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HomeStudy at YorkUndergraduateCourses 2027/28Education (BA)

BA (Hons) Education

Your education starts here.

Year of entry: 2027/28

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September 2027

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3 years full-time

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Department of Education

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Education affects us all, but few people ever question the systems and structures which seem so familiar.

Delve into the disciplines, theories and debates which underpin Education as an international field of study. You'll study key concepts and academic techniques to explore how people teach and learn, and how education interacts with wider society through intercultural approaches and a range of perspectives. You will consider the power structures that legitimise some knowledge over others and you will analyse the hidden curriculum, enabling you to critique education systems as well as consider the ways in which education can empower.

Alongside rigorous academic study, you'll gain valuable skills and experience with opportunities for placements and volunteering. Your studies will inform and guide you, giving you practice applying educational theory to real-world situations.

This course will not qualify you as a teacher. However, it is good preparation for postgraduate study, including teacher training courses and educational research.

Work placements

Gain classroom experience alongside your course with our York Students in Schools programme

World Top 100 Department

We're ranked 72nd in the World for Education (QS World Rankings by Subject, 2025)

Research excellence

We’re ranked 5th in the UK for research according to the Times Higher Education’s ranking of the latest REF results (2021)

This course will cover the key concepts and debates in Education. In your first year you'll study core modules which introduce important background knowledge and academic approaches. In later years you'll study more option modules, allowing you to focus on subjects which interest you. Education is closely linked with many other fields so you can cover a huge array of topics which could include:

Exploring approaches to teaching and learning

Considering the meaning of education in different contexts and from different perspectives.

Developing educational research literacy

Understanding the relationship between education and social justice

Taking a critical decolonial attitude to knowledge

A key focus of your final year will be your Dissertation. You'll identify an aspect of education to investigate in detail. You'll design and carry out a research project, writing up your findings in a 7,000-word extended essay.

In Year 1, you will study core modules which introduce key concepts, theories and skills. You will learn how to approach education from an academic perspective, and consider how your personal experiences inform your views. Throughout the course you will be supported to develop your academic and professional skills through complementary workshops.

You will work in a group to develop a response to a real-life educational challenge through our innovative STEP 1 project. You will be presented with a challenge from a community partner and you will work as a team to research the issue and put forward solutions. This will prepare you for group work, research and presentation throughout your programme, and develop your employability skills through communication, problem-solving, creativity and employer engagement.

Core modules

Meanings and Contexts of Education

Researching Education

Psychological Perspectives on Education

Key Concepts in Education

Cultural and Creative Approaches to Education

Social Perspectives on Education

Academic integrity module

In addition to the above you will also need to complete our online Academic Integrity module.

This module covers some of the essential skills and knowledge which will help you to study independently and produce work of a high academic standard which is vital for success at York.

This module will:

define academic integrity and academic misconduct

provide interactive exercises to help you to assess whether you've understood the concepts

provide answers to FAQs and links to useful resources.

In Year 2, you will continue to deepen your understanding of issues in education and enhance your expertise in education through innovative workshops. You will also have the opportunity to personalise through a wide range of option modules.

Worldviews, Knowledge and Education

Education, Power and Society

Educational Research Methods

Option modules

You will also study three option modules. Examples include:

Developmental Psychology and Education

Children's Literature

Teaching, Learning and Assessment

Special Educational Needs and Disability

Teaching and Learning a Second Language

Sociology of Childhood and Youth

Education Policy and its Impacts

Education and the Environment

The options available to you will be confirmed later in the year. For further information, please get in touch.

Elective modules

You may be able to replace one option module with an elective module, studying a complementary subject, a language or an interdisciplinary topic.

There is further opportunity for specialisation in Year 3, with an independent research project and many option modules to choose from. You will also have a chance to engage with cutting edge research within the department through the New Directions in Educational Research module.

Empirical Education Dissertation

New Directions in Educational Research

Education and Global Development

Assessment in Education

Learning Gender: Exploring the Links Between Gender, Education & Society

Dressed for Success: Bringing Texts Alive in the Classroom

Perspectives on Literacy in Education

Bullying in School

Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Understanding Motivations and Emotions in Education

Reading Development and Disorders

Language and Psychology

Positive Psychology in Education

Has Neuroscience Entered the Classroom?

What Makes a Great Teacher?

Intelligence

Genetics and Education

Transformative Environmental Education

Race, Difference, Equity and Equality and other issues in Education

Our modules may change to reflect the latest academic thinking and expertise of our staff, and in line with Department/School academic planning.

Study abroad

There are opportunities for you to spend time abroad during your course:

Explore global opportunities

Placements

Roughly a third of our students do a placement with York Students in Schools (YSIS) every year. Opportunities range from Teaching Assistants, Speech and Communication Assistants, Transition Support Mentors and more.

Find out more about YSIS

Real-world experiences

Find your edge by gaining practical experience that boosts your employability. Explore diverse opportunities to apply your knowledge and build vital professional skills, such as placements, internships and part-time jobs.

Learning outcomes

Every course at York has been designed to provide clear and ambitious learning outcomes. These learning outcomes give you an understanding of what you will be able to do at the end of the course. We develop each course by designing modules that grow your abilities towards the learning outcomes and help you to explain what you can offer to employers. Find out more about our approach to teaching and learning.

Learning outcomes for this course

Draw upon and apply a broad, critical understanding of educational theory and research to policy discussions and debates at local, national and international levels.

Demonstrate awareness of a range of worldviews and critically analyse dominant discourses in education, in recognition of different ways of knowing.

Inform educational decision making by identifying information and statistical data sources, evaluating such data in terms of its reliability, validity and appropriateness and presenting the information and data in accessible formats.

Support and/or challenge educational practice and policy by making recommendations based on the effective analysis of qualitative and quantitative data.

Develop well-structured, evidenced arguments and present such arguments in written, oral and digital formats to support educational initiatives and projects.

Contribute effectively to team projects and interdisciplinary groups by communicating confidently, professionally and persuasively with others.

Design and carry out a small-scale research project on a specific issue within the field of education.

Manage specific educational projects by defining the project focus, producing project plans, carrying out project tasks and evaluating project results.

At every turn, theory is applied to the real world in the form of examples of it occurring... It feels as if you are constantly engaging with the world outside of the classroom. Which I feel is really important; especially when it comes to a university degree.

Henry, BA Sociology with Education student. Read Henry's blog post.

The fees and funding information here is for students starting in the 2027/28 academic year.

If you take a year abroad or year in industry you'll pay a reduced rate of fees for that year.

Annual tuition fees

UK (home)

International and EU

The UK government has announced its intention to increase tuition fees from £9,790 to £10,050 for the 2027/8 academic year. We expect this to apply to new UK (home) undergraduate students starting their studies in September 2027.

UK (home) or international fees?

The level of fee that you will be asked to pay depends on whether you're classed as a UK (home) or international student. Check your fee status.

Fees for subsequent years

UK (home) fees may increase within the government fee cap in subsequent academic years. We will notify you of any increase as soon as we can.

International fees are subject to increase in subsequent years in line with the prevailing Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate (up to a maximum of 10%).

More information

For more information about tuition fees, any reduced fees for study abroad and work placement years, scholarships, tuition fee loans, maintenance loans and living costs see undergraduate fees and funding.

We'll confirm more funding opportunities for students joining us in 2027/28 throughout the year.

UK government loans

UK scholarships and bursaries

International scholarships

Country-specific funding

US loans

Living costs

You can use our living costs guide to help plan your budget. It covers additional costs that are not included in your tuition fee such as expenses for accommodation and study materials.

Free online courses

Get a taste of university-level study on one of York's free short courses, including our subject course 'Pictures of youth'.

York, Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial

Just four UK universities are rated Gold for teaching and top ten for research* in the latest national assessment exercises.

See why York is rated Gold for teaching

Explore our research performance

* Awarded joint 10th in the Times Higher Education ranking of the Research Excellence Framework 2021.

You’ll study and learn with academics who are active researchers, experts in their field and have a passion for their subjects. Our approach to teaching will provide you with the knowledge, opportunities, and support you need to grow and succeed in a global workplace. Find out more about our approach to teaching and learning.

Teaching format

We use a variety of teaching methods, including:

Lectures

Seminars

Group activities

Supervisions

Guided reading

Practical online learning

Weekly lectures and seminars are a chance for you to debate and discuss topics with fellow students and your tutors. You will be encouraged to think for yourself, to engage in academic debate and to develop and present your arguments with confidence and skill.

Timetabled activities

In your first year, you can expect:

7 hours per week

4-5 hours per week

These figures are representative of a typical week. Your contact hours will vary throughout the year due to your module choices, non-compulsory classes, exam periods and changes to scheduled activities.

Outside your timetabled hours, you'll study independently. This may include preparation for classes, follow-up work, wider reading, practice completion of assessment tasks, or revision.

In the UK, full-time students are expected to spend 1,200 hours a year learning. That's about 40 hours of classes and independent study each week during semesters. Everyone learns at a different rate, so the number of hours you spend on independent study will be different to other students on your course.

Teaching location

You will be based in the Department of Education, which is located in Derwent College on Campus West. You can expect to have contact hours primarily on Campus West.

About our campus

Our beautiful green campus offers a student-friendly setting in which to live and study, within easy reach of the action in the city centre. It's easy to get around - everything is within walking or pedalling distance, or you can use the fast and frequent bus service. Take a campus tour.

Assessment and feedback

You'll be assessed in a number of different ways, depending on the modules you choose. Forms of assessment include:

Open examinations

Presentations

Policy briefs

You'll receive written feedback on all assessed work, helping you to understand your strengths and identify areas for improvement. You can also discuss your work with your tutors and your personal supervisor to help guide your development.

My lectures were also spread out across Campus West, which felt daunting at first, but now I’m honestly so grateful for this! It allowed me to feel comfortable across the entire campus and explore other departments and picturesque sites on campus.

Emma, Education student. Read Emma's blog post.

Careers and skills

Alongside developing academic skills you'll have many opportunities to enhance your employability. You can gain classroom experience on our well-established York Students in Schools programme, as placements taken alongside your course are an opportunity to explore alternative careers in education and make connections with local employers.

The vast majority of our students have been involved in a range of volunteering projects, placements and relevant work experience by the time they graduate, with proven skills which are attractive to employers.

Career opportunities

Our graduates work in a huge range of industries related to education, including teaching, publishing, museums and libraries, the not-for-profit sector and the civil service

A significant proportion go on to teacher training at prestigious institutions at primary and secondary levels, including York's own PGCE courses. A number take alternative routes into education, for example Teach First.

Transferable skills

Communication

Analysis of data and ideas

Computer literacy

Networking

Time management

Project management

Turn ambition into achievement with our expert guidance and connections. From your first day here to life after graduation, we'll help you find your career advantage.

Qualification

A levels

Access to Higher Education Diploma

21 credits at Distinction and 24 credits at Merit or higher

BTEC National Extended Diploma

We consider a range of BTEC qualifications equivalent to 3 A Levels, or in combination with A Levels or other qualifications. For example:

Distinction, Merit in BTEC Level 3 National Diploma plus B at A Level

Distinction in BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate plus BB at A level

Distinction, Merit in 2 BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificates plus B at A level

European Baccalaureate

75% overall

International Baccalaureate

31 points

T levels

Distinction overall including grade B in the Core in T Level in Education and Early Years

Merit overall including grade B in the Core in following T Level subjects:

Accounting; Design and Development for Engineering and Manufacturing; Design, Surveying and Planning for Construction; Digital Business Services; Digital Production, Design and Development; Digital Support and Services; Engineering, Manufacturing, Processing and Control; Finance; Health; Healthcare Science; Legal Services; Maintenance, Installation and Repair for Engineering and Manufacturing; Management and Administration; Marketing; Science

Scottish Highers / Advanced Highers

Scottish Highers - BBBBB

Advanced Highers - not required for entry

We may also be able to consider three Advanced Highers or a combination of Highers and Advanced Highers, where an applicant does not meet the grade requirement through Highers alone. Please contact us to discuss your qualifications.

Other international qualifications

Equivalent qualifications from your country

Additional requirements

We don't require any specific GCSEs for entry to this course. However, if you wish to train as a teacher you should be aware that good GCSE or equivalent passes in Mathematics and English Language and, for primary teaching, a science, are required.

Alternative offers

Meeting the following additional criteria may qualify you for an alternative offer.

Criteria

Adjustment

Widening participation

This is conditional upon successful completion of the WP programme including the YorJourney module (Black Access Programme, Next Step York) or successful completion of Realising Opportunities More about widening participation.

Contextual offer

If you achieve C or higher in the EPQ, you may be eligible for an alternative offer up to one A level grade (or equivalent) below our typical offer.

Core Maths

If you achieve B or higher in Core Maths, you may be eligible for an alternative offer up to one A level grade (or equivalent) below our typical offer.

English language

If English isn't your first language you may need to provide evidence of your English language ability. We accept the following qualifications:

Minimum requirement

IELTS (Academic)

6.5, with a minimum of 6.0 in each component

Other English language qualifications

To see what other language tests we can accept and the scores required, visit our IELTS equivalences webpage and click on the IELTS requirement for your chosen course.

We also accept various school-leaving certificates to meet our English Language requirements. Please visit our country-specific information for further details.

For more information see our undergraduate English language requirements.

If you haven't met our English language requirements

You may be eligible for one of our pre-sessional English language courses. These courses will provide you with the level of English needed to meet the conditions of your offer.

The length of course you need to take depends on your current English language test scores and how much you need to improve to reach our English language requirements.

After you've accepted your offer to study at York, we'll confirm which pre-sessional course you should apply to via You@York.

To apply to York, you'll need to complete an online application via UCAS (the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service).

How to apply

We warmly welcome applications from students taking BTEC, GNVQ or Access courses. Mature entry applicants are considered on merit, although recent experience of study will be an advantage.

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Contact us

Get in touch if you have any questions

Dr Daniel McArthur

daniel.mcarthur@york.ac.uk

Department

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