After a broad first year, you can focus on a particular theme, (eg special educational needs, technology and teaching preparation), preparing you to work in a range of professions with children and young people and allowing you to explore your own interests.
Gain vital experience through work placements and volunteering, including a final year work-based unit in an educational setting, and develop research skills through doing a research project in an educational subject of your choice.
Choose Education Studies BA (Hons) degree at Bedfordshire and:
- Learn about the workplace and choose optional themes depending on your own interests
- Study inclusion, disability and special needs education, education and technology, sociology of childhood and education, philosophy and psychology of education
- Develop your employability skills through work placements, volunteering and a research project
- Gain a qualification that allows you to progress to a teacher training course such as postgraduate certificate in education (PGCE) or graduate teacher programme (GTP)
- Benefit from studying with staff with extensive experience in teacher training and education, with teaching informed by the Education Research Institute.
Why choose this course?This multi-disciplinary course aims to deepen and extend your knowledge of concepts and theoretical frameworks central to understanding education. The course considers educational theories, policies and practices both UK based and international. The course provides opportunities for you to develop your individual interests in education that may align to your future career intentions. Many students use the course as a pathway to a future career in education, either as a qualified teacher or in support roles.
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