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Education
BA (Hons)
Why study this course?
Education at Keele is distinctive because of its strong focus on contemporary
issues in education and policy making. Studying Education means considering
its relationship to the economy, its historical evolution, its impact on people’s life
chances and identities, how education is organised, and how learners learn.
You will study educational topics such as the nature of learning, the
history of education, and educational policies and practices that aim
to promote inclusion and social cohesion. Studying Education at Keele,
either on its own or along with another subject, will help you explore the
many ways that education is changing along with society.
The course examines topics such as changing ideas about childhood,
learning, digital technologies, citizenship, race, play, work, the political
nature of schools, for instance, the impact of poverty on both the results
and the experience of education.
You will also have opportunities to explore these issues abroad by doing
an International Year, which can lead to an enhanced degree title in ‘BA
(Hons) in Education with International Year’.
What will this mean for my future?
Our undergraduate Education programme sets you up well for further
professional study to qualify in areas such as teaching, social work or
the legal profession. The course opens up a range of opportunities in
settings from pre-school to adult learning, as well as in a variety of other
contexts, such as politics, the civil service, journalism or business.
If you are thinking of travelling or working abroad after graduation,
Keele’s Language Centre offers a variety of courses that may enable you
to graduate with an enhanced degree with foreign language competency
or an internationally recognised qualification in Teaching English to
Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL).
INDICATIVE MODULES
First Year
• Understanding Learning
• Childhood, Policy and Education
• Too Poor to Learn? Poverty,
Education and Social Policy
• Back to the Future: Issues in the
History of Schooling
• Digital Technologies: Rethinking
Learning and Teaching
Second Year
• Education Matters: Contemporary
Issues and Debates in Education
• Play, Power and Pedagogy
• Education Placement
• Comparative Education
• Special Education: Introduction
to Theory and Practice
• Reflective Teaching
Third Year
• Dissertation (Independent
Research Project)
• Education, Work and Identity
• Race, Politics and Education
• Inclusive Education
• School Engagement and Outreach
• Higher Education: Policy and the
Student Experience
KEY INFORMATION
UCAS Code - X300
Foundation Year
Yes
Indicative entry
requirements
Single Honours
A level: BCC-CCC
BTEC: DMM-MMM
Combined Honours
A level: BCC-CCC
BTEC: DMM-MMM
Course duration
3 years
For further information on entry requirements please visit keele.ac.uk/entryrequirements
Study abroad
Yes
International Year
Yes
Learn a Language
Yes