BA (Hons) in Education Studies
University of Winchester
Key Information
Campus location
Winchester, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
3 - 6 years
Pace
Full time, Part time
Tuition fees
GBP 14,700 / per year *
Application deadline
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Introduction
- Excellent preparation if you want to become a teacher, or keep your options open for other careers in educational services
- Voluntary work in your second year counts towards academic credit
- Learn from passionate and dedicated staff in a community of knowledge
Educators make a lasting impact on people’s lives. Whether you want to become a teacher or work in educational charities, publishing, local government, or the service and heritage industries, Education Studies leads to challenging and rewarding careers.
Our BA degree goes far beyond teaching and learning: you explore a range of contexts from the classroom through to how education defines the world around us and is used as a lever for social and political change. You will learn things about the workings of society and education which will surprise you.
The three-year programme examines education and policy in historical, sociological, cultural, political and philosophical contexts. You gain a deep understanding of education’s impact on gender, citizenship, childhood, family, technology and power. The course is both a rigorous academic degree and excellent preparation for those who wish to take a PGCE and become a teacher, or to pursue MA routes, such as the MA Philosophy of Education.
While the degree is theory-based, you can select from optional volunteering modules in your second year that counts towards academic credit. In Year 1, the focus is on coming to an in-depth understanding of key concepts and issues of the education process, and introductions to the well-known thinkers of educational theory. Your own experiences will be a key part of this learning effort. Core modules include Educators and Society, Introducing Childhood, Inclusive Education and more.
In Year 2, core modules focus on social, ethical and political thought in education. With a wide range of optional modules, you can pursue your personal and professional interests: such as physical education, education and religion, technology and early childhood education.
In Year 3, you write a dissertation or complete an independent study project on a topic of your choice. In addition, a wide range of optional modules includes Holocaust education, film and politics. By the end of the programme, you graduate as a well-rounded, critical thinker in educational theory.
Throughout all levels, you are guaranteed to learn from passionate and committed staff who help you produce intellectually satisfying essays and presentations and encourage stimulating group discussions. Our staff challenge and support you in equal measure and the course consistently rates highly in the National Student Survey and the UK engagement survey for undergraduates. What’s more, we care about your progress and well-being.
Education is fundamentally about the development of others and our graduates are employed in professions which involve care and service. Many go on to work in the classroom, but others take up educational roles within public services, such as social work or education management in central and local government, publishing, business, service industries, personnel, libraries, museums, and charities. The programme tutors form a dedicated and enthusiastic team who look forward to meeting you and talking about your ambitions.
Admissions
Curriculum
Year 1 (Level 4)
- 1944-88: The Acts 15
- Political Perspectives on Education 15
- Introducing Early Childhood 15
- Educational Reflections 15
- Literacies in Higher Education 15
- Educators 15
- Principles in Education 15
- Introducing Special and Inclusive Education 15
Year 2 (Level 5)
- Education: Social and Political Thought (1) 15
- Education: Social and Political Thought (2) 15
Optional Modules
- What is a Child? - 15 Credits
- Thinking about 'Race' - 15 Credits
- Independent Study - 15 Credits
- Theorising Early Childhood - 15 Credits
- Impairments, Disability and Inclusion - 15 Credits
- Theories of Discipline - 15 Credits
- Progressive Education - 15 Credits
- Thinking the Holocaust - 15 Credits
- Technology and Education - 15 Credits
- Globalisation and Comparative Education - 15 Credits
- Physical Education - 15 Credits
- Theorising Special and Inclusive Education - 15 Credits
- What was a Teacher? Histories of Teacher Education - 15 Credits
- 'Pioneers and Separate Spheres' Gender and History of Education 1789-1923 - 15 Credits
- Social Inclusion and Exclusion - 15 Credits
- Sexuality: Education, Policy and Practice - 15 Credits
- The Teacher: Power and Pedagogy - 15 Credits
- Education and Work - 15 Credits
- Education & Nature: learning in the Anthropocene - 15 Credits
- Education Beyond Left and Right - 15 Credits
- Culture/ Education - 15 Credits
- Education and Christianity - 15 Credits
- Philosophies of Education - 15 Credits
- Play - 15 Credits
- Education for the ‘new age’ – 15 Credits
- Volunteering for Education Studies - 15 Credits
Year 3 (Level 6)
- Dissertation 30
Optional Modules
- Current Issues in Education - 15 Credits
- Independent Study - 15 Credits
- Loss of Childhood - 15 Credits
- Early Years Education A - 15 Credits
- Early Years Education B - 15 Credits
- Critiquing Higher Education A - 15 Credits
- Critiquing Higher Education B - 15 Credits
- Constructing the Other: Race, Ethnicity and Religion - 15 Credits
- Educating the Teenage Consumer - 15 Credits
- The Inclusive Educator: Values, Virtues and Practice - 15 Credits
- Philosophy of the Teacher – 15 Credits
- Discipline and the Soul - 15 Credits
- Holocaust Education - 15 Credits
- Marxisms and Schooling - 15 Credits
- Exclusion in and from Schooling – 15 Credits
- Life, Death and Education A - 15 Credits
- Life, Death and Education B - 15 Credits
- Utopia and Education A - 15 Credits
- Utopia and Education B - 15 Credits
- Education and the Arab-Islamic World A - 15 Credits
- Education and the Arab-Islamic World B - 15 Credits
- Film as Education A - 15 Credits
- Film as Education B - 15 Credits
- Reconceptualising Early Childhood Education (RECE) - 15 Credits
- Contemporary Theory and Practice in Early Childhood - 15 Credits
- Childhood in a Changing World - 15 Credits
- Philosophy, Education and the Learning Person - 15 Credits
- Deconstructing Philosophies of Education - 15 Credits
- Education, Ecologies & Ethics - 15 Credits
- Critiquing Inclusive Educational Practice - 15 Credits
- Critiquing the Museum Experience - 15 Credits
- The Language of Inclusion in Education A - 15 Credits
- The Language of Inclusion in Education B - 15 Credits
- Education, Inclusion and Refugees A - 15 Credits
- Education, Inclusion and Refugees B - 15 Credits
- Evaluating Educational Research - 15 Credits
- Liberal Education - 15 Credits
- Philosophy, Education and Ethics – 15 Credits
Career Opportunities
Graduates enter educational roles within public services, business, service industries, personnel, libraries, museums, and charities.
The University of Winchester ranks in the top 10 in the UK for graduates in employment or further study according to the Graduate Outcomes Survey 2021, HESA.
Pre-approved for a Master's
If you study for a Bachelor's Honours Degree with us, you will be pre-approved to start a Master's degree at Winchester. To be eligible, you will need to apply by the end of March in the final year of your degree and meet the entry requirements of your chosen Master's degree.