Education Top Up BA (Hons)

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Overview

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Degree

UCAS code: X302
  • BA (Hons) Education Top Up, home applicant, full time

    • This course is in Clearing

    • Home Applicant
    • Full time, 1/2 years
    • Pound 9250 per year
  • BA (Hons) Education Top Up, home applicant, part time

    • Home Applicant
    • Part time
    • pro-rata full time fee

What makes this course different

Flexibility

A flexible and adaptive route to an accredited qualification for those with some higher education study who want to gain a degree. It recognises diverse and non-traditional educational achievements.

Industry focused

Modules include a focus on critical and global perspectives on education, language, pedagogy and cultural diversity in addition to undertaking research in an area of interest.

Voluntary placement

You can undertake a voluntary placement in a relevant context, which will enhance and develop skills, and provide professional development opportunities.

Course modules

The volunteering module will help you understand the voluntary and public sectors. You will learn about the value of volunteering for yourself, the host organisation, and society at large. It encourages you to reflect upon a potential career within the voluntary or public sector and is valuable for gaining different perspectives and building a strong CV.

NOTE: Modules are subject to change. For those studying part time courses the modules may vary.

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Your future career

Because this education studies programme is broad-based and interdisciplinary, a range of careers may be open to you. 
You could go into teaching - particularly in Early Years settings, primary schools, or Post-16 education and training (such as Further Education colleges).
You might be interested in working in Special Educational Needs, youth development, youth and community education, children, family and community outreach or in an education support role such as a teaching assistant or learning mentor. Alternatively, a career in educational management, social and educational policy or educational administration may interest you - and an education studies degree puts you on the right path to get there.

Industry links

During the course, you'll have frequent opportunities to meet educational practitioners and potential employers, and we also arrange dedicated careers workshops and events.

Graduate employers

Our graduates have gone to work for such organisations as the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Hillingdon Council and Reeson Education, to name a few.

Job roles

Typical education roles which our graduates have gone on to do include: special needs teacher, primary school teacher, teaching assistant.

We offer postgraduate courses for further specialisation and you can explore the different career options you can pursue with this degree and see the median salaries of the sector on our Career Coach portal.

Further study

We offer a wide range of masters degrees in special education, early childhood or leadership in education, should you choose to specialise further in your educational career.

Dorcus, Early Childhood student
The job I am doing right now was advertised through the UEL careers service."
Dorcus

Early Childhood graduate

How we support your career ambitions

We offer dedicated careers support, and further opportunities to thrive, such as volunteering and industry networking. Our courses are created in collaboration with employers and industry to ensure they accurately reflect the real-life practices of your future career and provide you with the essential skills needed. You can focus on building interpersonal skills through group work and benefit from our investment in the latest cutting-edge technologies and facilities.

Career Zone

This digital platform provides you with careers and employability resources, including: 

  • Jobs board for internships, placements, graduate opportunities, flexible part-time work 
  • Mentoring programmes for insight with industry experts 
  • 1-2-1 career coaching services 
  • Careers workshops and employer events 
  • Learning pathways to gain new skills and industry insight

Mental Wealth programme

Our Professional Fitness and Mental Wealth programme issues you with a Careers Passport to track the skills you've mastered. Some of these are externally validated by corporations like Amazon and Microsoft.

Our Mental Wealth programme

We are careers first

Our teaching methods and geographical location put us right up top:

  • Work-based projects
  • Networking and visits to leading organisations
  • Support in starting a new business
  • London on our doorstep

How you'll learn

You will learn through a mix of various teaching and learning methods designed to facilitate and enhance your experience on the programme. Education studies students use a variety of methods including interactive lectures, seminars, tutorials, online activities and a fieldwork placement (on the Volunteering module). Group work is embedded throughout the programme. We encourage you to develop your skills of critical analysis, independent thinking and evaluation through engagement with your peers, lecturers and your own self-reflection - all skills you’ll practice and improve as part of your education studies degree.

Guided independent study

Through our Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), students can access course materials and resources beyond their scheduled hours. We offer access to industry-standard technology and specialised spaces to prepare students for their future careers. Dedicated time for activities and development, along with a holistic approach to learning, fosters academic, personal, and professional growth. Students benefit from career support through on-campus and virtual Career Zones, personalised support services, and a dedicated online portal, Track My Future (TMF)

When not attending timetabled sessions, you will be expected to continue learning independently through self-study. This is a key part of university-level work. It will typically involve reading journal articles and books, preparing for seminars, preparing coursework assignments, and arranging independent skills practice sessions with your peers. In your final year, much of your independent study will be focused on your research project.

Your independent learning is supported by a range of excellent facilities including online resources, the library, and Moodle.

Academic support

You will be supported with academic or subject-related queries by a programme director, module leaders, academic advisors (you’ll have an academic advisor from the teaching team as soon as you arrive with us), and university central support services.

Dedicated personal tutor

If you need a bit of extra help with certain skills such as academic writing, English, maths, or statistics, academic tutors offer workshops, drop-in sessions, and one-to-one appointments to help you achieve your potential.

You can receive advice and guidance on all aspects of the IT systems provided by the university from our IT Service Desks located on all three campuses. Our Student Support hubs feature centralised helpdesks.

UEL provides support and advice for disabled students and those with specific learning difficulties (SPDs).

Workload

The workload comprises lectures, seminars, workshops, tutorials and individual learning.

Your timetable

Your timetable is usually available to students within 48 hours of enrolment. It will provide dates of each teaching week for all your modules.

Class sizes

Approximate class sizes: 30 in seminars, 200 in lectures.

How you'll be assessed

  • 100% Course work including presentations. 

All grades count towards your module mark. More details will be included in the student handbook and module guides. You will always receive detailed feedback outlining your strengths and how you can improve. We aim to provide feedback on assessments within 15 working days, although you will receive immediate feedback following many of our face-to-face assessments.

Campus and facilities

Water Lane, Stratford

Who teaches this course

This course is delivered by School of Childhood and Social Care

The teaching team includes qualified academics, practitioners and industry experts as guest speakers. Full details of the academics will be provided in the student handbook and module guides.

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What our students say

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Completing my teacher training has opened many doors for me. I am now Executive Headteacher for a group of schools working with some of the most vulnerable young people in the borough."

Sam Walters

Executive Head Teacher, Redbridge. Graduate 2012

Happy Students
I enjoy the variety of topics we cover on my course. They have raised my awareness of current issues and relevant theories that explicitly relate to the education sector and situations that I might face in a classroom in the future."

Diane Griffiths

Third year student