  • Children, Families and Cultural Diversity: Philosophical Perspectives

  • State of Emergency: Social science and the COVID-19 pandemic

Language Requirement

  • IELTS6.0
  • TOEFL78
  • PTE58
  • Duolingo79

IELTS (International English Language Testing System) Academic or IELTS for UKVI (United Kingdom Visas and Immigration) (Academic) or IELTS Online at 6.0 overall with no less than 5.5 in each component skill. Please note that we cannot accept results from these tests that are over two years old at the start date of the course you intend to study.

TOEFL iBT (Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet-Based Test) or TOEFL iBT Home Edition at 80 overall with no less than 17 in listening, 18 in reading, 20 in speaking, and 19 in writing. Please note that we do not accept TOEFL My Best scores and we expect candidates to have met the relevant requirements from a single TOEFL test.

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