Education

Program Overview

Graduates are well-prepared for careers in various education-related fields, including teaching, social care, and speech therapy.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The BA Education at Aberystwyth University is delivered by the School of Education. This degree aims to develop your knowledge and understanding of the role of education in different contexts, including a wide variety of schools, educational settings, and post-16 providers. The program emphasizes learner support, special educational needs, and classroom practices, with a range of specialist modules in these areas. The degree is designed to provide relevant subject knowledge and professional skills, coupled with a range of educational experiences, which will give you the opportunity to experience employment in a range of professional roles related to education. The BA Education degree is also a pathway to entry onto PGCE Primary teacher training programmes.

Outline:

The BA Education program is a three-year degree. The program is structured with core modules and optional modules.

Year 1:

• Core Modules:
• Children's Development and Learning (ED14520) - 20 credits
• Key Skills for University (ED13620) - 20 credits
• Policies and Issues in Education (ED10120) - 20 credits
• The Learner and the Learning Environment (ED13820) - 20 credits
• Partnerships in Principle and Practice (ED14420) - 20 credits
• Optional Modules:
• Health and Wellbeing in the Early Years (ED14620) - 20 credits
• Inclusive Learning Practices (ED11820) - 20 credits
• Language Development (ED14320) - 20 credits
• Play and Learning: Theory and Practice (ED13720) - 20 credits

Year 2:

• Core Modules:
• Psychology of Learning and Thinking (ED20120) - 20 credits
• Research Methods (ED20320) - 20 credits
• Safeguarding and Professional Practice (ED24320) - 20 credits
• Working with Children (ED20620) - 20 credits
• Optional Modules:
• Discourses Language and Education (ED22420) - 20 credits
• Education, Diversity and Equality (ED20420) - 20 credits
• Literacy in Young Children (ED20220) - 20 credits
• Making Sense of the Curriculum (ED20820) - 20 credits

Year 3:

• Core Modules:
• Assessment and Education (ED30120) - 20 credits
• Major dissertation (ED33640) - 40 credits
• Optional Modules:
• Children's Rights (ED30620) - 20 credits
• Communication (ED34720) - 20 credits
• Emotional and Social Development (ED34820) - 20 credits
• Mathematical Development in the Early Years (ED30320) - 20 credits
• Special Educational Needs (ED30420) - 20 credits

Assessment:

The program uses a combination of exams, coursework, and presentations for assessment.

Teaching:

The program is taught through a combination of lectures, seminars, and tutorials.

Careers:

The program prepares students for a variety of careers in education and related fields. Graduates can pursue careers in:

• Teaching (Primary Education)
• Social Care
• Nursing
• Speech Therapy
• Social Work
• Child Welfare
• Play Therapy
• The Leisure Industry
• Child Law
• Childhood Research

Other:

• The School of Education has been offering stimulating and innovative study programmes for over 100 years.
• Research-led teaching informs the syllabus, meaning students benefit from the latest information and developments in the subject.
• Students have the opportunity to develop an understanding of the complex body of knowledge associated with Education.
• The program empowers students to critically reflect on and manage their own learning and performance.
• Students acquire employability skills and personal attributes and values necessary for employment, training, or further education.
• Undergraduate lecturers in the School of Education are either qualified to PhD standard or are experienced practitioners in their field.
All teaching staff currently possess, or are working towards, a recognised teaching qualification.
• Students can undertake work experience placements in the following modules: The Learner and the Learning Environment, Working with Children, and the dissertation module.
• Students wishing to complete a year in industry may do so between the second and third year of studying.
• Students have the opportunity to study in one of the University's partnered Universities in Europe or further afield through study abroad programmes.