BA (Hons) Education Studies at University of Staffordshire

BA (Hons) Education Studies explores education as an academic subject, including learning theories, how the education system works and themes such as social mobility and inequality, alongside practical skills built through projects and a portfolio of work experience. Students can work across age ranges from early years to post-16 learning, and can follow a general route or a pathway in Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) or Mental Health and Wellbeing. In the final year students produce a piece of research on an education issue or practice at the Stoke-on-Trent campus.

Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years with a placement year; 4 years with a foundation year; part-time 4-9 years  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules include Children, Families and Society, Evolution of Education, Perspectives of Learning and Development, Keeping Children Safe in Education, Introduction to Special Educational Needs and Disability, Mental Health in Education Contexts, Contemporary Issues in Children and Young People's Voices, Research Methods and Educational Inquiry.

Career pathways

Roles in education, with many graduates entering teaching through PGCE, Schools Direct or PCET routes; others progress to Masters degrees, social work or psychology roles, specialist support roles in children's centres, schools and colleges, educational administration and management, play work and learning support, charities working with vulnerable young people or adults, and adult and community learning.

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