EDUCATION SINGLETON PARK CAMPUS
Education is a forward-looking, research-led discipline concerned with policy and practice from a global perspective. It is a rapidly growing area of study that draws on the disciplines of psychology, philosophy, history and the social sciences to focus on understanding how people learn and how structures of education operate to foster life-long learning and personal development.
Foundation Year available Global Opportunities available International Students
foundation programme available Full details available on the Course Reference Grid (page 134)
The course covers education in different settings, including schools, further and higher education, social services and local and national government. Employability is a key theme and you will have the chance to put your study into practice through a range of optional work placements that include local schools. You will study the theory linked to learning, teaching and assessment and will gain an understanding of curriculum design. You will also have the option of studying the concepts of teaching English as a foreign language which focuses on skills that can lead to opportunities to work anywhere in the world.
FUTURE CAREERS: • Community Development • Early Years Teaching • Education Administration • Education Publishing • Primary School Teaching • Secondary School Teaching (for joint honours programmes linked to core subjects)
TYPICAL OFFER: BBB
Detailed entry requirements and course features available on the Course Reference Grid (page 134)
BA Single Honours ▲ Education ♦ Education (with Foundation Year) BA Major/Minor Honours ♦ Modern Languages with Education BA Joint Honours ▲ Welsh ♦ Welsh (with Year Abroad) BSc Joint Honours ▲ Computing* ♦ Computing* (with Year Abroad) ▲ Maths* ♦ Maths* (with Year Abroad) ▲ Psychology ▲ 3 YEAR ♦ 4 YEAR For individual UCAS course codes please visit the course web page
AREAS STUDIED TYPICALLY INCLUDE: Year 1 • Child Development • Exploring Creativity and Critical thinking • Grammar and Meaning • Introduction to Teaching & Learning • Literacy, Numeracy and the Digital Framework Year 2 • Additional Learning Needs • Curriculum and Assessment • Protecting and Promoting Wellbeing in Education • Research Methods in Education • Teaching English as a Foreign Language: Theory and Practice Year 3 • Curriculum Studies • Difference and Diversity in Education • E mployability Decision Making and Work Experience • Educational Practice in a Digital Age • Leading and Managing in Education
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Teaching is split between Singleton
Campus and Bay Campus
For more detailed course content, including a full module list, visit: swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses
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