BA (Hons) Education at Keele University

Embark on a journey to uncovering the contemporary challenges surrounding education. Become a successful and dynamic educational professional with a proactive approach to navigating the ever-evolving education sector. Whether you want to work in a school and later pursue teaching, or explore youth work in the community, or train as a child psychologist, or maybe even shape educational policy, our Education BA will help to get you started.

Faculty: Faculty of Business, Law, Humanities and Social Sciences  |  Department: School of Social Sciences  |  Duration: 3 years or 4 years with international or placement year  |  Study mode: full-time; placement year option  |  Intake: 2027 entry  |  Location: Keele, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 compulsory modules: Education Past and Present, Education Identities and Spaces, Understanding Learning in the Classroom, Becoming a Social Scientist. Year 2 compulsory modules: Educational Inequalities, Diversity and Inclusion in Education, Social Science Methods, Data Analysis in Social Sciences. Year 3 compulsory modules: Educational Policy: Making Change, Education Trends and Futures, Independent Research Project, Engaged Social Science.

Career pathways

Whether you would like to work in a school, train as a youth worker, take further study to become a child psychologist, or shape educational policy, this dynamic and forward-looking course is your gateway to changing the lives of young people and adults in the future. Our Education BA will be the first step in your journey to becoming a successful and dynamic educational professional whether in the classroom or related areas such as charities, the criminal justice system or social work.

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