Education Studies (Joint Honours)

When can you start this course? | UCAS code | Fees | Entry requirements

What is joint honours?

With joint honours, you can study for an honours degree in two or even three subjects. Find out more about joint honours, including what subjects you can combine with this one.

Why choose this course?

You can combine this course with a variety of other subjects including Sociology, Theatre Arts, Law and Biology, so you can gain a range of skills and knowledge which will appeal to potential employers.
Our enthusiastic and experienced team of tutors will guide you through your studies and help you to reach your full potential.
You won't have to take any exams. We use other ways to assess you including essays, portfolios and presentations.
If you want to teach in the future then this course will give you a deep understanding of the education sector and the role it plays in society. You'll also look at how people develop and learn.
You can tailor this course to your own interests and career aspirations, as you can choose certain modules that interest you.
There's an emphasis on developing your transferable skills including time management, communication and team working. These skills can be transferred into a range of employment opportunities once you've graduated.

About the course

Education Studies is about understanding how people develop and learn throughout their lives, and involves the study of educational processes, systems and approaches including the psychological, social, cultural, political and historical contexts. By studying this course, you'll be encouraged to think about the different aspects of education, where and how education happens, including primary education, secondary education, lifelong learning, and higher education.

During this course you'll gain a deeper understanding of the aims of education and its role within society. You'll learn how education theory relates to the policy and practice which influences it, such as Governmental policies. You'll also consider education from a student perspective including motivation, different learners' needs and learner behaviour.

Our supportive and committed teaching team are all highly skilled practitioners from a range of backgrounds, including primary, secondary and further education teaching, social work, nursery management, health visiting, social services, law, tourism and information and communications technology (ICT). This means you can be sure you'll gain a wide range of knowledge and expertise. You'll be assessed through essays, presentations, portfolios, role plays and case study analysis. You won't have to take any exams.

You can study this course as either a minor, joint or major subject within the Joint Honours scheme. This will determine how many modules you'll study at each stage.

Find out more about what subjects and modules you'll be studying...

Your career

Dr Vivian Walkup talks about the different careers you can go into with a degree in Education Studies.

Throughout this course, you'll develop key skills including time management; organisational skills; independent working; communication, including speaking and listening; presentation skills; team working and self confidence. These skills can be transferred into a range of employment opportunities once you have completed the course.

If you want to become a teacher, when you've completed this course you could apply to study out PGCE course. Our PGCE course offers you outstanding training and opportunities to develop the skills, qualities and subject knowledge you'll need to qualify as a primary school teacher, as well as giving you Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). Or you could study our Professional Graduate Diploma in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector which will give you Qualified Teaching Learning and Skills (QTLS) status in order to teach in the lifelong learning sector.

What our students say

Catherine Newton, one of our current students
"From studying Education Studies as a Joint Honours subject, it has opened my eyes to the many aspects of education and has helped me to see how education relates to my other subject area. From having knowledge in more than one specialist area, I have gained transferable skills which I can use when applying for and getting a job in the future. This opportunity has given me a deeper insight into what I want to do at the end of my degree, and the diverse knowledge base has opened many doors to me already."

Angela, mature student
"I loved the course. It was good to do Education Studies as well as another subject because it gave you a broad picture and kept your options open. The modules were all different and so interesting - they made me think about education, myself and what i wanted to do in the future. The tutors were great - very supportive and encouraging and always ready to help you."

How you'll learn

You'll be taught in a range of ways including leactures with interactive seminar activities and tutorials. These are aimed to support you in your assessments. In stage three, you'll have more opportunities to learn independently but still having the support of the tutorials.

How you're assessed

You won't have to take any exams - we use other ways to assess you including essays, presentations, portfolios and case study analysis.

Start dates

If you're from the UK or EU you can apply to study this course in:

September 2012

If you're from a country outside the EU you can apply to study this course full time in:

September 2012

UCAS code

Popular courses that you can combine with Education Studies include:

English
Dance and Movement Studies
Sociology
Sports and Exercise Science/Studies.

Fees

This is a classroom based subject.

UK/EU students

Full time:

If you combine this subject with another classroom based subject or a resource intensive subject it will cost £6,995 per year.
If you combine this subject with a specialist subject it will cost £7,495 per year.

Part time:

You usually take 18 of these modules in total for your course

Modules from classroom based subjects will cost £875 per module.
Modules from resource intensive subjects will cost £935 per module.
Modules from specialist subjects will cost £1,000 per module.

International students

Full time:

If you combine this subject with another classroom based subject or a resource intensive subject it will cost £9,700 per year.
If you combine this subject with a specialist subject it will cost £9,975 per year.

*These fees apply if you're starting this course between September 2012 and August 2013. We recommend you check fee details with us though, as they can change. Costs can increase each year.

More information about our fees for September 2012 and the support available