Education Studies (with Foundation Year)

This module provides you with a foundation in study skills by guiding you through the skills required to produce high quality academic work. Topics covered in the module include academic writing, referencing and critical analysis.

This interesting module will introduce you to critical thinking and discussion, and essential skills for success at university. A range of world issues and current affairs within broadly defined areas such as, political systems, environmentalism, law and justice, and culture and society, will be explored.

This module aims to develop your digital literacies. You'll have opportunities to focus on a topic within your intended honours degree (target award) Course. You will learn appropriate digital research skills, learn which digital tools and methods are suitable for your target award, and develop independent learning skills.

In this module you will explore group working, negotiating and task-based learning while building a reflective learning portfolio. You will choose a project to research, present your findings and exhibit your work as well as reflecting on your learning.

This module provides insights into Education Studies and includes an introduction to Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). It aims to equip you with foundational knowledge for higher-level study by covering key debates, concepts, and policies.

This module focuses on enhancing language learning processes, fostering reflective skills, and building research and presentation abilities. Additionally, it introduces Area Studies, promoting intercultural awareness and analysis.

This module introduces you to English Language & Linguistics diversity and terminology across contexts, while also exploring key literary forms like poetry, fiction, and drama. It involves creative writing workshops and research, encompassing contemporary formats like short stories and scripts.

This module offers an introduction to university-level humanities. It covers history, philosophy, politics, international relations, and religion. It addresses essential skills in working with evidence, forming arguments, and communication, mainly through applied ethics questions.

This module aims to provide you with education studies knowledge, and skills. You'll get an overview of debates and issues surrounding learners in the education system, and to equip you with knowledge of both historical and current policy and practice.

The aims of this module are to provide you with knowledge and understanding of inclusion, exclusion and diversity in education. You'll investigate the topic of equal access to educational opportunities and the different theories and concepts surrounding this debate.

The aims of this module are:

• To provide you with an understanding of the influence of theory and policy on education.
• To equip you with essential research and study skills and apply these to the study of education.
• To develop collaborative, individual and group learning strategies.

This module will enable you to learn through the experience of observing education in action. Upon experiencing teaching in practice, you will be able to reflect on your own performance and apply learnt techniques to improve your professionalism.

In this module you will explore different representations and ideas about the ‘nature’ of childhood. You will examine social institutions and how ideas about childhood feed into ways we work with children. You will explore the role that children themselves take in shaping our understandings of childhood. You will consider childhood as a social phenomenon.

Are you ready to be introduced to the world of BSL? This module will provide you with an overview of the essential elements of BSL. Throughout the module, you will acquire a basic ability to communicate with the deaf community through BSL.

This module will enable you to critically evaluate debates and perspectives of the framework, structure, processes and culture of British politics and the role, functions and relationships of key political figures and institutions in shifting national and international contexts.

This module introduces sociological perspectives, research, and theories in relation to everyday life. You will examine the social transition from pre-modern to modern. You will study pre and post-modern societies in relation to colonialism, rationalism, and industrialism. As well as religion, power, and feminist theories.

In this module, you will be allowed to broaden your skills and experience through voluntary work. It will increase your employability by giving you transferable skills, the ability to work flexibly, and using your initiative. You will also be allowed to complete this work either in the UK or overseas.

This module examines research with children and young people by studying a number of key research studies. You will gain insights into the research process and build your competence and confidence within yourself as a researcher.

The aim of this module is to give you an insight into the various issues that affect the education of deaf children. You'll look at education policy in its historical context and how this has affected the practice of deaf education.

This module explores the application of major sociological perspectives, theories, and concepts to education in Britain. It aims to help you understand the extent to which sociological theory can explain educational issues and inequalities and develop an awareness of how social policies are informed by ideology and social theories.

You'll explore the psychology of learning and the development of eclectic practice in education. This module will look at the three main psychological schools of theory about teaching and learning, and also introduce you to the practical application of theory in teaching.

This module equips you with skills that develop and enhance your academic writing and critical thinking. You will be supported in developing your core academic skills such as critical analysis, synthesis and analysis of evidence, use of sources to support written discussions, and make you aware of the appropriate use of theory.

In this module you will have the opportunity to take part in a work placement of your choice. The experience you gain will greatly benefit your studies and enhance your employability skills. You will reflect on your experiences in a final report.

This module examines the portrayal of schooling through a selection of narratives. We will identify and analyse the approaches to teaching and learning, and discuss what this suggests about the role of education and the experiences of learners in different times and settings and relating it to contemporary educational history, theory, and ideology.

We will introduce you to the terminology and ideas of diversity and inclusion. You'll examine educational opportunities, experiences, and outcomes from the perspective of learners with disabilities and learning difficulties and other areas of inequality. You'll also review the impact of inclusive government policy and school-based strategies on educational outcomes.

In this module you will explore the key components of the mentoring process, identify the skills involved mentoring, develop awareness of effective action plans and goal setting and explore Mentoring Projects in the community.

This module uses the award winning, international Global Youth Solutions project to give you a practical experience in planning, delivery and evaluation of a peer leadership skills through a peer education project.

You will have the opportunity to produce a dissertation through independent study in a field of your own choice. You can explore and study your chosen subject in detail to build an in-depth understanding and immerse yourself into the analysis of a contemporary educational problem.

Our double dissertation module will provide an opportunity for you to undertake independent study in an area of your own choosing. You will be expected to demonstrate an ability to develop and sustain a logical and consistent argument in relation to the analysis of an educational issue using both primary and secondary data sources.

The aim of this module is to introduce you to a wide range of academic disciplines to the key theories, concepts and discourses relating to disabilities in the UK and beyond. You'll engage with the emergence of alternative perceptions of impairment and which factors may disable people. You'll also develop a more nuanced understanding of disability as a lived experience.

On this module you'll gain an understanding of developmental disorders of learning and cognition throughout childhood and adolescence. You'll develop an awareness of the methods used to investigate these disorders and current research findings. You'll also explore the biological, cognitive and environmental risks across the developmental timeframe.

This module examines the history and continuing relevance of the concept of the teacher as a professional in an educational context. You will explore things such as the nature of professionalism, the influence of trade unions, professional bodies and interest groups, and the influence of gender and the professional role.

This module enables you to engage in experiential learning through time spent in an educational setting, to critically reflect upon and assess the relevance of your observations with broader aspects of educational policy and practice and equip you with experience and insights to enhance your employability.

In this module, you will develop your knowledge on aspects of learning, the curriculum, and assessment such as learning theory, curriculum delivery, teaching and learning, compulsory and entitlement curricula, transitions and curricula, curriculum, economy and society, and assessment and its impact on the curriculum.

Our module explores the nature and impact of policies on various sectors of education and care. Key features of policy in this field at national and local levels will be examined and the implications for its practitioners, practitioner professionalism and management explored.

In this module you will explore the education for the vulnerable children and young people. The children you will explore may include victims of abuse and children involved with crime. If you are considering a career in teaching, social work or care, this module will benefit you.

In this module you will explore the role of family in education and parental involvement in children's education, the policies that promote this, the impacts of parents' involvements (or lack of it) on children's experience and attainment and barriers to involvement based on gender, ethnicity, social class and disability.

In this module you will gain critical insight into the education systems of developing countries and consider the historical impact on education in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. You'll also learn about the common issues to many developing countries in the field of education.

Explore changing ideas about education; the roles of individuals, institutions and organisations in the development of educational provision; and the role of education in wider social, cultural, political and religious debate. You'll utilise a range of primary sources of evidence and engage with debates in the historiography of English education.

This module explores the cultural relativity of childhood, examines how different social and cultural conceptualizations of ‘the child’ help constitute children’s everyday social experiences. You'll investigate children’s own perspectives on the social world and way they contribute to shaping ideas about ‘the child’ in society.