Education Studies with Foundation Year

About this course

Education studies is a broad and intellectually rich discipline that examines how human beings learn, how educational institutions are organised and what purposes they serve in society. It draws on philosophy, sociology, psychology, history and policy analysis to interrogate assumptions about teaching, childhood, curriculum and the relationship between schooling and wider social structures. Studied at degree level, it develops your capacity to think critically about education rather than simply accepting it as given, and equips you to contribute thoughtfully to debates about how learning environments can be improved. At the University of Derby this four-year programme begins with a foundation year that builds your academic confidence and introduces you to the range of ideas and frameworks you will engage with across the degree. The main programme then takes you through the history and p

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 40% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 68 / 100Customer service occupations · 0% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 0% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 18 / 100Teaching Professionals · 30% of graduatescards →

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