BA (Hons) Education Studies (Top-up) at University Centre Peterborough

Programme overview

A standalone Level 6 top-up degree validated and awarded by Lincoln Bishop University and delivered at University Centre Peterborough in partnership with the Inspire Education Group. It completes an honours degree for holders of a Level 5 qualification, focusing on leadership, social justice and contemporary issues in education. Students must be working or volunteering in a regulated educational or childcare setting.

Faculty: Childcare and Education | Duration: Full-time: 1 year (1 full day a week); Part-time: 2 years | Study mode: full-time | Intake: September | Location: Peterborough, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Four 30-credit core modules: Undergraduate Major Project (year-long), Contemporary Issues (AI ethics, sustainability, marketisation, decolonisation), Social Justice: Diversity, Equality and Inclusion, and Creativity in Educational Practice.

Career pathways

Graduates progress to PGCE or initial teacher education routes, SEND and inclusion roles, safeguarding and family support leadership, Master's study, social work, healthcare settings and educational charities.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typically a 240-credit Level 5 qualification such as a Foundation Degree in a related field, plus GCSE English and maths at grade 4/C or above. Must work or volunteer in a regulated education or childcare setting (minimum 12 hours a week full-time, 6 part-time); Enhanced DBS check and signed workplace agreement required.

GBP 8,500 a year. Full-time tuition fee Source

Intake: September

Duration: Full-time: 1 year (1 full day a week); Part-time: 2 years

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