Education Studies with Psychology BA (Hons)
De Montfort University
Key Information
Campus location
Leicester, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
36 months
Pace
Full time
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Introduction
Education Studies with Psychology BA (Hons)
Education Studies with Psychology examines how childhood is understood and shaped by society and how educationalists and psychologists theorise personal, social, emotional and intellectual development.
If you want to make a positive contribution to people’s lives and society as a whole, then take the first step towards becoming an educationalist.
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Curriculum
First Year
The modules offered can change each year depending on expertise, timetabling and student interests. The following modules are indicative of current teaching:
- Historical and Contemporary Issues in Education
- Perspectives on Education
- Evidence-based Teaching and Learning
- Core Areas of Psychology
Second Year
The following modules are indicative of current teaching:
- Researching Education
- Teaching Diversity: Inclusive Education
- How People Learn
Plus, select one or two modules from:
- Philosophy of Education
- Global Comparative Education
- Contemporary Cultural Perspectives
- Technological Transformations in Learning
- Computer Programming as a Tool for Learning
- Music in the Life of the Primary School
Plus two modules from:
- Social Psychology
- Abnormal Psychology
Third Year
The following modules are indicative of current teaching:
Core module:
- Education Dissertation
Plus, select two modules from:
- Placement Project (strongly encouraged)
- Education and Equality: Class, Race and Ethnicity
- Gender and Education
- Radical Educations
- Education and the Arts
- Special Educational Needs in Education
Plus two modules from:
- Counselling Psychology
- Well-being and Positive Psychology
- Psychology and Education
Program Outcome
University also offer a range of postgraduate opportunities, including an Education Studies MA.
You can choose to study for a PGCE in your other subject at school or college level.
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Career Opportunities
Graduates from this program will have opportunities for employment within The BA (Hons) Education Studies develops skills that are particularly useful for students who intend to build a career working with young children. While this is likely to mean employment in primary schools, it can also include nursery and other pre and after-school settings.
Many of our recent graduates have started their careers in; teaching (PGCE), education practice, nurseries, youth work and educational publishing for example.
The majority of our students choose to follow a career in teaching, the degree opens up opportunities to work in a number of wider educational environments, including youth and community work, local authority employment, social and educational research and early years settings.