Offering an optional pathway in Inclusion, Diversity and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), our BA Education degree will open up a wide range of career opportunities in the world of education.

Course overview

Do you want to have an impact on the world around you? If so, our BA Education is the course that will give you the skills and knowledge to do this. Our experienced and accessible course tutors will support you in gaining an excellent understanding of the sociology, psychology and philosophy of education and how this relates to real life practice. This highly practical course has placements in each year, which will enable you to relate theory to practice and gain transferable hands-on skills.

Why study this course with us?

Our BA in Education will build on current practice and research in the Department, providing you with in-depth knowledge and understanding of education drawing on the disciplines of sociology, philosophy, psychology, political science, and history, to enable you to develop knowledge and skills in the academic study of education. The use of outside speakers on the course, who are experts in the field and practitioners in a variety of educational disciplines, helps to demonstrate education studies in a real-world context.

Teaching methods

The course will be taught at the University of Chester’s Exton Park site, using lecture theatres, seminar rooms and library facilities.

You will be taught through a combination of lectures, seminars and tutorials, as well as placement experience, which forms an important part of your learning.

Contact hours will vary during the year to take into account placement, and you will be expected to undertake a number of self-directed study hours each week.