Education and History (Professional Placement Year) - BA (Hons)

Bath Spa University

- Explore important current themes in Education, such as social justice, inclusion, wellbeing, sustainability, and education policy. - Become a creative communicator who can confidently speak to different audiences through a variety of media. - Build skills that employers look for, including research, teamwork, and the ability to understand and interpret complex information. Are you passionate about changing lives through education? Our Education and History degree has been designed to enable you to acquire specialised historical knowledge alongside practical and professional skills in Education. In your Education modules, you’ll develop a portfolio of skills that employers look for, such as creative thinking, taking initiative, networking, and problem solving. You’ll explore these skills through the lens of sustainability, global citizenship and digital literacy, from local and global perspectives. In your History studies, you’ll become a confident communicator who can sift through the raw materials of history and present your findings in a classroom setting. You’ll learn to adapt your style to suit a range of audiences, from young people in schools to the wider community. Many of our graduates choose to become teachers in schools, but that's not the only path open to you. We'll support you in achieving your aspirations as a professional educator – however they develop during the degree.

A Professional Placement Year (PPY), traditionally known as a sandwich year, is where you undertake a period of work with an external organisation for between 9-13 months. The placement occurs between your second and final years of undergraduate study. You can engage in multiple placements to make up the total time and are required to source the placement(s) yourself, with support from the Careers team.