BA (Hons) Education Studies

Overview

Education Studies explores how people learn across schools, colleges, and community settings. You will examine curriculum theory, inclusive pedagogy, assessment, and education policy. Campus-based micro-teaching sessions build confidence; school placements in Years 2 and 3 connect theory to practice. The programme welcomes students pursuing PGCE routes or education roles in NGOs and government. BA (Hons) Education Studies is taught as one award, not a list of unrelated modules. The published length is 3 years full-time, and the credit total is 360. Students move from Introduction to Education & Pedagogy through Introduction to Education & Pedagogy; Child & Adolescent Development; Sociology of Education & Social Justice; Academic Skills & Reflective Practice; History & Philosophy of Education; Digital Technologies & EdTech in Learning, and finish on Honours Education Dissertation. Each course has a question, a method, and a submission. In this field, students design a short sequence for a named group of learners and the criteria that would mark it fairly. Reading is a curriculum extract, an assessment specification, and an evaluation summary. The artefact a marker expects is a plan with outcomes, a task, criteria, and a note on bias. The award is built so that a graduate can do the following in practice: Design inclusive lesson plans aligned to curriculum standards Critically evaluate education policy and assessment systems Reflect on teaching practice using evidence-based frameworks Teaching assumes the student can read a source, attempt a problem before the seminar, and revise after feedback. Attendance at live seminars is part of the design. The capstone or final course must use the methods of the earlier courses; a project that ignores them does not pass. This course does not confer a teaching licence, QTS, or equivalent registration. The pages for each course name the topics that are examined. Those topics are the syllabus. A brochure line is not a substitute for them.

Partnerships with Edinburgh schools provide structured observation and mentoring placements.

Who This Programme Is For

• ✦Future primary or secondary teachers
• ✦Education policy and NGO professionals
• ✦Parents and community leaders deepening pedagogical knowledge

Programme Structure & Delivery

Learning Outcomes

• ✦Design inclusive lesson plans aligned to curriculum standards
• ✦Critically evaluate education policy and assessment systems
• ✦Reflect on teaching practice using evidence-based frameworks
• ✦Communicate learning needs to parents and stakeholders

Career Pathways

• ✦Teaching Assistant
• ✦Education Officer
• ✦Learning Designer
• ✦PGCE Candidate
• ✦Policy Researcher

Curriculum