Education Studies

About this course

Education studies is an interdisciplinary field that examines education as a social, cultural, political and philosophical phenomenon. Rather than training you directly for classroom teaching, it equips you to think critically about education: how educational systems are organised and why, what purposes education serves, how learning happens, and how factors such as social class, race, gender, disability and geography shape educational experience and outcomes. The discipline draws on sociology, philosophy, psychology, history and policy studies to build a rich and critical understanding of education in all its forms. At the University of Sunderland you will engage with foundational questions about the purposes and effects of education while also developing an understanding of contemporary education policy and practice in the UK and internationally. You will examine theories of learning

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 11% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 3% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 3% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 3% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Science, engineering and technology associate professionals · 1% of graduatescards →
• 30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 1% of graduatescards →

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