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University of Central Lancashire

UCAS Code: X300 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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About this course

Course option

3years

Full-time | 2025

Subject

Education studies

**Course Overview**

Are you interested in working in education and understanding how children and young people learn? Our BA (Hons) Education is an ideal route into the child workforce.

Our course lets you take your interest in education and learning to degree level. You'll study educational systems from early years to lifelong learning.

There is a strong focus on issues relating to inclusion and the needs of a diverse range of learners. You’ll look at the impact of many factors including:

- Ethnicity

- Poverty and deprivation

- Gender

- Disability and learning difficulties

- Sexuality

- Mental health

- Those who have experienced abuse or bullying

Throughout the course, you'll explore the role of teachers and the shared nature of learning between schools, families, and professionals. You'll also explore learning theories and the curriculum. And you'll develop the skills necessary to become an outstanding educational practitioner.

**Why choose us?**

- Explore education through different perspectives to gain a deep understanding of the subject. This includes sociology, philosophy, and policy.

- You could gain international work experience in your second or third year by volunteering with our Centre for Volunteering and Community Leadership.

- You can undertake work placements in an educational setting. This could be nursery, primary, secondary or further education.

**What you'll do**

- The course is ideal for anyone who aspires to join the teaching profession, but it is not a teacher training programme. It also offers routes into non-teaching careers or postgraduate research.

- Our teaching and learning is student-centred. This means you'll receive excellent support while being taught by expert academic.

- Gain an excellent insight into what teaching requires. All while gaining valuable skills that will prepare you for a variety of careers in other fields.

**Future Careers**

Many of our graduates go on to become teachers. They often go on to gain places on primary PGCE courses (teacher training) or undertake schools-based training. Take a look at the Get Into Teaching webpages for more advice on postgraduate routes into teaching. Our graduates also enter a range of other professional roles.

Throughout the course you’ll be supported by our academic advisers and our Careers Service. They may encourage you to undertake further study towards teacher training or postgraduate study. Some of our graduates have received Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) scholarships onto master’s and doctorate level study.

For educational professionals, you could opt to study our MEd Professional Practice in Education or Professional Doctorate in Education.

Some of our graduates have gone into professions including:

- Careers advice and guidance roles

- Community support

- Social work

- Learning mentoring

- Pastoral roles in education

Modules

Please visit The University of Central Lancashire’s website for the latest information about our modules.

The Uni

Course location:

University of Central Lancashire

Department:

School of Psychology and Humanities

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What students say

We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

77%
Education studies

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Education

Teaching and learning

79%
Staff make the subject interesting
83%
Staff are good at explaining things
83%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
81%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

77%
Library resources
87%
IT resources
83%
Course specific equipment and facilities
75%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

98%
UK students
2%
International students
18%
Male students
82%
Female students
68%
2:1 or above
21%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

C
D
C

After graduation

The stats in this section relate to the general subject area/s at this university – not this specific course. We show this where there isn't enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Education

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

96%
low
Employed or in further education

Top job areas of graduates

48%
Childcare and related personal services
29%
Teaching and educational professionals
11%
Sales assistants and retail cashiers

When you look at employment stats, bear in mind that a lot of students are already working in education when they take this type of course and are studying to help their career development. This means they already have jobs when they start their course, and a lot of graduates continue to study, whilst working, when they complete their courses. If your course is focused on nursery or early years education, a lot of these graduates go into nursery work or classroom or education assistant jobs; these jobs are not currently classed as 'graduate level' in the stats (although they may well be in the future as classifications catch up with changes in the way we work), and many graduates who enter these roles say that a degree was necessary.

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Education

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

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£22k

£22k

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Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

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The Longitudinal Educational Outcomes dataset combines HRMC earnings data with student records from the Higher Education Statistics Agency.

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