Program Overview

Education BA

Overview

The BA Education degree is designed to explore a wide variety of educational practices and ideas. It will help you challenge established educational practices and debate issues such as social justice in education, inclusion, alternative education, and education and mental health.

Key Features

• Work-based placement module offers the chance to get real experience in an educational setting
• Tailor your degree with a wide range of optional modules to suit your personal development and career aspirations
• Small group sizes: allowing more tutor/student and student/student collaborations
• Field trips: lots of opportunities to explore and work creatively with educational ideas such as outdoor education, museum and theatre education
• Learn from experts who are internationally recognised for their research in this area
• Study at our environmentally sustainable campuses, which have won many awards including the prestigious Green Flag Award
• Top 10 in the UK for education in the Complete University Guide 2025
• Top 50 worldwide and top 10 in the UK for education in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024

Course Structure

Year One

• Big Ideas in Education: Inclusion, Equalities, Rights and Justice
• History of Education
• Joining the Academic Community
• Learning and Development
• The Purposes of Education
• Optional modules:
  • Exploring and Developing Education Collaborations
  • Literacy, Learning and Education
  • Mathematics and Science in Schools
  • Understanding Counselling in Education

Year Two

• Curriculum and the Politics of Knowledge
• Education Beyond Borders
• Learning in the Digital Future
• Researching Education: Key Studies and Methods
• The Developing Ethical Professional
• Optional modules:
  • Alternative Educations
  • Counselling in Education: Difference and Diversity
  • Exploring and Developing Education Collaborations
  • Inclusive Education
  • Literacy, Learning and Education
  • Mathematics and Science in Schools
  • Place, Mobility and Space in Education
  • Placement (autumn or spring semester)
  • Placement (Year Long)
  • Understanding Counselling in Education

Year Three

• Big Ideas in Education: the Datafication of Education
• Dissertation
• New Modes and Sites for Learning
• Research Methodology and Design in Education
• Optional modules:
  • Alternative Educations
  • Counselling in Education: Difference and Diversity
  • Inclusive Education
  • Literacy, Learning and Education
  • Mathematics and Science in Schools
  • Place, Mobility and Space in Education
  • Understanding Counselling in Education

Assessment

• Coursework
• Dissertation
• Essay
• Examinations
• Presentation
• Project work
• Reflective portfolios

Careers

• Local government
• Civil service
• Educational organisation bodies
• Education in museums and prisons
• Charities and NGOs
• Community and educational theatre
• Educational administration at school and university level
• Educational marketing, PR and journalism
• Education business and commerce
• Graduate training programmes such as IntoUniversity

Entry Requirements

• ABB
• 30 points overall or 655 in 3 HL certificates (IB)
• IELTS: 6.5 (no less than 6.0 in any element)
• GCSE English and maths grade 4 (C) or above

Fees

• £9,535 per year (UK undergraduate students)
• £23,000 per year (International students)

Additional Costs

• All students will need at least one device to approve security access requests via Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
• Students may wish to purchase their own copies of books or more specific titles, costing up to £25
• The school covers the cost of a DBS check
• Travel costs for placement will be dependent on location of placement and proximity to term-time address
• A compulsory trip may cost up to £25
• Some coursework may require students to buy apps or similar software, costing up to £10

Scholarships and Bursaries

• The University of Nottingham offers a wide range of bursaries and scholarships
• International undergraduate scholarships for high-achieving international scholars
• Means-tested core bursary, worth up to £1,000 a year, for UK students

Campus

• Jubilee Campus
• Eco-friendly buildings, alongside green spaces, wildlife, and a lake
• Home to the business, education, and computer science schools, as well as a sports centre and student accommodation