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Education Studies (Top-up), BA (Hons), University of Portsmouth

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University of Portsmouth

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About Education Studies (Top-up), BA (Hons) - at University of Portsmouth

Overview

Education nurtures curiosity, stokes ambition and shapes careers. On this BA (Hons) Education Studies top-up degree course, you'll study education as a discipline and gain the skills and knowledge you need to work within education across a range of sectors and professions.

You'll turn your Level 5 qualification – such as a diploma, teaching apprenticeship or foundation degree – into a full Bachelor's degree. You'll develop a deeper understanding of how people learn, explore education in relation to society and build on your research skills.

Choose to study full time on campus, or part time on campus or by distance learning over 15 months, which enables you to work alongside your course and apply what you learn to your role in real time.

When you graduate, you'll be ready to step up into a career championing education as a lifelong experience, such as in educational practice, professional training, nurseries, youth work or (with further study) teaching.

Course highlights

  • Explore cultural, emotional and social learning perspectives, such as the significance of heritage in the educational experience, societal norms in education, and the role of mentoring within an educational context
  • Be taught by expert researchers and practitioners from our School of Education, Languages and Linguistics
  • Study full time at the University or on a part time basis alongside your job, either on campus or by distance learning
  • Graduate with a full Bachelor's degree that’s valued across the education sector

Careers and opportunities

This education studies top-up degree will give you a solid grounding in the theory and ideas of practice behind education and the way people teach and learn.

It's ideal if you want a versatile Bachelor's degree that will open doors across the education sector and beyond.

Further study

This course does not provide Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), but it does provide the gateway to study for further postgraduate qualifications, including QTS, early years initial teacher training (EYITT), qualifying social work Master's and other postgraduate courses.

For example, once you graduate with this BA (Hons) Education Studies top-up degree, you could do further postgraduate study to become a teacher via a PGCE course, such as our Primary PGCE or Further Education and Training PGCE.

Ongoing career support – up to 5 years after you graduate

Get experience while you study, with support to find part-time jobs, volunteering opportunities, and work experience.

Towards the end of your degree and for up to five years after graduation, you’ll receive one-to-one support from our Graduate Recruitment Consultancy to help you find your perfect role.

What jobs can you do with an education studies top-up degree?

Roles our graduates have taken on include:

  • teaching in primary education (with further training)
  • teaching in colleges (with further training)
  • early years teacher (with further training)
  • social worker (with further training)
  • senior management roles in nurseries
  • senior positions in education and training in areas such as nursing and police work

Notes about fees for this course

https://www.port.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/undergraduate-fees-and-student-finance

Entry requirements

Relevant HE study leading to a Level 5 qualification, for example an appropriate HND, foundation degree or Advanced Diploma, or 240 credits from year 1 and year 2 of an undergraduate degree (BA/BSc), in a relevant subject.

English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 with no component score below 6.0.

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