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BA (Hons) Primary Education
Introduction
The Primary Education Single Honours Programme aims to provide an academically challenging and intellectually rigorous course of learning that will be of particular interest to those students wishing to pursue a career related to Primary Teaching. Successful candidates will be well placed to apply for a PGCE programme upon completion of this course to gain the necessary Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) to work as a classroom teacher.
However, the benefit of undertaking this BA programme instead of a BEd QTS course, is that you have an opportunity to leave your career options open. If you decide being a qualilfied teacher is your career aim, this still remains a possibility. However, during your studies and after experiencing a range of work placement settings, you may decide that you wish to pursue an education career outside of the classroom. The BEd programme is entirely focused on meeting the challenging Ofsted requirements to achieve a QTS qualification, leaving you little time to consider career options outside of the classroom.
We aim to engage students with concepts of individual and social change and development, the nature of knowledge, and critical engagement with ways of knowing, with a particular emphasis on ideas, issues and needs of students at this stage of their education. Through active inquiry into contemporary educational issues, policies and debates surrounding the purpose and possibilities of education, students will develop their understanding, skills, and personal and professional identities.
A new accelerated 2 year programme is also being developed for 2012 entry. Upon completion, successful students will be well placed to pply to undertake a 1 year PGCE programme to gain qualified teacher status. This new 2 year BA plus a 1 year PGCE provides an alternative route to the traditional 3 year BEd teacher training programme.
Course Code / Duration
UCAS Code
Single Honours (X321) A new 2 year fast-track programme is also available.
Duration
3 years full time. Part time available. A new 2 year route is also being developed.
Entry Requirements
Our typical minimum entry requirements for applicants with A levels/AS levels/ BTEC is 180 points. Applications from students with non-traditional qualifications are welcome. Contact Admissions for further information 01752 636890 or email admissions@ucpmarjon.ac.uk
A new 2 year programme is currently being developed for 2012 entry. Entry requirements will be more demanding for this accelerated programme and details will be posted as soon as they are confirmed.
Module Information
Year 1
Six modules provide a comprehensive, multidisciplinary grounding in the academic, critical and practical skills that will underpin and support your learning throughout your degree. Modules will focus on the Origins, Ideas and Values of Education; Primary Education, Curriculum and Pedagogy; Communication in Context; Change, Social Justice and Sustainability; How Children Learn to Read and Write; and Educational Inclusion and Diversity.
Year 2
Again, you will study six modules at this level. Core modules include Learning and Teaching; SEN and the Inclusive Classroom; and Early Years and Primary Education. You will also need to select a Research Module either at this point or in your third year. You will select your additional modules from Issues in Educational Management; Effective Groupwork; Key Thinkers in Education; The Global and the Local; Applied Linguistics: English Language Teaching; Inter-professional Practice; Experiential Placement; and Education and Society.
Year 3
Of the six modules studied in your third year, you will take two modules for your dissertation and a research module if not completed at year 2. Beyond this, choices include Global Education and Sustainability; Language, Education and Development; Feminism; Community and Informal Education; Race, Racism and Anti-Racism; Health, Education and Society; Creative Outdoor Learning; or Children and Youth in Society.
Fees and Funding
For current undergraduate fees and funding, please click here
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Career Opportunities
On successful completion, our graduates will be equipped to engage with an increasing range of learning and employment opportunities associated with education although most will no doubt intend to go on to Primary Teaching [PGCE]. Other opportunities open to graduates might include Early Years Education, Community Education, Youth Work, Children’s Workforce Professionals, Educational Management, Welfare and Administration, Library and Information Management Professionals, Language Analysts, the Media and Publishing – both in this country and internationally. The understandings and skills developed during their time here will not limit them to these professions however, and we aim to ensure they develop the generic/holistic skills that employers are looking for in graduates of the twenty first century.
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