BA (Hons) Secondary Teaching Studies (English) Course

Program Overview

This accelerated program provides an undergraduate pathway towards teaching, focusing on English as a subject specialism. Students acquire a solid understanding of curriculum, teaching methods, and child development. The program emphasizes practical experiences, including work-based modules and field visits to diverse learning environments, preparing graduates for careers as teachers or other education-related roles.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

This accelerated route towards a PGCE or taking on a teaching role in schools provides an opportunity to gain a first degree while focusing on your future ambition of becoming a teacher. You’ll explore curriculum, learning, teaching and what inspires young people to grow and flourish, with a focus on English as a subject specialism.

Outline:

The course consists of 180 credits per year. Most modules are 20 credits, meaning you'll study nine modules each year. Some longer modules, such as a dissertation, are worth more (e.g. 40 credits).

Teaching:

You’ll work with English specialists in the School of Humanities too, exploring a range of genres focusing on texts relevant to the curriculum. So you’ll develop subject knowledge relevant to the classroom as well as exploring language and literature at degree level.

Careers:

After you graduate, you can go on to work in schools as an unqualified teacher, or start initial teacher training leading to Qualified Teacher Status (e.g. PGCE). Graduates also pursue other postgraduate studies, work as home education tutors, education consultants, teach abroad, or take up educational roles in the arts, heritage or local government sectors. And explore education theory, research, policy and practice.

• Opportunities to reflect on professional practice include a work-based module at the end of your first year.
As well as visits to diverse learning environments such as mainstream and special schools, alternative provision, galleries and museums.
• You can also study towards an accredited Forest School certification, so you can lead children’s learning outdoors.
• Our extensive network of 600+ charities, education-related organisations and schools gives you invaluable learning experiences such as guest lectures and professional practice observations.
As well as opportunities to take your placement in the UK or overseas.

UK Undergraduate Students

• Tuition fees:
£11,100 per year The amount you pay may increase each year, in line with inflation - but capped to the Retail Price Index (RPI).

International Undergraduate Students

• Tuition fees:
£18,480 per year