BA (Hons) Education: Policy and Practice at Nottingham Trent University

Programme overview

A one-year part-time top-up degree for education practitioners who already hold an education-related foundation degree or equivalent, leading to a full honours degree in Education. It develops critical analysis of education policy, literature and theory and trains students in planning and carrying out their own research.

Faculty: Nottingham Institute of Education, Children and Youth | Duration: 1 year part-time | Intake: September 2026 (2027 intake also listed) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Three modules: Education Research, Education for All and Dissertation, totalling 120 credits in one year. Sessions run mainly in the evenings with one weekend session and a one-day conference. Students who pass modules 1 and 2 but not 3 are eligible for an Advanced Diploma in Education.

Career pathways

Leads to professional development opportunities, progression to teacher training such as a PGCE, or Masters study. Graduates work as teachers, lecturers, SEN coordinators, mental health practitioners, behaviour mentors and inclusion support mentors.

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Application information

Entry requirements

240 HE credit points (for example from the Cert Ed, PCES or an FdA). GCSE Mathematics and English at grade 4 or equivalent, and a minimum of two years' experience in an educational setting with children, young people or adults (minimum 15 hours per week). Applicants must be employed in an education setting for at least 15 hours a week for the duration of the course. Not suitable for Student visa applicants.

Intake: September 2026 (2027 intake also listed)

Duration: 1 year part-time

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