Education

About this course

Education as an academic discipline asks some of the most fundamental questions about society: what purposes does education serve, how does learning happen, who has access to good education, and how do schooling systems reflect and reproduce broader social inequalities? It draws on philosophy, sociology, psychology, and history to examine how educational institutions, practices, and policies shape human development and opportunity, and it engages critically with debates about curriculum, assessment, inclusion, and the relationship between education and the economy, democracy, and social justice. At Cardiff University, this three-year full-time programme is taught in one of Wales's leading universities, in a context where education policy is shaped by the Welsh Government rather than Westminster, providing a distinctive and valuable comparative perspective on how different political syst

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 95% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 10% of graduatescards →
• 18 / 100Teaching Professionals · 55% of graduatescards →
• 15 / 100Welfare and housing associate professionals · 10% of graduatescards →

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