Program Overview

Education

Shape the future of education while keeping your career options open with this innovative degree that goes beyond traditional classroom learning.

Course Options

• 3 years full-time
• 5 specialisms: English, History, Sustainability, Inclusive Practice, or Leadership and Management
• Locations: Cambridge (English, History, Sustainability) and Chelmsford (Inclusive Practice, Leadership and Management)

Key Facts

• STUDY OPTIONS: 3 years
• START DATES: September
• LOCATION: Chelmsford and Cambridge
• ENTRY: UCAS code: See course description
• FEE (UK AND EU STUDENTS):
  • £9,535 UK students starting 2025/26 (full-time, per year)
  • £16,700 International students starting 2025/26 (full-time, per year)

Teaching and Assessment

Year 1

• Core modules:
  • Journey through Life: Stages of Human Development
  • Safeguarding and Wellbeing
  • Research Foundations
  • The Power of Connection: Building Strong Educational Relationships
• Pathway-specific modules:
  • Introduction to the Study of Literature and Writing (English)
  • Creating the Past: From the Archive to the Web (History)
  • Environmental Sustainability Education: Policy and Practice (Sustainability)
  • Redefining Ability: Perspectives on Disability in Modern Society (Inclusive Practice)
  • Leadership Cultures in Education and Organisational Theory (Leadership and Management)

Year 2

• Core modules:
  • Equity in Education: Understanding Identity and Social Justice
  • Ruskin Module
  • Learning Theories in Education
  • Educational Research Methods
• Pathway-specific modules:
  • Digital Stylistics (English)
  • Bridging Cultures (English)
  • Britain in the 19th century (History)
  • Hanging, Prisons and Community Service: Crime and Punishment in Britain throughout the Ages (History)
  • What's in a Place? (Sustainability)
  • Education for All: Global Approaches to Inclusive Practice (Inclusive Practice)
  • Building Strong Teams: Leadership for Staff Development (Leadership and Management)

Year 3

• Core modules:
  • Undergraduate Major Project
  • Neurodiversity and Inclusion: Strategies for Effective Learning
  • Education in the Digital Age: Policy, Theory and Global Trends
  • Leadership and Enterprise
• Pathway-specific modules:
  • Forbidden Stories: Banned Children's Books (English)
  • Writing and the Present (English)
  • Gender and Sexuality in Britain: (History)
  • The Making of Modern Media (History)
  • Education and Environmental Justice (Sustainability)
  • Leading the Way: Inclusive Education in Action (Inclusive Practice)
  • Navigating Change: Strategic Leadership in Education (Leadership and Management)

Facilities

• Partner schools for observation and teaching practice
• Extensive library and IT resources
• Support with careers and employability, study skills, health and wellbeing, and more

Careers

• Develop a broad range of skills and qualities for careers in education, development, and care
• Progress to teaching roles or other roles within the education sector
• Pursue policy or leadership roles
• Continue to a Masters course, such as an MA Education degree

Entry Requirements

• 96 UCAS Tariff points
• 3 GCSEs at grade C, or grade 4, or above
• IELTS 6.5 (Academic level) or equivalent English language qualification

Fees and Paying for University

• Tuition fees for UK students: £9,535 (2025/26)
• Tuition fees for international students: £16,700 (2025/26)
• Living costs: £7,000-£9,000 per year
• Maintenance Loan available for UK students
• Scholarships and bursaries available for UK and international students

Apply Now

• UK students: Apply through UCAS
• International students: Apply direct