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BA Education Studies

  • UCAS code
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    BBB
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    2023/24 See 2022/23 entry
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    Full Time:  3 Years
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Engage in critical, current debates in education to develop skills for a wide range of educational careers with our BA Education Studies degree.

Our BA Education Studies degree deepens your understanding of the role and place of education in contemporary society, how people learn, and the range of disciplines that relate to the broad field of education.

It provides a solid foundation in the core discipline of education, as well as an understanding of the current debates and issues surrounding the subject.

Choose BA Education Studies at the University of Reading

  • Our Institute of Education is ranked 10th in the UK for Education in The Guardian University Guide 2022.
  • Assessment is 100% coursework-based.
  • Tailor the degree to your academic and professional interests with our wide range of optional modules.

You'll develop your understanding of learning theories, inclusion, sociology, policy and practice, gaining the knowledge and skills needed to work collaboratively and confidently in a range of settings.

Taught by leading academics and researchers at the Institute of Education, you'll examine:

  • educational debates, such as pedagogy, creativity in education, global education and learning theories (including play)
  • topical issues including the impact of inclusive practice, the reality of social justice, and multicultural environments
  • education in its creative, economic, philosophical, cultural, political and sociological contexts.

Deepen your understanding of how children and adults learn by:

  • studying education, teaching and learning from different perspectives
  • exploring a range of issues, from culture and learning environments to fundamental moral and social questions such as the links between health and learning.

You'll explore the history of education and investigate existing and future opportunities – and challenges – in educational practice. Alongside all of this, you will develop your academic and professional skills.

This flexible, full-time course allows you to balance your studies with other commitments, including the opportunity to gain work experience while studying.

You will gain professional expertise and experience in the education sector with a wide range of placement and volunteering opportunities, enabling you to make a positive impact and develop as an active, thoughtful citizen.



Professional placements

This degree blends theory with practice to offer you a well-rounded, comprehensive education. Some of this valuable, real-life practice is acquired through a four-week placement in your second year.

Depending on your career aspirations, a variety of placement settings – for example, in a school, museum or gallery – could be arranged. A dedicated academic tutor, as well as the programme team, will be there to support you and tailor your placement in line with your interests.

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check may be required, depending on the type of placement setting you choose. 

What our BA Education Studies students say

  • Jane Waters is a UK student who chose our BA Primary Education degree degree because it gives her the opportunity to study the impact of education in depth.
  • Weitong Liu is an international student from China. She recommends taking full advantage of academic writing support.
  • The Institute of Education received an 85% overall satisfaction score in the 2021 National Student Survey. 

Overview

Engage in critical, current debates in education to develop skills for a wide range of educational careers with our BA Education Studies degree.

Our BA Education Studies degree deepens your understanding of the role and place of education in contemporary society, how people learn, and the range of disciplines that relate to the broad field of education.

It provides a solid foundation in the core discipline of education, as well as an understanding of the current debates and issues surrounding the subject.

Choose BA Education Studies at the University of Reading

  • Our Institute of Education is ranked 10th in the UK for Education in The Guardian University Guide 2022.
  • Assessment is 100% coursework-based.
  • Tailor the degree to your academic and professional interests with our wide range of optional modules.

You'll develop your understanding of learning theories, inclusion, sociology, policy and practice, gaining the knowledge and skills needed to work collaboratively and confidently in a range of settings.

Taught by leading academics and researchers at the Institute of Education, you'll examine:

  • educational debates, such as pedagogy, creativity in education, global education and learning theories (including play)
  • topical issues including the impact of inclusive practice, the reality of social justice, and multicultural environments
  • education in its creative, economic, philosophical, cultural, political and sociological contexts.

Deepen your understanding of how children and adults learn by:

  • studying education, teaching and learning from different perspectives
  • exploring a range of issues, from culture and learning environments to fundamental moral and social questions such as the links between health and learning.

You'll explore the history of education and investigate existing and future opportunities – and challenges – in educational practice. Alongside all of this, you will develop your academic and professional skills.

This flexible, full-time course allows you to balance your studies with other commitments, including the opportunity to gain work experience while studying.

You will gain professional expertise and experience in the education sector with a wide range of placement and volunteering opportunities, enabling you to make a positive impact and develop as an active, thoughtful citizen.



Learning

Professional placements

This degree blends theory with practice to offer you a well-rounded, comprehensive education. Some of this valuable, real-life practice is acquired through a four-week placement in your second year.

Depending on your career aspirations, a variety of placement settings – for example, in a school, museum or gallery – could be arranged. A dedicated academic tutor, as well as the programme team, will be there to support you and tailor your placement in line with your interests.

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check may be required, depending on the type of placement setting you choose. 

What our BA Education Studies students say

  • Jane Waters is a UK student who chose our BA Primary Education degree degree because it gives her the opportunity to study the impact of education in depth.
  • Weitong Liu is an international student from China. She recommends taking full advantage of academic writing support.
  • The Institute of Education received an 85% overall satisfaction score in the 2021 National Student Survey. 

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Grade C (4) or equivalent in Maths and English

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Structure

  • Year 1
  • Year 2
  • Year 3

Compulsory modules include:

X

Module details


Title:

Creative Learning through the Arts

Code:

ED1BCL

Convenor:

MS Suzy Tutchell

Summary:

This module is open to teachers, practitioners and those interested in the place of the Arts and creativity in education and society. The module will consider the importance of creative learning through practice and enable students to engage in creative projects in art, drama and creative writing. Integral to this focus will be the contemporary role of the practitioner as artist, dramatist and writer in Arts education.

Assessment Method:

Oral 100%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

X

Module details


Title:

Discovering Education: An exploration of Key Educational Issues

Code:

ED1BDE

Convenor:

MR David Dobraszczyk

Summary:

This module aims to provide students with an introduction and overview of key philosophical, social, cultural and political debates within education. Students of educational studies should be familiar with different issues, controversies and debates concerning education and learning and to be articulate in contributing to these debates. Through discussion, this module aims to develop students' engagement as debaters with the aim to create awareness of current topics, legislation and theory as well as to develop students’ ability to evaluate and take part in discussions of educational issues. Further, the module also aims to increase students’ confidence in researching and identifying appropriate sources and material when discussing educational issues.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 100%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

X

Module details


Title:

Education for Inclusion

Code:

ED1BEC

Convenor:

MR Ilan Dwek

Summary:

This module will enhance students’ understanding of education for diverse groups of individuals and specifically those with disabilities. Students will gain an increased awareness of international and national contexts and perspectives for addressing the needs of learners with additional needs. At the end of this module students will have key skills to demonstrate in depth knowledge of inclusive practice and its application within educational contexts.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 100%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

X

Module details


Title:

Multilingualism in Education

Code:

ED1BME

Convenor:

DR Naomi Flynn

Summary:

Over the last decade the number of multilingual learners within British schools has risen significantly, which has major implications for the education system and education practitioners. This module will enhance students’ awareness of the impact of multilingualism in mainstream educational settings in relation to language, culture and identity, and will develop students’ knowledge of the relationship between learning English for non-native speakers and wider educational outcomes.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 100%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

X

Module details


Title:

Exploring learning

Code:

ED1BTL

Convenor:

MR Ilan Dwek

Summary:

This module will explore our current understanding of the learning process, drawing upon theories arising from the fields of behaviourism, constructivism and psychoanalysis. Particular pedagogical and andragogical concepts will also be explored, including but not limited to the theory of cognitive development (Piaget), multiple intelligences (Gardner), growth mindset (Dweck), experiential learning (Kolb), learning power (Claxton), transformational learning (Mezirow), communities of practice (Lave and Wenger) and contemplative pedagogy (Barbezat and Bush).

Assessment Method:

Assignment 100%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

X

Module details


Title:

Society, Education and Social Justice

Code:

ED1SEJ

Convenor:

MISS Cecilia Muldoon

Summary:

This module aims to explore the social, cultural and economic issues that shape an individual’s educational opportunities and pathways. We consider the ways that social organisations and social structures can promote and reinforce social inequalities amongst different groups of people, especially by socio-economic status (class), gender and ethnicity. Each session presents a different theme relevant to educators concerned about social justice. Students are introduced to key concepts and issues in the sociology of education. Our primary aim is to question the notion of meritocracy and you are encouraged to draw upon your own experiences in exploring how social justice issues are constituted and contested.

Assessment Method:

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

Code Module Convenor
ED1BCL Creative Learning through the Arts MS Suzy Tutchell
ED1BDE Discovering Education: An exploration of Key Educational Issues MR David Dobraszczyk
ED1BEC Education for Inclusion MR Ilan Dwek
ED1BME Multilingualism in Education DR Naomi Flynn
ED1BTL Exploring learning MR Ilan Dwek
ED1SEJ Society, Education and Social Justice MISS Cecilia Muldoon

These are the modules that we currently offer. They may change for your year of study as we regularly review our module offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

Compulsory modules include:

X

Module details


Title:

Contemporary Education and Policy

Code:

ED2BEP

Convenor:

PROF Richard Harris

Summary:

This module will cultivate students’ understanding of the UK’s post-war public policy context within which education is a part. It will promote the use of critical thinking in order to explore political, historical, societal and philosophical debates about education in society.  

Assessment Method:

Assignment 100%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

X

Module details


Title:

Global perspectives in Education

Code:

ED2BGP

Convenor:

MR David Kerr

Summary:

This module will enable students to understand the complex nature of education globally.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 100%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

X

Module details


Title:

Leadership in Education

Code:

ED2BLE

Convenor:

DR Karen Jones

Summary:

This module will explore and critically appraise recent trends in theoretical constructs of educational leadership that trace developments in school/instructional leadership, to transformational leadership, toward distributed leadership. Linking theory with the practice of doing educational leadership, a concurrent focus will be placed on individual development to provide opportunities for learners to engage in and practice key behaviours associated with leading in an educational context.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 100%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

X

Module details


Title:

Professional Development 2

Code:

ED2BPD

Convenor:

MR David Dobraszczyk

Summary:

The course will begin with a series of lectures looking at the theory and research underpinning professional development in a range of educational institutions. Students will examine a number of key themes, introducing them to teamwork and professionalism, communication and networking, developing the skills of a reflective practitioner, staff support and engagement with learners. Each student will then arrange and carry out a placement in an educational institution of their choosing. 

Assessment Method:

Assignment 100%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

Code Module Convenor
ED2BEP Contemporary Education and Policy PROF Richard Harris
ED2BGP Global perspectives in Education MR David Kerr
ED2BLE Leadership in Education DR Karen Jones
ED2BPD Professional Development 2 MR David Dobraszczyk

Optional modules include:

X

Module details


Title:

Head and Heart: Education for Wisdom and Community

Code:

ED2BHH

Convenor:

Summary:

Without the fantasy of endless economic growth, in an era of ‘deep adaptation’ to climate crisis, what is education now for?  Which aspects of education and human development help us to become better people? Can technology help us to become wise? What exactly should teachers be role models of? What might transformative learning look like and how might we model it in our personal and professional lives? 

This module presents an alternative vision of education for social sustainability from a global and anthropological perspective. It characterises education as a fundamentally human endeavour to make life meaningful for oneself within a community of shared values. It is seen as transformative, enlarging and changing perspectives, and is also holistic, involving mind, body and the human spirit. It is mythopoetic, recognising that knowledge is conveyed and retained most meaningfully through story and imagery. In this paradigm, although educational means may be technological, involving robots and computers, the ends are primarily ethical.  Moral behaviour occurs as a natural outcome of care and nurture by family and community and each generation of learners is welcomed into their cultural inheritance as an act of inclusive hospitality, a recurrent metaphor throughout the module. 

This vision of education informs the teaching style, the content and the expectations of you, the learner. Sessions take the form of interactive presentations and appropriate disclosure about your own beliefs and values is encouraged.  A key part of the module involves visits to local places of worship as examples of community values in practice. These visits represent opportunities for us to cultivate an openness to learning and to reflect upon our own perspectives.  As it is hoped that these perspectives will be enlarged and shaped by your experience on the module, your reflections will be central to the written assignment.

Assessment Method:

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

X

Module details


Title:

Learning Gender: Exploring the Links Between Gender, Education and Society

Code:

ED2BLG

Convenor:

Summary:

In this module, we will consider the gender dimensions of research, analysis, policy and practice in relation to education and society. We will explore gender differences, relationships and power dynamics particularly linked to inequalities in education, social theory and sociology of education. We will evaluate the position of women and patriarchy historically and in contemporary society by considering a range of sociological and feminist explanations of gender inequality. We will explore the notion that gender exists beyond a binary and that a range of gender identities should be recognised within education and society. Each session presents a different theme relevant to gender difference/[in]equalities offering national and international perspectives. Students will be asked to engage with debates on and representations of gender through a range of media and the arts. The primary aim is to question the notion of gender inequalities and students are encouraged to draw upon their own generational experiences to practice formulating their own questions contesting and analysing gender in education and society today.

Assessment Method:

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

X

Module details


Title:

Theatre for Social Change

Code:

ED2TSC

Convenor:

MR Simon Floodgate

Summary:

This module will enable students to explore the concepts of ‘change’ and ‘social change’ in the context of applied theatre. Students will develop an understanding of the applications of theatre for change via theoretical and practical engagement with a range of key practitioners and forms. The module will explore who changes, how change is brought about and whether change is necessarily a good thing within these practices. At the end of the module students will have skills to evaluate the impact and efficacy of theatre for social change and to appraise the notion of transformation in the broader context of education.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 100%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

X

Module details


Title:

Museum Learning and Engagement

Code:

MC2LE

Convenor:

DR Rhi Smith

Summary:

This module critically examines the learning role of museums in society. Students are introduced to learning theory, programme and event management, while also learning about resource design, evaluation, and visitor research. During the course students will hear from museum-based learning and engagement professionals and observe and evaluate learning resources and events. Interactive lectures, seminars and museum visits encourage students to contextualise and apply learning. Work is assessed through design and planned evaluation of a learning resource, evaluation of an educational event, and an analysis of a museum's learning programme.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 90%, Oral 10%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

Code Module Convenor
ED2BHH Head and Heart: Education for Wisdom and Community
ED2BLG Learning Gender: Exploring the Links Between Gender, Education and Society
ED2TSC Theatre for Social Change MR Simon Floodgate
MC2LE Museum Learning and Engagement DR Rhi Smith

These are the modules that we currently offer. They may change for your year of study as we regularly review our module offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

Compulsory modules include:

X

Module details


Title:

Dissertation

Code:

ED3BFD

Convenor:

DR Maria Kambouri

Summary:

This module represents the student's major piece of independent work, the culmination of their critical writing on the course. As such it provides an opportunity for students to design and conduct research through an extended research project.  This is a largely independent study supported by a number of taught sessions, one to one or group supervision and some further group ‘surgeries’.  Students may engage in either primary research (conducting their own experiments, surveys etc. to gain new knowledge) or secondary research (collating knowledge from other people's research to produce a new synthesis).  Students will give a presentation on their research-in-progress at a mid-point during the module.

Assessment Method:

Oral 10%, Dissertation 90%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

X

Module details


Title:

Health and Well - being: Consequences and Responsibilities

Code:

ED3BHW

Convenor:

PROF Carol Fuller

Summary:

This module is designed to extend students’ knowledge, skills and understanding of health and well-being within the context of self and society but via an education lens. The health of the individual is inextricably linked to the health of the nation, not least because a healthy workforce is a productive one. The flip side is that poor health and connected lifestyles place a huge strain on national and local health services, raising interesting questions about whose responsibility health and well-being is.  In this module we will look at theories of health that focus on sociological, psycho-social and philosophical explanations and that connect to how behaviours related to these areas are learned. We will also consider the different ways that well-being can be supported both within schools and communities as well as consider notions of lifelong learning.  This module will be  assessed on the aims of the module, through a piece of writing on a topic of interest.  

Assessment Method:

Assignment 80%, Oral 20%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

X

Module details


Title:

Professional Development 3

Code:

ED3BPD

Convenor:

PROF Catherine Tissot

Summary:

In this module, students consolidate the learning from part 1 and 2 modules, and further develop their understanding of how theory and practice, in abstract and tangible reality, interact in an education domain they consider interesting and relevant to their own professional development. The numerous industries and vocations associated with this degree require students to be enterprising and skilled, not only in terms of their subject area, but also in their ability to manage themselves and their careers professionally, and this module will require students to think carefully about their passions, professionalism and employability. Students will consider learning that has taken place throughout the programme and apply contextually-sensitive approaches to education in their areas of focus. Students will get the opportunity to plan a detailed and wide-ranging proposal for an educational project that draws upon the full range of topics discussed and considered during the module, with a clear emphasis on their own professional development in their chosen context.

Assessment Method:

Oral 50%, Report 50%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

Code Module Convenor
ED3BFD Dissertation DR Maria Kambouri
ED3BHW Health and Well - being: Consequences and Responsibilities PROF Carol Fuller
ED3BPD Professional Development 3 PROF Catherine Tissot

Optional modules include:

X

Module details


Title:

Understanding the theory and practice of mentoring

Code:

ED3BMU

Convenor:

MS Teresa Wilson

Summary:

Mentoring is a tool of communication used in a range of environments where a more experienced member of a community (educational or professional), might engage with a less advanced one in order to achieve some or all of the following: to introduce them to the culture of their environment, to promote confidence and productivity and to develop professional competences. The purpose of this module is to understand what mentoring is and how to develop mentoring skills. In order to do this, students taking this module will explore the different ways in which mentoring is used, evaluate its worth as an educational and developmental tool and apply theoretical principles in a practical mentoring activity. Students will be expected to reflect on their own development as a novice mentor throughout this module.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 100%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

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Module details


Title:

Representations of disability in drama and the arts

Code:

ED3BRD

Convenor:

MR Simon Floodgate

Summary:

This module will enable students to explore concepts of disability within society in the context of drama and the arts. It will focus upon the understanding of issues around disability and its construction within society in terms of language and identity through engagement primarily in the medium of drama. It will study representations of disability within different art forms and how these representations provide further insight to disability. In addition, it will investigate notions of access to performance and reception of art for a range of disabilities. Students will deliver a presentation related to some aspect of access and/or aesthetics in relation to disability.

Assessment Method:

Oral 100%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

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Module details


Title:

Providing Children’s Services

Code:

ED3PCS

Convenor:

MS Jo Elsey

Summary:

This module provides students with a broader understanding of the political and legislative context within which various forms of schooling and childcare have developed. It explores the shifting ideologies underpinning attempts to reform children’s services over recent times and interrogates the notion of an integrated ‘children’s workforce’ with common concerns, skills and knowledge.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 80%, Project 20%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

Code Module Convenor
ED3BMU Understanding the theory and practice of mentoring MS Teresa Wilson
ED3BRD Representations of disability in drama and the arts MR Simon Floodgate
ED3PCS Providing Children’s Services MS Jo Elsey

These are the modules that we currently offer. They may change for your year of study as we regularly review our module offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

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New international students: £20,300

*UK/Republic of Ireland fee changes

UK/Republic of Ireland undergraduate tuition fees are regulated by the UK government. These fees are subject to parliamentary approval and any decision on raising the tuition fees cap for new UK students would require the formal approval of both Houses of Parliament before it becomes law.

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You may be eligible for a scholarship or bursary to help pay for your study. Students from the UK and other EU countries may also be eligible for a student loan to help cover these costs. See our fees and funding information for more information on what's available.

Careers

Careers for BA Education Studies graduates

When you graduate, your expert knowledge and skills could lead to a rewarding career in areas such as:

  • youth work
  • learning mentoring
  • museum education
  • guidance family work
  • teaching, as a teaching assistant
  • education administration
  • early years education.

This degree also provides a solid foundation for further study relevant to a range of roles within education, such as:

  • teaching
  • play therapy
  • counselling
  • heritage
  • mental health and social work.

Aya discusses BA Education Studies.

I wanted a course that offered broad career prospects and transferable skills. I also like learning about issues applicable to everyday life: diversity, social justice, and disability.

Aya Yaucat-Guendi
BA Education Studies

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