If you are considering a career in teaching, training or learning support, our education studies courses will give you the insight and understanding to make a start in this important and rewarding profession.  These programmes will give you an understanding of the political, cultural, economic and historical factors that shape education today.

You will examine the diversity of learners, the complexities of the education process, the social and organisational structures and purposes of educational systems and gain an insight into the interaction between learning and contexts and the ways in which all participants can influence the learning process.

Successful completion of your degree studies will enable you to progress to study for PGCE or CertEd, or the equivalent awards for the Lifelong Learning Sector, the Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) and Professional Diploma in Education (PDE).

During your studies, you will have the opportunity to undertake at least one placement in an educational setting, such as a school or a college, where you will observe learning and teaching, talk to learners and interview teachers about their role and experiences.

All our courses are combined honours degrees. This means that in addition to the broader area of education studies you will have the option to study a subject which may be of personal interest, or which you would like to teach, such as English or community studies.

Two of our courses include a foundation semester. This will offer support to you in preparing for degree-level study and, on successful completion of the foundation, you will be able to begin your three-year degree programme.

You will be taught through a variety of methods including tutor-led sessions with presentations or lectures, seminars, group work, discussions and debates, student presentations, personal study, visits, attachments and guest speakers, one-to-one and group tutorials.

There is an expectation that you will make use of ICT to develop further discussion, collaborative research and interaction with your fellow students and course tutor. We aim to use technological communication tools to enhance our effectiveness to work together as a learning community.

Many of our teaching groups are interactive and will provide you with the opportunity to present your work in a number of formats including written assignments, reports and essays, presentations, seminar papers, action plans, observational analysis, learning journals, group projects, peer-assessed group presentations, research proposals and a dissertation.

This approach will enable you to develop many personal skills that will be important for your career in the education sector, for example, critical thinking and analysis, giving presentations, teamwork, social interaction, discussion, organisation and time management.

Here at the University of Bolton we offer a friendly and supportive environment in which you can study, develop as an individual and establish the foundations for your career as an education professional.

More Information

Please visit the Education Studies |webpages for more information.

 

 

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