If you aspire to teach or work with young people, this fascinating programme prepares you for a rewarding career in a variety of roles. It also arms you with the skills and knowledge necessary to understand and contribute to the education and lives of young people. 

 

Understanding education as a lever for social and political change, this course combines the study of education in its broadest sense – from philosophical, political, historical, sociological and cultural perspectives – with the exploration of a variety of policies and practices relevant to the lives of young people, their families and communities. 

 

You select from a range of modules which enable you to develop your own interests through themes including: philosophies of education, power, gender, inclusion, early childhood, ecology and technology. These themes help you to explore a variety of factors which affect the learning, development, health and wellbeing of young people. 

 

You also consider changes in ideas concerned with family life, ways of caring for others, and expectations of educational and wider provision for young people and their families. This allows you to reflect on the significance of the ways in which individuals think, act and relate to others in society.? 

 

The course is both a rigorous academic degree and excellent preparation for those who wish to become a teacher, or work with young people in a range of other settings. It is also a solid grounding for those who wish to pursue MA routes, such as the MA Philosophy of Education. 

 

In Year 1, core modules such as Literacies in Higher Education, Educators, Development in Childhood and Adolescence and Understanding Inequality, introduce key concepts and skills. 

 

Social and Political Thought, and Social Research are core modules in Year 2, and you also choose from a range of progressive, optional modules such as: Technology and Education, Constructing Identity, and Social Inclusion and Exclusion.?