Education

You’ll gain knowledge and understanding of:

• The aims, values and outcomes of education
• How pupils can benefit from learning in a traditional education setting and through everyday lived experience
• Education systems from around the world
• How education can be used in different forms to change lives
• Educational policy and practice and how it can be used to promote social justice, sustainability, wellbeing and inclusion in the wider world
• The way education, society, and organisations are structured and how this impacts the learning and wellbeing of individuals, groups and communities.

Year one
You'll be introduced to formal and informal education and explore the potential of education to transform lives in different ways. Key themes include sustainability, wellbeing, digital literacy, and global citizenship.

Year two
You’ll learn about education policy and its role on a local and global scale. You’ll also evaluate how research into education can improve workplaces. You’ll explore digital literacy and global citizenship in more depth.

Year three
You’ll develop a deeper understanding of a professional career in education and education’s role in sustainable development. You’ll use your knowledge and skills to work on a research project designed to prepare you for progression to employment or postgraduate study.

You'll be assessed through various tasks and coursework including written assignments, creative projects, practical assessments and presentations. There are no exams.

You’ll be taught by experienced University staff through a mix of seminars, lectures, individual tutorials and online tasks. You’ll also learn from guest speakers.  

To find out more about how we teach and how you'll learn, please read our Learning and Teaching Delivery Statement.

Throughout your degree, you'll be immersed in work-based learning, giving you the opportunity to investigate a range of education-related careers and develop your employability skills. You'll create a professional portfolio to explore, experience and progress towards your chosen career.

As part of your degree, you could study abroad on a placement at one of Bath Spa’s partner universities.

This BA in Education has been designed to prepare you for a career in a number of education-related roles, from classroom teacher to managerial positions and advisory roles within schools.

Many of our students go on to further study either in the school sector, as a teacher, or in other industries such as non-government organisations (NGOs), consultants in museum/heritage organisations, local government policy development, and rehabilitation services and prison education.

If you’re a full-time undergraduate student starting your first year at Bath Spa University, you can apply for the Certificate in Global Citizenship, which you’ll study alongside your degree.

You’ll gain global awareness and add an international dimension to your student experience, and funding is available. On successful completion of the programme, you’ll be awarded a Certificate in Global Citizenship. This is in addition to your degree; it doesn’t change your degree title or results.

The Professional Placement Year (PPY) provides you with the opportunity to identify, apply for, and secure professional experience, normally comprising one to three placements over a minimum of nine months. Successful completion of this module will demonstrate your ability to secure and sustain graduate-level employment.

By completing the module, you'll be entitled to the addition of 'with Professional Placement Year' to your degree title.

Before your PPY, you'll work to identify roles of interest and secure a placement. The Placements Team will support through timetabled sessions and 1:1 appointments.

As well as completing a minimum of 900 placement hours, you will complete two assessments demonstrating your skill development, growth in professional behaviours and how the PPY has impacted your future career aspirations.

Your course will be a mix of virtual and in-person learning. In-person classes will take place at our Newton Park campus. Situated just out of the city centre, the campus offers panoramic views of the countryside and access to our state of the art facilities, including:

• Commons building, with its superb classroom facilities, social spaces, and specialist digital resources.
• Our Library offers a wealth of learning resources including books, journals, DVDs and an extensive range of electronic services. Our Subject Librarian for Education provides subject-specific support, including help with research.
• Writing and Learning Centre, which provides support for your academic work, including feedback on written drafts and other help with academic writing.
• Virtual Learning Environment, which provides online access to learning materials such as lecture slides, assessment information, discussion boards and other resources. 
• Access to thousands of business, design and tech courses online via LinkedIn Learning.
• The Careers team run networking events and advisory workshops that explore your future options and the essentials of the job application process. They help you get experience by assisting with your search for work placements and paid part-time jobs while you're studying. When you're ready to progress into your chosen career, they can help you secure graduate-level employment, freelance opportunities, and funding for your own business ideas. Career support continues for years after you graduate with the dedicated Grad Support Unit.