Overview
Our course goes beyond just teaching and learning to prepare you for a career in education and beyond.
Why take a course in education with us
We blend theory and practice to extend and apply your knowledge, skills and understanding of education studies throughout your time with us. You’ll be taught by experienced academics who are research leaders across areas of diversity, child development, multilingualism and education. This course draws from a range of disciplines so you’ll learn about subjects such as history, sociology, law, and philosophy, and how they relate to education.
A degree in education can open varied career avenues like education policy, management and research, charities, to name just a few.
We're in the top 250 in the world for Education (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2019).
Practice your hands-on skills with us
We strongly encourage you to develop your employability skills throughout the course and this is often built into the modules from the start. These skills, sometimes referred to as soft skills, include reflection, professional development and team work.
You’ll receive a Placement Planning Pack to help with structuring and planning for work experience, ensuring you get the most out of it. Additionally, you’ll undertake a practitioner-based module, set within a workplace, and build a digital portfolio that showcases the development of your knowledge and skills throughout the course. The course’s timetable is specifically arranged to give you the opportunity to arrange voluntary or paid work experience, or shorter placements. Typically, graduates go on to careers in educational settings, training programmes, and charities. It's also a route into a teaching role through a Primary or Senior PGCE.
Get the support you need
While you’re learning, you’ll be matched with a Personal Tutor directly related to your course. You’ll also get support from our Student Learning and Graduate Academic Assistants, who have experience in your subject area.
Whatever your career goals, our course aims to support what you want to do. Our links in the industry, along with your work placement, set you up for an exciting career in education.
Course highlights
You’ll be taught by experienced academics who are research leaders across areas of diversity, child development, multilingualism and education.
This course combines a blend of theory and practice to extend and apply your knowledge, skills and understanding of education studies
Full support gaining industry links with our Placement Planning Pack and the opportunity to build a digital portfolio that showcases the development of your knowledge and skills throughout the course.
Dedicated support throughout your studies where you’ll have a Personal Tutor and committed Student Learning and Graduate Academic Assistants who have studied your subject and can support you based on their own experience.
Course Details - Modules
Year 1: Historical, Sociological and Political Perspectives on Education (30 credits) - Compulsory, Approaches to Learning (30 credits) - Compulsory, Early Childhood Development (30 credits) - Compulsory, Key Thinkers in Philosophy of Education (30 credits) - Compulsory.
Year 2: Researching Lives: Social Investigation in the Contemporary World (30 credits) - Compulsory, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (30 credits) - Compulsory, Comparative Education (30 credits) - Optional, Curriculum Studies: Primary and Secondary Education (30 credits) - Optional, Education and the Social World: Who Educates Whom and Why? (30 credits) - Optional, Insight into Play (30 credits) - Optional, Professional Practice and Leadership in Educational Contexts (30 credits) - Optional.
Year 3: Dissertation Module for Education Studies (30 credits) - Compulsory, Special Educational Needs, Disability and Inclusion (30 credits) - Optional, Children’s Literature (30 credits) - Optional, The Social and Emotional Aspects of Teaching & Learning (30 credits) - Optional, Being Young: Issues and Perspectives in Youth Studies (30 credits) - Optional, The Child in Context: The Influence of Socio-Cultural Factors on Development (30 credits) - Optional, Children’s Rights and Self Determination: Theory into Practice (30 credits) - Optional, Creativity and the Arts in Education (30 credits) - Optional
Course Details – Assessment Method
Assessment Methods are not listed for this Course.
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.
How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
Course code:
X300
Institution code:
M80
Campus Name:
Hendon Campus
Campus code:
Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
Access pass with 45 credits at Level 3 (15 merit or higher)
Visit our general entry requirements page, by clicking on the link below, to see how these points can be achieved from our acceptable level 3 qualifications and the combinations which are welcomed by Middlesex University, including GCSE requirements.
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
