Course Overview

How do people learn? What gets in the way of learning? Where might people learn best – and how? Do we need schools? Is it possible to ‘school’ the world? Can education make a difference in human rights? Women's,? Nationally? Globally? These are just some of the big questions you will examine by studying Education Studies at BGU in Lincoln. We are proud of our highly current, reactive and issues-based course that has been carefully designed to give you that ‘bigger’ picture of education in a global society. An Education Studies degree from BGU will equip you well for the future, no matter what your career destination, but if you are planning to go on to teach you will find that our modules will open your eyes to some different ways of thinking about education and its purpose and place in society.

Studying Education Studies with us will provide you with an excellent understanding of education in its widest sense, nationally and globally. It is a great choice if you are interested in a career in teaching or are thinking about working in other education-related areas. The undergraduate degree provides you with a deep and reflective knowledge and understanding of contemporary issues in education, directly related to everyday practice. You’ll debate education policy, find out more about the drivers of educational change in England today and critically consider different approaches to schools and schooling, both within the UK and globally.

A key feature of Education Studies is a focus on you as a developing practitioner. You will be encouraged to develop a solid personal ideology of education during the course and will be supported in developing specific employability skills through our work-based placements. Several core modules each year incorporate posts in schools or other education-related settings, and carefully structured placement tasks will ensure you gain valuable first-hand practical experience.

Studying Sociology at BGU in Lincoln means you won’t ‘just’ be looking at sociological theory – you’ll be exploring how approaches help demystify phenomena like terrorism, nationalism, sexism, surveillance, globalization, and multiculturalism. Similarly, when you study research methods, you won’t ‘just’ be studying research methods – you’ll be looking at how those methods are used in the real world by marketing agencies, governments, local councils, advertising agencies, PR companies, polling companies, and many others.

This undergraduate course showcases sociology’s relevance beyond the confines of academia. Studying a Sociology degree at BGU will provide you with state of the art understanding of critical classical and contemporary social, cultural, and sociology theories and rigorous training in social research methods that employers demand. Completing this course will equip us with a wide range of transferable skills that work successfully in various public, private, and third-sector settings.

At BGU, our commitment to small-group teaching and one-to-one supervision means you’ll never be an anonymous face in a large lecture theatre. Throughout your degree, you’ll benefit immeasurably from such direct access to academics. We believe that students learn best when they’re being taught by staff who are actively engaged in high-quality research. That’s why our team has drawn upon their own extensive research experiences to create this degree program.

General Eligibility

You will generally need 96-112 UCAS tariff points (from a maximum of four Advanced Level qualifications). We welcome a range of capabilities that meet this requirement, such as A/AS Levels, BTEC, Access Courses, International Baccalaureate (IB), Cambridge Pre-U, Extended Project e

Part Time Work Details

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• A minimum IELTS score of level 6 with a minimum of 5.5 across all sections.