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BA (Hons)

Education & English (Foundation Entry)

Attendance

Campus

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Duration

4 Years

Start

September 2023

UCAS Code

L911

Delivery

Campus Taught

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

You will develop the study skills that are essential in higher education. These will include specific skills in Education and English, preparing you for Year one of the Education and English BA. There will be a target award through an extended study of your combined subjects, and you will be supported in developing the academic knowledge required in each.

Your modules will be taught by subject specialists, and you will look at issues that affect learners, such as ethnicity, deprivation, gender, disability and learning difficulties.

You will study English Language and Linguistics, the principal literary forms of poetry, fiction and drama. You will engage in creative writing and study contemporary writing forms such as the short story and script.

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.
English courses at the University of Central Lancashire are ranked top 20 in the UK and 2nd in the North West for overall student satisfaction (CUG, 2022).
Education courses at the University of Central Lancashire is ranked top 3 in the North West for overall student satisfaction (CUG, 2023).

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What you'll do

Combining Education and English offers you a pathway to a professional career or postgraduate research.
You can combine your study of Education with English with building key skills that will allow you to succeed in the future.
The degree you progress to will be highly valued by potential future 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.

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Future careers in Education and English

Studying on this Foundation course leads directly into our BA (Hons) Education and English course. This in turn opens the door to professional career in education or other opportunities including journalism, publishing, and advertising.

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

Some of our recent graduates have gone into professions including teaching, careers 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.

Fees and funding

2023/24

First year£6,500 for the first year

Full-time£9,250 per year after first year

International

First year£11,000 for the first year

Full-time£14,900 per year after first year

Scholarships and bursaries

We have a wide range of scholarships, bursaries and funds available to help support you whilst studying with us.

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Throughout the course you’ll attend a mixture of lectures, group seminars and tutorials. On occasion you’ll be asked to work in small groups and to go out and independently research key topics.

We’ll assess you through your coursework. This will include a varied mix of essays, presentations, and portfolios.

We’ll teach you skills which will prove essential in your undergraduate programme and useful in your future career. You’ll learn how to solve problems, collaborate in teams, present confidently, critically assess literature and education policy.

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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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