University of Hull
UCAS Code: X133 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
Pass Access to HE Diploma overall with a minimum 112 UCAS tariff points
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
T Level
UCAS Tariff
Points can be from any qualification on the UCAS tariff, but must include at least 80 points from A levels BTEC Subsidiary Diploma, Diploma or Extended Diploma OCR Cambridge Technical Introductory Diploma, Diploma or Extended Diploma CACHE Diploma or Extended Diploma Irish Leaving Certificate Scottish Highers Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma or a combination of appropriate Level 3 qualifications
About this course
Help the next generation achieve their aspirations with a degree that allows you to explore learning and teaching with a specialism in history.
Taught over two years, including visits to a range of diverse educational environments as part of your learning, this course will help you understand children and young people’s development and how to inspire them to learn.
You’ll hear perspectives from guest lecturers and have the chance to study towards Forest School certification, all while working with history specialists to explore a range of topics in today’s curriculum.
Put it all together and it means you’ll graduate with the skills to take up an immediate role in education, or progress onto a PGCE to complete your qualification as a teacher.
**Why study at Hull?**
* Innovative educational environments: Gain practical experience in our on-campus learning environments, including on-campus outdoor Forest School.
* Academic excellence: Our team of tutors are all highly respected and experienced practitioners in a range of educational and learning subjects.
* Build your network: Leverage our membership of the Early Childhood Degree Network to attend events and access profile-raising activities with over 600 UK educational organisations.
**Where could this take me?**
Graduates of our foundational degree can explore a range of opportunities in schools as an unqualified teacher, or take the next step towards Qualified Teacher Status such as a PGCE.
But you don’t have to work in a school. You could head into a career as a tutor, educational consultant or take up an educational role in the arts, heritage or local government sectors.
This degree also opens up opportunities for postgraduate study in a range of subject areas.
Modules
**Core modules include:**
Introduction to Education
Education Theory
Education Specialism
History of Freedom
History in the News
World War Tudors: Rethinking British History
Global Britain and its Past
History: Then and Now
Assessment methods
The first year of this accelerated degree has a strong focus on thinking critically about what education is, how it differs in different places at different times, the values that underpin and inform it, and developing the skills to reflect on it in thoughtful, insightful and well-informed ways.
It provides opportunity to gain practical experience as well as exploring History as your subject of interest, allowing you to develop your knowledge alongside your understanding of how to teach it.
The second year of the programme continue the focus on reflective practice, providing opportunity to visit a range of settings and to meet expert practitioners.
It focusses on key contemporary issues and provides opportunity to develop the skills necessary to research an aspect of education about which you care passionately.
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The University of Hull
Faculty of Arts, Cultures and Education
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