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BA (Hons)

Education, Philosophy & Religion (Foundation Entry)

Attendance

Campus

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Duration

4 Years

Start

September 2023

UCAS Code

L811

Delivery

Campus Taught

This Foundation Entry course allows you to build your skills and progress onto your degree in Education, Philosophy and Religion. It’s an ideal route for mature students, or for those just short of standard entry requirements.

The course encourages you to build advanced study skills and provides you with more specialist skills in Education, Philosophy and Religion. You will develop the study skills that are essential in higher education, and these will include subject-specific skills preparing you for Year one of the BA undergraduate course. There will be a target award through an extended study of your combined subjects, and you will be supported in developing your subject knowledge.

Your modules will be taught by subject specialists, and you will look at the study of History, Philosophy, Politics, International Relations, and Religion. In Education you will study theories of learning and child development, student disaffection, educational inequalities, and comparative education.

You will develop enhanced digital literacy skills by conducting research on issues relevant to your target award and using your interests to produce an extensive analysis of a key chosen topic.

Why study with us

You can take time to build your skills and subject knowledge and know that you will be offered a clear route into a high quality undergraduate degree
You’ll be learning from academic staff who are active researchers and experts in their respective fields.
Education courses at the University of Central Lancashire ranks in the top 3 in the North West for overall student satisfaction. (Complete University Guide 2023)

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What you'll do

Combining Education with Philosophy and Religion offers you a clear pathway to a professional career or postgraduate research.
You’ll combine the study with building key skills that will allow you to succeed as an undergraduate and in the future.
The degree you progress to will be highly valued by potential employers.

Module overview

Course delivery

This course is taught face-to-face at one of our UK campuses.

100%Face-to-face

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.

Join us on campus

Book a place at our Undergraduate Open Day on Saturday 17 June. Here you'll be able to explore our campus and facilities, meet academic staff & chat to students.

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Course facilities

Our Religion, Culture and Society team have a wide variety of links with local, national, and international faith and intercultural forums, faith schools and academic institutions. All of these provide valuable contacts if you’re looking to enter a career related to teaching, ministry, interfaith and intercultural dialogue, and relations.

We also work with charity organisations and global outreach programmes based in the UK and overseas.

During your Foundation course you will attend a mixture of lectures, group seminars and tutorials. You will also be asked to work in small groups and encouraged to go out and research key issues on your own and as part of a group.

Assessment is through coursework, and this will include traditional academic essays, presentations to a group, workshops and portfolios.

You will develop those skills which we know are essential in your undergraduate programme. The Foundation course will teach you how to solve problems, how you can achieve more by collaborating in teams, it will encourage you to present your ideas confidently, to engage with education policy and key issues in Philosophy and Religion. You will leave the course fully prepared for undergraduate study.

Future careers

Studying on the Foundation course leads directly to our BA (Hons) Education, Philosophy and Religion course. This in turn opens the door to a professional career in education or including youth and community work, working for international agencies, for charities or for government bodies.

Throughout the Foundation year, you’ll be supported by our academic advisers and the University’s Careers service. Following your progression onto the BA course you could decide to go on towards teacher training, or further postgraduate study.

Some of our recent graduates have gone into professions including teaching, career advice and guidance roles, community support, social work, learning mentors, the civil service, librarians, researchers and pastoral roles in education.

When you complete the Foundation course you have direct access to our BA and on graduation from this course, you’ll leave us with the subject knowledge, skills and understanding that will make you a valuable asset to employers within and beyond the field of education.

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This course is based in the School of Humanities, Language & Global Studies located in the Faculty of Culture and Creative Industries

For information on possible changes to course information, see our essential and important course information

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