Primary Education and Teaching Studies BA, BA (Hons)

Course summary

The BA (Hons) Primary Education and Teaching Studies course aims to supply knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and skilled individuals to local and national school-centred teacher training institutions.This course aims to provide learners with theoretical and practical learning modules that underpin the core concepts of effective education and teaching, being relevant to both current practice in schools and the changing context of education in this country.Throughout the course, you will be provided with opportunities to undertake work experience (subject to availability) in local schools to better understand how theory is put into practice.If you choose to leave the degree course after successfully passing Year 1, you will be eligible for a Higher National Certificate (HNC) in Primary Education and Teaching Studies. If you choose to leave the degree course after successfully passing Year 2, you will be eligible for a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Primary Education and Teaching Studies.For the most up-to-date information about course modules, sandwich years or part-time learning, please visit our website.

Year 1: Child Development Education Past and Present Teaching and Learning in the Primary School Children’s Literature Placement Module Year 2: Theoretical Perspectives of Learning Introduction to the Sociological Perspective of Education Teaching the Core Curriculum Research Methods Placement Module Final year: Inclusion in Special Education Settings Creating the Curriculum Science and the Wider Curriculum Research Project