Why choose Education Studies BA Honours at Middlesex?

The education sector requires a skilled and confident workforce with a range of academic knowledge, transferrable skills, practical experience and critical reflection skills.

 

This course responds to sector-wide demands, by offering confident graduates with a broad range of academic knowledge, transferrable skills, practical experience, professional values and critical reflection skills.

 

This course will prepare you for employment both within the education sector and other sectors working with children and young people.

 

What you will gain

Typically, graduates go on to careers in educational settings, training programmes, and charities. It's also a route into a teaching role through a Primary or Senior PGCE.

 

A degree in education can open varied career avenues like education policy, management and research to name just a few.

 

You will be studying on a course with an excellent reputation and a high student satisfaction rate:

• 89% of students were positive about the learning resources and facilities on their course – National Student Survey (NSS) 2023

• We are in the top 100 of Young Universities in the world for Education – Times Higher Education, 2022.

 

We have over 145 years of experience delivering professional, creative and technical education that prepares students – like you – for success in global careers, so find out more today.

 

What you will learn

We blend theory and practice to extend and apply your knowledge, skills and understanding of education studies throughout your time with us. You’ll be taught by experienced academics who are research leaders across areas of diversity, child development, multilingualism and education. This course draws from a range of disciplines so you’ll learn about subjects such as history, sociology, law, and philosophy, and how they relate to education.

 

Gaining real-life experience is an important part of your learning. The course’s timetable is specifically arranged to give you the opportunity to arrange voluntary or paid work experience or shorter placements. You’ll receive a Placement Planning Pack to help with structuring and planning for work experience, ensuring you get the most out of it. Additionally, you’ll undertake a practitioner-based module, set within a workplace, and build a digital portfolio that showcases the development of your knowledge and skills throughout the course.

 

The strong themes of social justice and inclusion running through the course will enable you to feel confident to challenge inequality, to promote children’s and young people’s rights, and to embrace diversity and inclusion.