Course Overview

Our Education Studies degree will prepare you for a rewarding career in the education sector. You will explore how education influences and is influenced by key theories and debates, including whether education is socially just, how it is influenced by race, gender, social class, religion, and culture, and how education can be made more inclusive. The course will enable you to pursue a diverse range of roles including primary and secondary education, prison education, charity education, educational policy, coaching, mentoring, and international development. It will also offer opportunities for learning support and supporting learners with special educational needs.

Our Education Studies degree provides an excellent route into many careers or further study.

You may wish to progress on to a PGCE course (to become a qualified primary or secondary teacher).

We also run an MA in Education degree, and guidance is given to support you to do this successfully.

Careers that graduates move into include:

• Child welfare

• Learning Mentor

• Training professionals in the private sector

• Military service

• Prison education

• Lecturing in further education

• Working in higher education

• Youth work

• International development work

• Working in a charity

General Eligibility

88 UCAS tariff points (for example, CCD at A-Level)

Part Time Work Details

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• Students whose first language is not English must have a minimum standard of English at IELTS Level 7 with no element below 6.5