BA (Hons) Education Studies

Program Overview

BA (Hons) Education Studies

Overview

The BA (Hons) Education Studies degree offers flexible pathways, including a guaranteed PGCE interview opportunity. Ranked 9th in the UK (Guardian University Guide 2025), with 100% student satisfaction in teaching (NSS, 2024), this course provides a wealth of career options open to you.

Why Choose This Course?

• Exceptional teaching: 100% student satisfaction with course instruction (NSS, 2024)
• Superior support: 95% of students praise their academic support experience (NSS, 2024)
• National recognition: Ranked 9th in the UK for Education (The Guardian University Guide 2025)
• Excellent teaching quality: 93% of students rated the quality of teaching on their course (Times Good University Guide, 2025)

Course Modules

Year 1

• Education and Social Justice
• Education in Europe
• Fake News: Debunking Myths in Education
• Great Minds on Education
• Introduction to Disability, Diversity and Inclusion
• Safeguarding and Multi-Agency Perspectives

Year 2

• Becoming a Researcher
• Contemporary Issues in Education
• Enhancing Professional Practice on Placement
• Teaching and Learning in the Classroom
• The Psychology of Educational Achievements
• Exclusion from School and Social Justice (optional)
• Young Lives, Parenting and Families (optional)

Year 3

• Dissertation
• Education in Challenging Contexts
• Education: International and Comparative Perspectives
• Policy and Practice of Learning and Teaching
• Critical Issues in Inclusion (optional)
• Tackling Inequalities in Children, Young People and their Families (optional)

Potential Career Paths

• Primary School Teacher
• Secondary School Teacher
• Teaching Assistant
• Learning Mentor
• Youth Worker
• Play Therapist
• Researcher

Additional Information

• Why Wolverhampton?
• What skills will you gain?
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• Entry Requirements
• Funding
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How We Compare

• 100% of students say staff value students' views and opinions about the course
• 100% of students say teaching staff have supported their learning well
• 90% in work or doing further study 15 months after the course

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Program Outline

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