BA (Hons) Education Studies and Psychology at Nottingham Trent University

An interdisciplinary degree combining education and psychology, examining how psychological theory relates to a range of educational environments. It covers learners with special educational needs, looked after children and refugees, and contemporary issues such as well-being, mental health and social media. It does not carry British Psychological Society accreditation.

Faculty: Nottingham Institute of Education, Children and Youth  |  Duration: 3 years full-time (optional placement year)  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year one modules include Lifelong Learning and Development, Outdoor Learning, Academic Writing and Study Skills, What is Education?, Whose Responsibility is Inclusion? and Cognitive Psychology and the Classroom. A 30-day placement takes place in Year Two, with an optional placement year and a final-year dissertation.

Career pathways

Graduates work in the public sector, welfare, mainstream education and alternative provision such as hospitals, prisons and therapeutic settings, in roles including early years practitioner, trainee teacher, mental health support worker and project coordinator. Routes include PGCE (with a guaranteed interview for PGCE Primary at NTU, subject to conditions), educational psychology or counselling via postgraduate study.

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