BA Education Studies
Please note the School of Education and Lifelong Learning will not be recruiting any more undergraduate students from 2009. For more information please see the main Undergraduate home page
About the Course
Are you interested in examining the education system and exploring the theories of how people learn throughout their lifespan? This course will open up a world often only seen by those who work in schools, colleges or with adult learners to give you a greater understanding of education.
You will be able to explore a wide range of issues including:
- How schools function in modern society
- Contemporary issues in education policy and practice
- How new technologies are influencing how we use information, communicate, teach and learn
- The relationship between learning systems, learners and learning
- Children's psychological development from infancy to adulthood
- The issues for children with special educational needs
Module Information
Current modules:
- Core Perspectives (EDU1006)
- Social and Educational Enquiry (EDU1007)
- ICT and Learning (EDU1008)
- Educational Change and Continuity (EDU1011)
- Education and Public Policy: Contemporary Educational Issues, Problems & Practices (EDU1012)
- Learners and Learning (EDU1013)
- Theories of Learning and Development (EDU1014)
- Early Childhood Studies (EDU2002)
- Psychology and Identity (EDU2005)
- Special Needs & Inclusive Education (EDU2008)
- Language in Education (EDU2009)
- Perspectives on Primary Classrooms: Researching Practice (EDU2010)
- Learning from Film and Television (EDU2012)
- Learning from Experience in Schools - Student Associate Scheme (EDU2022)
- What is Education? (EDU2023)
- Social and Educational Enquiry 2 (EDU2024)
- ICT Futures (EDU2026)
- Learning from International Experience (10 credit) (EDU2027)
- Learning from International Experience (20 credit) (EDU2028)
- Learning from International Experience (30 credit) (EDU2029)
- Language in Education (EDU2009)
- Dissertation in Education Studies (EDU3003)
- Learning from Experience - Educational and other relevant settings (EDU3006)
- Learning to think (EDU3007)
- Alternative Education (EDU3021)
- International and Comparative Education (EDU3026)
- Social and Educational Enquiry III (EDU3025)
- International and Comparative Education (EDU3026)
Current Student Locations
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