BA (Hons) Professional Practice Education at Buckinghamshire New University

This top-up degree is designed to enable practitioners in Primary Education, wider Education and Training environments to meet Continuing Professional Development (CPD) needs and to develop expertise in the practice setting. The programme enables you to extend your prior qualifications to gain an honours degree related to your specific area of practice in Primary Education or Education and Training.

Faculty: Education and Teaching  |  Duration: One Year  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: High Wycombe, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules include Contemporary Issues in Primary Education, Leadership and Management in Education, Researching Practice, Education for Sustainability in Practice, Contemporary Issues in Education and Training. Optional modules include Exploring Children’s Literature in Practice OR, Supporting Children’s Emotional Wellbeing in Practice OR, Learning and Teaching with Technology.

Career pathways

An MA in Education allows you to engage with a particular aspect of educational practice in depth, giving you knowledge and expertise that enables you to build confidence and inspire. Further opportunities for successful students include progression onto teaching, training or wider teacher training programmes including studying at master’s level.

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