Program Description
About the course
A degree in Education is a dynamic and stimulating opportunity to study the individual, social, and political forces that shape education, in all its forms. If you are interested in how and why we learn, both formally and informally, in the UK or abroad, then studying Education will challenge and excite you in equal measure.Studying Education at Liverpool Hope will help you to develop academically as you engage with evidence and research, professionally as you link theory to practice, preparing you for a wide variety of work contexts, and personally as you think more deeply about your own values and aspirations. Our degree will bring education to life, tackling important questions such as ‘Can education help overcome inequality in society?’ and ‘How does modern technology transform the learning and teaching experience?’. It is structured around the four key disciplines of education: psychology, sociology, history, and philosophy. Each discipline provides a different lens through which key ideas and issues in education can be understood.By studying Education at Liverpool Hope University, you will become a Hope Education Professional: inspired to put educational theory in to practice, able to critically evaluate current policy, and willing to make a difference in the world. Single Honours students complete a placement as part of the course and Combined Honours students will be offered optional placement opportunities. The degree is an ideal foundation for those who decide to go on to train to become a teacher, and a variety of other professions, at Liverpool Hope University or elsewhere.
Course structure
Education Studies is available as a Single Honours degree, or as part of a Combined Honours degree, in which you study Education alongside another subject.On both degrees, teaching is structured into lectures, where all students are taught together, seminars of smaller groups of around 25 students, and tutorials of around 10 students. You will also have independent learning activities, guided reading activities, use online forum discussion groups, and use the University’s Virtual Learning Environment. You will also have the opportunity to meet one-to-one with your tutor each week.Both Single Honours and Combined Honours students follow a core Education Studies curriculum. Single Honours students also follow an additional curriculum that explores the application of education theory to practice in areas such as Education Policy and Education for Social Justice.If you are studying Education as a Single Honours degree, in your first year there are approximately 12 contact hours each week, which reduces to approximately 10 contact hours in your second and third years. If you are studying Education as a Combined Honours degree, in your first year there are approximately 6 contact hours each week, which reduces to approximately 5 teaching hours in your second and third years.On top of teaching hours, you are also expected to study independently for around 18 hours each week, as well as working with other students and in groups to prepare for any group assessments you may have.
