Study location	United Kingdom, Bedford campus
Type	Bachelor courses, full-time
Nominal duration	3 Years
Study language	English
Awards	BA Hons
Course code	XQ33

Tuition fee	To be confirmed

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. Upload documents in original language and translations. You must take verified copies of the entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university.

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: Cambridge English, IELTS, TOEFL, Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) or other equivalent IELTS: 6.0 (with no skill level below 5.5) CAE: C

Other requirements	At least 1 reference(s) must be provided. A motivation letter must be added to your application.

More information	Expenses, accommodation, working etc. beds.ac.uk/..education-studies-and-english

Overview

COURSE SUMMARY

This course provides the skilled background needed for application to
teacher training. However, recent graduates have also begun careers in
libraries, youth centres and local government. Many also progress to a
Postgraduate Certificate in Primary or Secondary Education, both of
which are offered at Bedfordshire.

During this course you will:

• Cover a broad curriculum relevant to a teacher training
• Learn from staff who have extensive experience in teacher training
  and education
• Put your learning to use through vital school experience, either
  within the course or through the community volunteer programme at
  Bedford
• Gain access to published books and articles in your teachers’
  respective areas of interest and specialisation
• Study one of the key National Curriculum subjects in depth
• Study in new campus facilities with a friendly, collegiate
  environment
• Write a final year dissertation on a topic of your choice

Areas of study you may cover on this course include:

• The child and the curriculum
• Language and linguistics
• Early years education
• Creative writing
• Disability and special needs education
• World literature in English
• Social constructions of childhood
• Language, ideology and power
• Supporting early learning

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Career opportunities

CAREER MANAGEMENT SKILLS

During the Introductory Programme at the start of your first year of
studies, you will meet staff from the Centre for Personal and Career
Development, who will talk to you about how best to prepare for your
chosen career and the services they have to offer to help you with
that preparation over the next three years. Towards the end of Year
One, a session will be organized for your year group to discuss your
choice of units for Years Two and Three, taking your occupational
goals very much into consideration. For those students intending to
teach, a tutor from the PGCE programme will attend this session to
offer specific advice on how best to prepare for a PGCE. In Year
Three, your personal tutor will act as a source of information on life
after university and write references for job applications.

CAREER/FURTHER STUDY OPPORTUNITIES

Career:

On completing this course, you are likely to progress to one of the
following professions:

• Education, either as a primary or a secondary school teacher

• Early years or special needs teacher

• English as a foreign language teacher

• Publishing

• Libraries

• Youth worker

Further study, all on offer at Bedford:

• PGCE Secondary Education English

• PGCE Education Key Stage 2/3 Middle Years

• PGCE Primary Education

• MA Childrens Literature and Culture

• MA Education

• MPhil or PhD in either English or Education Studies