Education (Professional Placement Year)

About this programme

Are you passionate about changing lives through education? Our innovative Education course will allow you to develop a portfolio of skills that employers look for, such as creative thinking, taking initiative, networking, and problem solving. You’ll have opportunities to explore a range of education careers and develop professional skills by putting your knowledge into practice through work placements and research projects focused on real-world problems. Whether you want to be an educator, policy-maker or researcher, continue your studies with teacher training or postgraduate study, or dive straight into a graduate trainee scheme, this degree in education can form the basis of a career in public service. You can study Education alongside another subject as part of a combined course. We offer the following combinations: “The course provides a really safe and comfortable space to be able to explore your views within education. The staff are passionate and take the time to get to know you well. You genuinely are with people who want to be here, and that for me has been really motivating." Year one You'll be introduced to formal and informal education and explore the potential of education to transform lives in different ways. Key themes include sustainability, wellbeing, digital literacy, and global citizenship. Year two You’ll learn about education policy and its role on a local and global scale. You’ll also evaluate how research into education can improve workplaces. You’ll explore digital literacy and global citizenship in more depth.