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BA Education Studies
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UCAS code
X300 -
A level offer
BBB -
Year of entry
2025/26 -
Course duration
Full Time: 3 Years
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Year of entry
2025/26 -
Course duration
Full Time: 3 Years
Our BA Education Studies course provides a distinctive and valuable insight into a range of educational issues.
Explore current debates in contemporary education within a variety of contexts on our BA Education Studies and develop your understanding in relation to:
- Sociology: society and social justice, inclusion and inequalities, sustainability, and global perspectives in education
- Creativity: the Arts in different environments and educational contexts
- Psychology: theories of learning, and child and adolescent development.
The course offers opportunities to link theory to practice through educational visits, guest speakers and placements. This enables you to develop your skills and apply your knowledge in different contexts – an asset that is highly valued by employers.
Why choose BA Education Studies at the University of Reading?
- In the National Student Survey 2024, 99% of our students said teaching staff are good at explaining things (99.15% of responders from the Institute of Education).
- Assessment is 100% coursework-based and you can tailor modules to your interests.
- The course is taught across three days per week, allowing you to balance your studies with other responsibilities.
You’ll be taught by passionate, experienced researchers and professional guest speakers, and will learn in a vibrant, inclusive community.
Education’s creative, psychological and sociological contexts
You'll develop your understanding of psychology, learning theories, inclusion, sociology, policy, creative learning and educational practice, gaining the knowledge and skills needed to work collaboratively and confidently across a range of educational settings and contexts.
Taught by leading academics and researchers at the Institute of Education, you'll examine:
- educational debates, such as pedagogy, creativity in education, global education, sustainability and learning theories
- topical issues, including the impact of inclusive practice, the reality of social justice, and multicultural environments
- education in its creative, economic, philosophical, cultural, political and sociological contexts.
Experience in the education sector
This degree blends theory with practice, offering a wide range of placement and volunteering opportunities. This enables you to make a positive impact and develop as an active, thoughtful citizen.
Some of this valuable, real-life practice is acquired through a placement in your second year. Depending on your career aspirations, you could carry out your placement in settings including a school, museum or gallery. A dedicated academic tutor, as well as the programme team, will be available to support you and tailor your placement in line with your interests.
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check may be required, depending on the type of placement setting you choose.
What our BA Education Studies students say
- Ayishia Jones believes that early intervention is vital to later achievement and is a strong advocate for social justice.
- Weitong Liu is an international student from China, who recommends taking full advantage of academic writing support.