BA (Hons) Education Studies

Duration: 3 years full-time or part-time available.

Requirements:

For 2019 entry applicants must have three A-levels at grades CCD or above, BTEC triple grades MMP or above, or Access 3-36 D/M with min 3D and GCSE English Language at grade 4 or grade C or above.

For 2020 entry applicants must have three A-levels at grades CCC or above, BTEC triple grades MMM or above, or Access 23-45 with 6D and GCSE English Language at grade 4 or grade C or above.

UCAS points: 88 for 2019 entry / 96 for 2020 entryUCAS code: X300

Fees UK students: £9,250 per annum

Fees for International students: £11,000 per annum

Course Overview

If you’re interested in the broadest theories which impact education, the BA (Hons) Education Studies course is for you. It will give you a solid grounding in the psychological, social and political principles which underpin our education system, setting you up to either move into teaching at any age range, or else to move into educational research or management; aiming to change the world of education for all.

In order to thoroughly test your theories, you’ll have a work placement in each year in one of our hundreds of partnership schools or nurseries. During this you’ll work closely with children and staff, and see the impact of current educational issues first hand.

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This course has many module choices and research-active and practitioner tutors, giving you freedom to pursue the area of Education Studies which most interests you. Your course leaders will encourage you to experiment with your teaching style during this course. At no point will you be assessed in practice, giving you the freedom to explore a range of approaches to unearth your own personal teaching style.

Why this course at Marjon?

A thriving education department with close links to hundreds of schools and research-active staff to get to know and learn from.
We know education and have been producing outstanding educators for almost 180 years.
Our education graduates earn more than any other education graduates in the South West and Wales.*
One placement project each year, working alongside a tutor in a school.
An enrichment programme in which you work in University alongside practising teachers to learn about exciting new initiatives in the primary curriculum.

LEO data, Department for Education, June 2017

Perfect if you're curious about:

What happened before formal education? What happens without education?
Which systems of education, from our history or from other countries, have worked best? How do we measure what “best” is in education?
If education can change the world, how can you make it happen?
How should children be assessed? Who are we assessing; the child, the parent, the teacher or the government?
How does family life impact on education? How can teachers best support children when home life is difficult?
Is a classroom with very differing abilities better for children?

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How will you be taught?

Teaching takes place through lectures, seminars, workshops, visits to local schools and masterclasses.

How will you be assessed?

Assessment is through a variety of tasks including poster presentations, the making of artefacts, essays and blogs. Your teaching is not assessed at this point, allowing you the chance to experiment and reflect on what does and does not work in your teaching style.

Lecturers

Victoria Brown

Senior Lecturer

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Miles Smith

Lecturer

Miles’ Master’s is in English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics and he has twenty years of experience teaching, including to adults and children. He is the first point of contact for all enquiries about the BA (Hons) English degree.

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Dr Sue Wayman

Senior Lecturer

Sue teaches primarily in Education Studies but has a multidisciplinary understanding with experience of teaching Development Studies and Geography here. She is working on research projects both nationally and internationally.

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