Education Studies BA (Hons)

Education Studies is a broad multi-disciplinary degree, designed for the intellectually and practically curious. From the philosophical foundations of schooling to the political implications of policy, education is a vast field that has multiple avenues to approach a seemingly straightforward subject. Our degree goes far beyond any classroom and considers education, people and their relationship to the ever-changing world. **Course Structure**The breadth of our modules allows for the creation of pathways through the course. This may be linked to one of the degree's four strands of educational expertise: pragmatic; sociological-philosophical; psychological; and international-intercultural education.**Core modules include:**• Historical and Philosophical Ideas of Education • Introduction to Intercultural and International Education • Contemporary Issues and evidence in Education • Foundations of the Psychology in Education • Educational Research Methods • Dissertation. **Optional modules available in previous years include:**• Higher Education: Issues of Inclusion and Exclusion• Constructing Childhood and Youth • Assessing Education • Identity, Culture and Education• Learning and Development in Childhood • Wider Contexts of Education• Disability and Educational Needs: Impairment, Empowerment and Education• Disability and Education Needs: What’s so ‘Special’ about SEND?• Education in a Global Age• Understanding the Arts in Education• Evidence and Educational Policy • The Social Life of Education• Learning Sciences.