| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2025-09-01 | - |
Program Overview
Education Studies and History
Course Overview
This course combines Education Studies and History, providing students with a comprehensive understanding of education in its widest sense, nationally and globally, as well as a deep exploration of historical topics spanning various eras and contexts.
Why Study This Course
This course is ideal for students interested in a career in teaching or other education-related areas. It offers a highly practical degree, teamed with theoretical knowledge, and provides up to 9 weeks of experience within work-based placements.
Course Summary
The Education Studies component of the course provides an excellent understanding of education in its widest sense, nationally and globally. It is a great choice for students interested in a career in teaching or other education-related areas. The course explores contemporary issues in education, directly related to everyday practice, and debates education policy, examining different approaches to schools and schooling, both within the UK and globally.
The History component of the course explores a range of fascinating topics spanning various historical eras, in a wide variety of local, national, and global contexts. Students will analyze data, images, and texts, construct arguments, and engage in original historical research.
Key Facts
- Award: BA (Hons)
- UCAS code: X1V1
- Duration: 3 years
- Mode of study: Full-time
- Start date: September 2025
- Awarding institution: Bishop Grosseteste University
- Institution code: B38
Entry Requirements
- 96-112 UCAS tariff points (from a maximum of four Advanced Level qualifications)
- A range of qualifications are accepted, including A/AS Levels, BTEC, Access Courses, International Baccalaureate (IB), Cambridge Pre-U, Extended Project, etc.
How You Will Be Taught
- Lectures
- Tutorials
- Seminars
- Practical workshops
- Coursework
- Work-based placements
Assessment
- Education Studies:
- Coursework of different types, including essays, reports, oral presentations, multimedia presentations, reflective logs, and portfolios
- No examinations
- History:
- Written essays
- Presentations (oral, digital, and practical)
- Portfolio submissions
- Assessed debates and one-to-one discussions
Careers and Further Study
- Education Studies:
- Teaching
- Education-related careers
- Business
- Service industries
- Personnel
- Museums
- Galleries
- Charities
- History:
- Education
- Marketing
- Journalism
- Publishing
- Law
- Policing
- Public policy
- Information research and management
- Archivist
- Librarian
- Museum curator
Support
- Student Advice team
- Support with funding and finance
- Support with academic and personal issues
Fees and Funding
- Tuition fees: £9,250 (2024-2025)
- Additional costs: £100-£300 (depending on the course)
- Funding options: Student loans, grants, and scholarships
Related Courses
- Education Studies and TESOL with Foundation Year
- PGCE Secondary
- Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (Teaching Post-16 and Further Education)
- EdD (Doctorate of Education)
- English and History with Foundation Year
- Education Studies and English with Foundation Year
- Education Studies and English
- Foundation course
- English and History
- Foundation course
- Education with TESOL
- FdA Primary Teaching Studies
- Primary Education with QTS
- Primary Teaching Studies with QTS
- Assessment Only Route to QTS (Primary and Secondary)
- Archaeology and History
- History
- Foundation course
- FdA Education in Practice
- Education in Practice
- Archaeology and History with Foundation Year
- History with Foundation Year
- Military History
- Foundation course
- Education Studies and Sociology
- Education Studies and Sociology with Foundation Year
- Education Studies and Theology, Philosophy & Ethics with Foundation Year
- Education Studies and Theology, Philosophy & Ethics
- Foundation course
- FdA Early Childhood Education in Practice (Grantham)
- FdA Education in Practice (Grantham)
- Education Studies
- Foundation course
- Education Studies and Special Educational Needs, Disability & Inclusion (SENDI)
- Education Studies and Special Educational Needs, Disability & Inclusion (SENDI) with Foundation Year
- Education Studies and Sport
- Education Studies and Sport with Foundation Year
- Education Studies with Foundation Year
- History and Theology, Philosophy & Ethics
- History and Theology, Philosophy & Ethics with Foundation Year
- Psychology and Education Studies
- Psychology and Education Studies with Foundation Year
- Education
- Education (English as an Additional Language)
- Early Years Education
- Educational Leadership and Management
- Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
Program Outline
BA (Hons) Education Studies and History
Degree Overview
Overall
This 3-year program integrates education studies with social and cultural history.
Key Focus
- You'll delve into the complex relationship between individuals and communities throughout various historical eras across local, national, and global contexts.
- Explore diverse areas of education from historical perspectives, analyzing various policies related to schooling and pedagogy within a social context to investigate inequalities in educational environments.
- Examine diverse topics, ranging from pirate culture in the early Atlantic World to civil rights activism in the 1960s. Students gain critical thinking skills while studying and researching these subjects to better understand current historical engagements on a deeper level.
Goals
- Gain a broad, in-depth understanding of education at all levels, both within Great Britain and globally.
- Prepare future educators in understanding, analyzing educational policy, and learning how they can use historical methodologies as resources to improve future classrooms.
- Equip graduates of the program with essential historical research skills as the program focuses on honing historical research expertise through practical experience. This program provides valuable insights for graduates pursuing educational career paths or working within other education-related areas in social services as this curriculum equips future graduates with valuable, well-honed employability skillsets through work-based placement programs. Students develop secure employability skillsets to succeed in various settings related to their desired profession.
Key Differentiating Factor
The BGU History department focuses on teaching students through placements and field-trips within archives and museums as part of the University's distinctive social and cultural history specialism to give students unique learning opportunities, alongside more traditional classroom methods for a diverse learning journey.
Outline
The program consists of modules from all three main years of study: Years 1, 2, and 3.
This will include
- Semester 1 modules, focusing on
- Historical and sociological understanding of learning within diverse environments (social context within schools)
- Critical analysis of how individuals learn and factors shaping learning and development (across the lifespan, focusing mainly on adults. Andragogy and child-focused pedagogies are studied). The module combines modern theories with more classic, historically informed ones as students explore contemporary trends with an eye to how policy can dictate learning outcomes (within modern settings),
- Students gain practical learning experience as students will engage in field placement with schools or organizations within the educational realm as the focus for year-long studies within education settings
- In semester 2 the focus on historical topics shifts as modules include
- Understanding popular representations across various media. Students examine diverse case studies within this module in political/ social/ military context from diverse timeframes
- Analysing a complex history of magic through different periods with specific attention paid to social implications in modern times
- Students develop understandings of complex histories behind a range of magical beliefs from early modern Europe
- Students also delve into diverse historical subjects, which within a historical pathway include a wide range of global topics with a specific focus set within the 17/18th centuries (early, modern-focused) to analyze global trade, empire expansion, along with other critical subjects including
- Understanding diverse elements from witchcraft to folklore as students examine and critique a complex series, analyzing beliefs that exist throughout time with specific consideration given toward pagan traditions within a modern society context as they learn to
- Develop critical understandings of various theories regarding popular media representations within social/ historical realms
- Investigate connections between magic practices, witchcraft history, folklore practices with social shifts through periods and
- Analyze social impacts through time, as they evaluate sources related to magical belief across a diverse period
Additional notes
Students gain experience within historical analysis as students develop the ability to critique various source materials as they apply knowledge within diverse historical subjects within diverse social contexts as students research diverse subjects to better understand modern day historical engagements
Assessment
Assessment of your knowledge through this program is carried out via diverse approaches and is dependent in large part to which pathway is selected: History or Educational studies. Each offers unique learning opportunities and assessment styles that align best to specific pathways while ensuring all graduates acquire necessary skill levels through practical learning experiences:
Key Focus: Assessment in Education Studies
- Coursework focused heavily on written assessment in forms, including a diverse portfolio of writing projects including and two larger scholarly essays are a significant focus on student's written communication abilities in an academic, education focused setting (formative feedback provided for both) Students also utilize creative assessment, presenting one or both a series of oral or digital presentations on subjects covered across different areas of study in group-setting as the curriculum focuses primarily on well rounded development as future, highly sought after professionals. The year's coursework is evaluated via diverse written essays in conjunction with other methods as program focuses specifically developing well-honed written expression as an important key focus to ensure high level communication abilities within educational settings
- Students explore different assessment types as projects within education focus also include, multimedia presentations. These projects may vary across semesters
Teaching
Students are introduced to teaching in this program across three years with diverse pathways offering unique approaches that best equip learners with necessary abilities, knowledge for their final degree in educational studies and history respectively; History courses will have some overlap as subjects and themes often intersect between courses
- Key Focus : This program prioritizes student-centred learning in a collaborative, friendly space to ensure every student feels encouraged within their development in an inclusive environment with peers and faculty working alongside one another
Course Delivery
This approach extends outside the classroom as faculty facilitate diverse field trips alongside diverse lecture approaches including practical workshops in addition to lectures in smaller and individual tutorial settings for more personalized, student-focused experiences that focus on diverse pedagogical settings as part of the student development process in conjunction to provide well balanced experiences within this degree
- Core Faculty: Education Dr Adam Hounslow-Eyre Dr Claire M. Hubbard-Hall
- Core Faculty in History & Philosophy & Ethics & Theology Dr Hazel Kent and Dr Erik Grigg
Careers
Graduates in history may seek diverse career fields. These fields within this curriculum focus on developing essential employability skills and a variety of career fields may be a good fit with additional study as needed dependent upon career goals; graduates who wish to seek work in teaching roles are required to complete postgraduate education toward certification to qualify for these specific job placements within this profession: Graduates are prepared through diverse placements that offer unique experience as the program places a large priority on securing students' placement opportunities as this helps students transition well as they gain real time learning in practical situations
Other
Students are supported throughout all areas of study as well as personally. Diverse services are designed to offer personalized help with any challenges they have and help each and every student feel as supported personally within an open, communicative culture with their professor
