BA (Hons) Education with Sustainability at Anglia Ruskin University

Explore the effects of environmental and social change on education - and build practical experience for your future career. Learn how education intersects with planetary health, sociology, globalisation, technology, and social justice. At ARU in Cambridge you'll focus on Environmental Sustainability Education (ESE) in policy and practice.

Duration: 3 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Chelmsford, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Study our BA (Hons) Education with Sustainability to future-proof your career in education. Alongside a thorough and broad grounding in the discipline, theory and practice of education, you’ll focus on Environmental Sustainability Education (ESE). Year 1: Journey through Life: Stages of Human Development, Safeguarding and Wellbeing, Research Foundations, The Power of Connection: Building Strong Educational Relationships, Environmental Sustainability Education: Policy and Practice. Year 2: Equity in Education: Understanding Identity and Social Justice, Ruskin Module, Learning Theories in Education, Educational Research Methods, What's in a Place?. Year 3: Undergraduate Major Project, Neurodiversity and Inclusion: Strategies for Effective Learning, Education in the Digital Age: Policy, Theory and Global Trends, Leadership and Enterprise, Education and Environmental Justice.

Career pathways

Gain specialisms in environmental sustainability, including outdoor learning, place-responsive pedagogy, conservation education, and environmental justice. You could work in education in schools, further education colleges, environmental charities, zoological/botanical attractions and museums, or in policy making/research nationally or transnationally.

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