BAEducation, Culture and Childhood
Study location | United Kingdom, Sheffield |
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Type | Bachelor courses, full-time |
Nominal duration | 3 years |
Study language | English |
Awards | BA |
Course code | X300 |
Tuition fee | To be confirmed |
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Entry qualification | High school / secondary education (or higher) The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. |
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Language requirements | English IELTS: 6.5 (with a minimum of 5.5 in each band) |
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Other requirements | At least 1 reference(s) should be provided. A motivation letter must be added to your application. |
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Overview
In the first year, you’ll take modules in child psychology and the sociology of education. You’ll also study comparative histories of education, explore the curriculum and look at how childhood has been portrayed in different societies and at different times.
In your second year, a placement module gives you the chance to apply what you’ve learned. You choose where you want to go. We can help you find the right place if you’re stuck. You’ll spend about 60 hours in total in the workplace and we ask you to keep a journal of your experience.
Throughout the second and third years, you choose from a list of subjects including psychology, experiences and childhood, educational policy, globalisation and inclusive education, what is learning?, and children and digital cultures.
Research is an important part of the course. There’s a small-scale research project in the second year and an extended dissertation in the third year. We’ll also train you in research methods.
In the third-year module Education@Sheffield, you’ll present a critique of research by staff in the school. The module is designed to build your confidence so you can engage as an equal with your professors.
Programme structure
First year
Core modules:
State of Sheffield – Global perspectives on local issues
Optional modules:
Child Psychology
Critical Curriculum Study
Education, Power and Society: Introduction to the Sociology of Education
Histories of Education
Social and Historical Constructions of Childhood
Study Skills in Education, Culture and Childhood
Second year
Core modules:
Placement
Research Project in Education, Culture and Childhood
Understanding Education: Research and Researching
Optional modules:
Being a Teacher
Children and Digital Cultures
Dimensions of Education Policy
Psychology and Learning Communities
The Literacy Exchange and Achievement Programme
Third year
Core modules:
Dissertation
Education@Sheffield
Optional modules:
Globalising Education
Psychological Theory and Childhood Experience
The Literacy Exchange and Achievement Programme
What is Learning?
Career opportunities
Our graduates go into educational leadership and management, educational journalism and publishing, educational research, community education and development, early years services, youth, charity and educational welfare work.
We are currently NOT ACCEPTING applications from NON-EU countries, except Georgia and Serbia.
We are currently NOT ACCEPTING applications from NON-EU countries, except Georgia and Serbia.