BA (Hons) Education (Top-up) at University of Staffordshire

This final top-up year is a progression route for work-based students who have completed a foundation degree in Education or Early Childhood Studies, or hold similar qualifications with experience in an educational setting. The course develops students as reflective practitioners, linking day-to-day professional practice with academic study and research, and lets them choose the context of each module and tailor assessments to their workplace. It is offered as a long full-time top-up delivered online one afternoon or evening a week, or as a 100% online distance learning route, from the Stoke-on-Trent campus.

Duration: 11 months (September to July), long top-up  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules are Changes and Developments in Education, Doing Education Differently, The Reflective Practitioner and an Individual Study Project; the distance learning route has equivalent modules including Education for Sustainable Development, a Professional Practice Proposal and a Professional Practice Project.

Career pathways

Graduates work in educational settings, children's centres, care and family support, educational administration and management, play work and learning support; many enter teaching through PGCE, Schools Direct (including salaried) and SCITT routes, and others progress to Early Years Teacher training or Masters programmes.

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