Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Education Studies University of East London - Stratford Campus, UK

Do you want to help shape and change young lives through education? Do you have a passion for teaching? Do you want to change communities from the inside? Our course is innovative and exciting, incorporating the very latest developments in the field of education studies.

Whether you want to become a primary, secondary, or further education teacher to young adults and mature learners teacher or influence and shape education policy, it will provide you with a fantastic foundation. You'll learn from practising teachers and take an active role in important current debates on children's education. At UEL, we're embedded in a diverse and inclusive community in east London.

This course reflects that, and you'll be taught by an academic team that is representative of the wide multicultural variety of our student intake. Our course is strongly rooted in the real world, with plenty of opportunities to experience education in action in our community. This will ease your transition into a teaching environment when you leave us.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

This course investigates contemporary education in a lively and stimulating way, from primary and secondary through to higher and adult education.

It's very much a sociology-based course, looking at sociological factors affecting the family, social policy for young people, education and the national curriculum. We look at the subject from an international perspective to reflect the diversity of our student intake.

You'll explore how individuals develop and learn, how the education system has evolved and how it continues to evolve. You'll learn to critique the purpose of educational interventions and to evaluate arguments on educational issues.

We'll give you an understanding of how political ideologies influence education policy. You'll examine faith schools, special needs education and multiculturalism along with the sociology, psychology and philosophy of education.

You'll learn how to evaluate research, enriching your studies and giving you the know-how and confidence to embark on your own research.