Education
Overview
Discover our range of Education modules for 2019-20.
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The range of modules offered may change each academic year.
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Further information
For further information about this subject, including any pre-requisites, visit the Education subject page.
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Stage 1
Find out about Education modules in Stage 1.
Students study either 40 or 60 credits from these modules in Stage 1.
Select the module code for specific module information including the module summary and aims, knowledge and skills you'll gain, and the module leader.
| Module Code | Module Title | Credit Value | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDU1001 | Education, Children and Society | 20 | 1 |
| EDU1002 | International Development | 20 | 2 |
| EDU1003 | British and Comparative Education | 20 | 1 |
| EDU1005 | The History of Education | 20 | 2 |
| EDU1006 | Education in Developing Countries | 20 | 1 |
| EDU1007 | Social Policy and Learning | 20 | 2 |
Stage 2
Find out about Education modules in Stage 2.
For Stage 2, students choose 40, 60 or 80 credits.
For students taking 80 credits and who wish to complete the dissertation (EDU3001) in Stage 3 they must take EDU2003 at Stage 2.
| Module Code | Module Title | Credit Value | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDU2001 | Psychological perspectives on teaching and learning | 20 | 2 |
| EDU2003 | Introduction to Research in Education (this module is compulsory if you wish to take the dissertation EDU3001 in Stage 3) | 20 | 1 |
| EDU2007* | Invisibility and different ways of being: educating and nurturing student with SEND (Note: cannot be taken alongside EDU2010) | 20 | 2 |
| EDU2008 | Globalisation and Development | 20 | 2 |
| EDU2009 | Social Constructions of Childhood | 20 | 1 |
| EDU2010* | Gender and Education (Note: cannot be taken alongside EDU2007) | 20 | 2 |
*Please note that EDU2007 and EDU2010 cannot be taken together.
Stage 3
Find out about Education modules in Stage 3.
Students continue with either 40, 60, or 80 credits in Stage 3 (as they did at Stage 2).
| Module Code | Module Title | Credit Value | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDU3001* | Research Dissertation (Pre-requisite EDU2003) | 40 | 1&2 |
| EDU3002 | Social Justice and Education | 20 | 2 |
| EDU3005 | Philosophy of Education | 20 | 1 |
| EDU3006 | Responding to Special Educational Needs | 20 | 1 |
| EDU3007 | Developing Creative Thinking through Arts Experience | 20 | 1&2 |
| EDU3008 | Child Development | 20 | 2 |
*The year long 40 credit Dissertation module is 10 credits in Semester 1, plus 30 credits in Semester 2.