Education Studies BA (Hons)
Education with the personal touch
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Education Studies BA (Hons)
Course fees: £9,945 per year* *These fees apply if you are starting this course between September 2013 and August 2014. We recommend you check fees as they can change. Costs can increase each year.
Start date: September UCAS Code: X300
Why choose this course? In the 2012 National Student Survey, 93% of our students were overall satisfied with this course. You won't have to take any exams. We use other ways to assess you including essays, portfolios and presentations. You'll have the opportunity to broaden your experience of education by visiting The Netherlands or The Gambia.
About the course By studying this course, that is built on a framework of social justice, you'll develop a broad spectrum of knowledge about the
Your career You’ll develop skills including time management; organisational skills; independent working; communication, including speaking and listening; presentation skills; team working and selfconfidence, which are all valuable for a range of employment opportunities. If you want to teach, you could apply for a PGCE Primary, giving you Qualified Teacher Status. If you choose the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities pathway, you could secure jobs in training, adult and continuing education, educational advice, mentoring, or as a teaching assistant.
AUTUMN
STAGE ONE
SPRING
STAGE TWO
Introduction to Lifelong Learning
Teaching, Learning and Curriculum
Psychology and Education: Understanding Teaching and Learning
Learning in Higher Education
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You won’t have to take any exams – you’ll be assessed through essays, presentations, portfolios, reports and case study analysis. During stage two you can go on a 12 day work placement in an educational setting of your choice, which will look great on your CV. You’ll gain a deeper understanding of the aims of education and its role within society, learning how education theory relates to the policies and practices which influence it.
An Introduction to Comparative Education
Individual Differences and Learning
Curriculum Frameworks
The Sociology of Education
SPRING
Duration: 3 years full time
How you’ll learn
Education for All? Exploring Inequality
Research Methods for Independent Study
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Learning and Motivation
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AUTUMN
Language – A qualification such as IELTS 6.0 (with a minimum of 5.5 in all areas) or TOEFL – 550 (paper based), 213 (computer based), 80 (internet based). See our website for other accepted qualifications or phone us: +44 (0)1332 591698.
What you’ll cover
STAGE THREE
Entry requirements: Academic – 260 UCAS tariff points, of which at least 220 must be from your International Baccalaureate or equivalent qualification.
subject of education. You'll be encouraged to think about different aspects of education, where and how education happens, including primary, secondary and higher education, and further education within the lifelong learning sector. There is also the option to take a specialist pathway in Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, so you can specialise in an area that’s relevant to your future career aspirations.
SPRING
Where you will study: Derby Campus – Kedleston Road site.
Educational Independent Study
Additional information The unique feature of this course is its focus on social justice with an emphasis on psychology, sociology, social policy and the application of these disciplines to contemporary educational debates.
What you’ll cover You'll have the opportunity to visit Hogeschool Edith Stein in Holland and an educational establishment in The Gambia.
Options Stage Two You’ll choose two of these optional modules: ▪ Lifelong Learning: ▪ Engaging with Policy and Digital Learning People ▪ Education in ▪ Educational Context: A Alternatives Reflection ▪ Exploring ▪ Education and Disability Globalisation
▪ The Changing Educational Landscape
▪ Meeting Emotional Needs in Education
Stage Three You’ll choose three of these optional modules:. ▪ Contemporary ▪ Mentoring in Debates in Education and Education and Lifelong Learning Lifelong Learning ▪ Understanding ▪ Reconstructing and Managing the Gender the Behaviours of Agenda Learners ▪ Digital Learning in ▪ Special Action Educational Needs, Disability ▪ Curriculum, and the Inclusion Corruption and Debate Construction ▪ Education and ▪ Education and Wellbeing Global Inequality
* For those wishing to take the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities pathway, advice on modules will be given.
Get in touch Ang Davey E: fehs@derby.ac.uk T: +44 (0) 1332 591703 www.derby.ac.uk/education-studies www.facebook.com/DerbyUni http://twitter.com/DerbyUni
The information in this leaflet was correct when we produced it, but please check our website for the most up to date information.
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