Education Studies with Languages
De Montfort University
UCAS Code: XR40 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
120 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of 2 A2 subjects.
Our Access requirements are currently under review. Please contact the Admissions Team for further information.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
120 points including at least two subjects at Advanced Higher Level with one subject at grade C or better.
UCAS Tariff
Must be from a minimum of 2 A2 subjects or equivalent.
About this course
Discuss, debate and question educational structures, policy, practice, and theory while combining your studies with beginner or post-GCSE level French, Spanish or Mandarin.
Competence in another language is fast become an essential skill for success in the global job market. By combining your study of Education Studies with either French, Spanish or Mandarin, you can develop your employability with a second language that helps distinguish you from other graduates. The skills acquired when learning a language are valued by employers and are transferable into many sectors.
You can start your study of your specified language at beginner, GCSE (intermediate) or advanced level and learn at a grade and pace that suits you and your needs.
Learning a new language not only helps to provide you with linguistic skills but can also enhance your skills in your native language and develop your presentation, written and critical skills.
You’ll cover Education Studies modules including Perspectives on Education, Childhood, Social Justice and Education, Understanding Learning and Wellbeing, and Special Educational Needs, Disability and Neurodiversity. You will also take part in weekly language practice and conversation sessions, and intensive workshops, where you will develop your language skills through the study of the country and its society, culture and people.
**Key features**
- Learn French, Spanish, or Mandarin whilst studying how people learn and perspectives on education, with the flexibility to specialise in your areas of interest through optional modules.
- Through block teaching, you will focus on one subject at a time instead of several at once. This means that you will be able to focus closely on each subject and absorb your learning material in more depth, whilst working more closely with your tutors and fellow course mates.
- Successful completion of the course provides a foundation to progress onto ITT, enabling you to become a teacher in the UK.
- Engage with the local community and boost your CV through placements and volunteering opportunities at schools, art and learning centres or museums.
- Delivered by experienced academics and developed with input from sector professionals, our course ensures your learning is up to date with current practices and challenges in the sector.
- Placement opportunities offer you the chance to undertake work experience in local schools, where you can put your learning into practice and gain valuable real-world experiences.
- Our students have gained international experience related to their studies through our DMU Global programme. Education Studies students have previously explored museum education in Amsterdam, considered inequality and segregation in New York, and supported refugees in Berlin.
Modules
YEAR ONE: Teaching and Learning in the Primary Sector; Children and Social Justice; Thinking and Learning in Higher Education; Language Module One.
SECOND YEAR: Researching Education; How People Learn; Optional Modules; Language Module Two.
THIRD YEAR: Education Dissertation; Language Module Three; plus two modules from: Placement Project (strongly encouraged); Education and Equality; Class, Race and Ethnicity; Gender and Education; Education and the Arts; Special Educational Needs in Education.
Assessment methods
A variety of teaching methods are employed, including: lectures, seminars, workshops, placement supervision, independent research, self-directed study. Assessment tasks include: presentations, micro-teaching sessions, contributions to electronic discussion boards, creating wikis and lesson planning, in addition to written assignments. There is one examination in second year. These methods will allow you to develop transferable skills relevant to a career working with children, including critical and reflective thinking and communicating ideas to a group.
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