Education and History BA (Hons)
Keele University
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Education and History at Keele explores the historical evolution of education, its contemporary challenges and how professionals operate in this sector, from policy making to teaching. You will delve deep into past events and study the origin of key areas, debating the deeper causes of historical change. Combining these two subject areas will help to enhance your career prospects in various fields, building your skills to critically analyse and communicate effectively with others.Education and ...Read more

Education and History at Keele explores the historical evolution of education, its contemporary challenges and how professionals operate in this sector, from policy making to teaching. You will delve deep into past events and study the origin of key areas, debating the deeper causes of historical change. Combining these two subject areas will help to enhance your career prospects in various fields, building your skills to critically analyse and communicate effectively with others.

Education and History at Keele explores the nature of learning including core elements such as policy, teaching and practice, whilst investigating the past and key influences that have shaped global history such as social, economic, political, and cultural forces.

On this combined honours programme, you will actively engage with discussions around various topics such as psychological, sociological and cultural influences in education, and consider how these may evolve in the future. You will explore key issues and challenges associated with teaching and learning at different levels, such as primary and secondary.

You will learn to critically evaluate what education means to individuals and to consider important scenarios around the roles and responsibilities of teachers. You will explore how children learn and analyse contemporary assessment methods. This will involve the consideration of key factors such as age, the support a student may receive in a range of educational settings, as well as the influence of technology that plays a crucial role in their learning.

Throughout this combined honours programme you will build awareness of how the education sector operates and become familiar with the communication between students and teachers as well as the collaboration between professionals in the workplace. You will explore the ways in which teaching is delivered and consider classroom behaviour amongst students and how they learn.

History at Keele enables you to engage with academics who are experts across a diverse range of fields and periods of history. You will develop your knowledge, critical thinking, and analytical skills by studying a range of topics and learn how to research these areas effectively, how to critically interrogate evidence and reflect on pivotal moments in history. This will involve working both independently and as part of a team in order to broaden your knowledge and develop transferable skills that will allow you to interpret information from various sources critically and effectively.

Work Placements

In the School of Social Sciences, you may have the opportunity to apply for a placement module to develop your knowledge and skills in professional environments. This may include opportunities to experience teaching and learning in Primary, Secondary and Special Educational Needs (SEN) schools.

During this experience, you would observe and assist with classroom activities and develop your practical and professional skills in the company of professionals and learners in different age and development stages. We have a wide range of contacts with local schools in the area where you can gain this valuable hands-on experience in the education sector.

Our foundation year provides an excellent alternative route to Keele, providing a unique opportunity to better prepare for your chosen degree, and with guaranteed entry onto your undergraduate course once you successfully complete your Foundation Year.

This extra year of study can improve your academic skills, expand your subject knowledge, give you a better understanding of higher education and, perhaps most importantly of all, build your confidence.

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WUSCA ranking:
WUSCA student ranking
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93/101
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
76th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
61st
Education
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 85 = 15% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
15%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
95%
History
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 88 = 12% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
12%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
90%
Average salary
Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
History graduate salary at this uni
£20,000
UK History graduate salary
£18,000
What students say
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Erica
07 Nov 23

The campus is always clean, library access is brilliant too! I think the only improvement would be to have more quiet areas around campus that aren’t the..Read more

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Sophie
31 Oct 23

Very accessible for disabled students with many facilities which accommodate all students, easy to navigate busses to Newcastle under Lyme and Stoke on Trent with many activities..Read more

Entry requirements

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A level:

BBC Grades / Points required

UCAS Tariff:

112 Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

M:15 Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

29 Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

DMM Grades / Points required

BBC in three A levels

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112 UCAS points in any Access to HE Diploma including Distinction in at least 15 Level 3 credits

554 in three Higher Levels or 29 points

DMM in any BTEC Extended Diploma / National Extended Diploma

Popular A-level subjects

History

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

Psychology
58%
History
36%
Biology
27%
English Literature
25%
Mathematics
19%
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Erica
07 Nov 23
Education and History BA (Hons)
The campus is always clean, library access is brilliant too! I think the only improvement would be to have more quiet areas around campus that aren’t the...
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Sophie
31 Oct 23
History BA (Hons)
Very accessible for disabled students with many facilities which accommodate all students, easy to navigate busses to Newcastle under Lyme and Stoke on Trent with many activities...
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Keele University
Keele University Keele ST5 5BG United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Longport  2.2 miles away

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