Education Studies and English Literature BA (Hons)

What makes Education Studies and English Literature at Worcester special?

This Joint Honours course allows you to study a range of education theories and approaches, while exploring literatures from the Early Modern period to the present day. At the same time you'll develop transferable skills that will boost your employability.

Education Studies at Worcester allows will teach you about the development of modern education and how education differs across the world. You'll also learn about education from diverse settings, from Forest Schools to the inner city, and from young minds to lifelong learning.

Studying English Literature you will explore an ethical approach to the subject, relating the study of literature to significant contemporary themes such as environmentalism, social justice, gender equality and disability inclusion.

Overview

Key features

Study diverse literatures emanating from the sixteenth through to the twenty-first centuries - and encompassing both 'canonical' and 'marginal' texts
Very strong links with teacher training courses and providers of employment in other sectors of education
Opportunities to gain credit for work experience and / or mentoring in educational settings
Opportunities to play an active role in local and regional literature festivals, related events and a work project module
Strong emphasis on the development of advanced literacy and communication skills
Fantastic opportunities to explore education across a wide range of contexts: from primary schools to forest schools, from the UK to Africa
Tailor your course to your individual needs with a joint honours degree

English Literature Virtual Taster Event - ‘Ghosts, murder and mutation’: pandemic in Young Adult literature’

The value of reading outside the ‘A’ level curriculum can be overlooked, however, Young Adult writers have variously produced novels which give insight into how a pandemic can affect a society. Tragically this pandemic is not the only such event in history. ‘The Black Death’ swept across Europe from 1347 to 1351, followed by ‘The Great Plague’, 1665-1666, and ‘The Spanish Flu pandemic’, 1918-1920.

These life-changing events have stimulated historical fiction for older children, teenage readers and adults; writers have also employed memoirs, ghost stories, murder mysteries and dystopian science fiction to explore the effects of pandemics on individuals and societies.

The talk will cover a range of ‘pandemic’ novels and open up questions about how teenagers and young adults might deal with, be valued and contribute to their society and will be given by Prof Jean Webb, Director of the International Forum for Research in Children’s Literature.

The event is due to take place on 28th January, from 5.30pm to 6.30pm and to book your place, please visit the booking page here.

Time	Item
5.30 – 6:15pm	‘Ghosts, murder and mutation’: pandemic in Young Adult literature.’
6:15-6:30pm	Q and A

What qualifications will you need?

104

UCAS tariff points

Entry requirements

104 UCAS Tariff points

Other information

If you have any questions about entry requirements, please contact the Admissions Office on 01905 855111 or email admissions@worc.ac.uk for advice.

Further information about the UCAS Tariff can be obtained from http://www.ucas.com

What will you study?

Our courses are informed by research and current developments in the discipline and feedback from students, external examiners and employers. Modules do therefore change periodically in the interests of keeping the course relevant and reflecting best practice. The most up-to-date information will be available to you once you have accepted a place and registered for the course. If there are insufficient numbers of students interested in an optional module, this might not be offered, but we will advise you as soon as possible and help you choose an alternative.

Year 1	Mandatory Literary Forms and Genres Ways of Reading, Ways of Writing Places and Spaces Foundations of Education	Optional Education in Context Equality and Diversity: The educational experience Children and Young People’s Wellbeing and Digital and Social Media Inner City Education
Year 2	Mandatory Exploding the Canon: Literary Theory and Practice Educational Enquiry	Optional Movement and Migration Politics, Sex and Identity in the Early Modern World Shakespeare: Stage, Page and Screen Gothic and Romantic Literature Spaces of Modernity Children’s Literature Work Project The Psychology of Teaching and Learning From Exclusion to Inclusion? Radical Education Religion and Education Work Experience in an Educational Setting Crossing borders: Working Internationally and Collaboratively to Explore Personal Responses to Educational Practice The Global Dimension in Education Post Compulsory Education Equality and Diversity for Adults in the lifelong Learning Sector Mentoring and Coaching within Education
Year 3	Mandatory N/A	Optional Independent Research Project Justice and Revenge: from Tragedy to the Western Postcolonial Encounters Writing and the Environment War and Conflict Gendering Voices Partnerships and Rivalries Literatures and Cultures: International Explorations Queer Bodies, Queer Texts Dissertation Policy Making: The Search for Solutions in Education Managing Educational Change Disaffection in Education Citizenship and Education Values in Education Relationships in Education Work Experience in an educational setting Organising Learning and Teaching Critical Perspectives on Special Educational Needs’; Process and Practice Extension Module Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties Special Educational Needs and Disability in an Inclusive Setting Post Compulsory Education Equality and Diversity in Adult Education Mentoring and Coaching within Education ‘Race’ Ethnicity and Education Education and the Sociological Imagination Theatre and Education

Year 1

Mandatory

Literary Forms and Genres
Ways of Reading, Ways of Writing
Places and Spaces
Foundations of Education

Optional

Education in Context
Equality and Diversity: The educational experience
Children and Young People’s Wellbeing and Digital and Social Media
Inner City Education

Year 2

Mandatory

Exploding the Canon: Literary Theory and Practice
Educational Enquiry

Optional

Movement and Migration
Politics, Sex and Identity in the Early Modern World
Shakespeare: Stage, Page and Screen
Gothic and Romantic Literature
Spaces of Modernity
Children’s Literature
Work Project
The Psychology of Teaching and Learning
From Exclusion to Inclusion?
Radical Education
Religion and Education
Work Experience in an Educational Setting
Crossing borders: Working Internationally and Collaboratively to Explore Personal Responses to Educational Practice
The Global Dimension in Education
Post Compulsory Education
Equality and Diversity for Adults in the lifelong Learning Sector
Mentoring and Coaching within Education

Year 3

Mandatory

N/A

Optional

Independent Research Project
Justice and Revenge: from Tragedy to the Western
Postcolonial Encounters
Writing and the Environment
War and Conflict
Gendering Voices
Partnerships and Rivalries
Literatures and Cultures: International Explorations
Queer Bodies, Queer Texts
Dissertation
Policy Making: The Search for Solutions in Education
Managing Educational Change
Disaffection in Education
Citizenship and Education
Values in Education
Relationships in Education
Work Experience in an educational setting
Organising Learning and Teaching
Critical Perspectives on Special Educational Needs’; Process and Practice
Extension Module
Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties
Special Educational Needs and Disability in an Inclusive Setting
Post Compulsory Education
Equality and Diversity in Adult Education
Mentoring and Coaching within Education
‘Race’ Ethnicity and Education
Education and the Sociological Imagination
Theatre and Education

The breadth of modules and courses available within Education Studies was amazing. I did drama as well as coaching and mentoring within my discipline, and these have given me a broad range of skills.

Persis Thomas, Education Studies BA graduate.

How will you be taught?

For more information about teaching, learning and assessment on this course, please see the single honours course pages for Education Studies and English Literature.

Where could it take you?

Employability

The Education Studies degree is an excellent route for progression to PGCE courses at Worcester and other providers. If you achieve a 2:1 or above you will be guaranteed an interview for teacher training (Primary) at Worcester provided you meet the various national pre-requisites for the course. As well as going on to become successful teachers other students move into areas such as learning support, child mentoring and welfare, and become training officers in the private sector.

Many students progress to careers requiring good communication skills such as Public Relations or develop research careers with media or publishing companies. Throughout the English Literature aspect of the degree, there is a focus on developing employability which includes attractive opportunities for work experience, a credited work project module, and a career and professional development module. Students are also strongly encouraged to take up the opportunity to study abroad for a semester.

How much will it cost?

Full-time tuition fees	UK and EU students The standard tuition fee for full-time UK and EU students registering in the academic year 2021/22 is £9,250 per year. For more details, please visit our course fees page.	International students The standard tuition fee for full-time international students registering in the academic year 2021/22 is £13,100 per year. For more details, please visit our course fees page.
Part-time tuition fees	UK and EU students The standard tuition fees for part-time UK and EU students registering on this course in the academic year 2021/22 are £1,156 per 15-credit module, £1,542 per 20 credit module, £2,313 per 30-credit module, £3,083 per 40-credit module, £3,469 per 45-credit module and £4,625 per 60 credit module. For more details, please visit our course fees page.
Additional costs	Every course has day-to-day costs for basic books, stationery, printing and photocopying. The amounts vary between courses. If your course offers a placement opportunity, you may need to pay for a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.
Accommodation	Finding the right accommodation is paramount to your university experience. Our halls of residence are home to friendly student communities, making them great places to live and study. We have over 1,000 rooms across our range of student halls. With rooms to suit every budget and need, from our 'Traditional Hall' at £105 per week to 'En-suite Extra' at £169 per week (2020/21 prices). For full details visit our accommodation page.

Full-time tuition fees

UK and EU students

The standard tuition fee for full-time UK and EU students registering in the academic year 2021/22 is £9,250 per year.

For more details, please visit our course fees page.

International students

The standard tuition fee for full-time international students registering in the academic year 2021/22 is £13,100 per year.

For more details, please visit our course fees page.

Part-time tuition fees

UK and EU students

The standard tuition fees for part-time UK and EU students registering on this course in the academic year 2021/22 are £1,156 per 15-credit module, £1,542 per 20 credit module, £2,313 per 30-credit module, £3,083 per 40-credit module, £3,469 per 45-credit module and £4,625 per 60 credit module.

For more details, please visit our course fees page.

Additional costs

Every course has day-to-day costs for basic books, stationery, printing and photocopying. The amounts vary between courses.

If your course offers a placement opportunity, you may need to pay for a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.

Accommodation

Finding the right accommodation is paramount to your university experience. Our halls of residence are home to friendly student communities, making them great places to live and study.

We have over 1,000 rooms across our range of student halls. With rooms to suit every budget and need, from our 'Traditional Hall' at £105 per week to 'En-suite Extra' at £169 per week (2020/21 prices).

For full details visit our accommodation page.

How do you apply?

Part-time applications

If you would like to apply to study this course part time, please complete our online application form.

Applying through UCAS

Education Studies and English Literature BA (Hons) ' XQ33

UCAS is the central organisation through which applications are processed for entry onto full-time undergraduate courses in Higher Education in the UK.

Read our How to apply pages for more information on applying and to find out what happens to your application.

UCAS Code

XQ33

Apply Via UCAS

Get in touch

If you have any questions, please get in touch. We're here to help you every step of the way.

Admissions office

admissions@worc.ac.uk

01905 855111

Ellie Hill

Course Leader, Education Studies

ellie.hill@worc.ac.uk

01905855076

Dr Lucy Arnold

Admissions Tutor, English Literature

lucy.arnold@worc.ac.uk

01905 542198

Education Studies and English Literature BA (Hons)

What makes Education Studies and English Literature at Worcester special?

Overview

Key features

Book your place at an Open Day

English Literature Virtual Taster Event - ‘Ghosts, murder and mutation’: pandemic in Young Adult literature’

What qualifications will you need?

Entry requirements

Other information

University of the Year - Finalist 2020

What will you study?

Year 1

Mandatory

Optional

Year 2

Mandatory

Optional

Year 3

Mandatory

Optional

Joint Honours

How will you be taught?

Where could it take you?

Employability

Request or download a prospectus

How much will it cost?

Full-time tuition fees

UK and EU students

International students

Part-time tuition fees

UK and EU students

Additional costs

Accommodation

How do you apply?

Part-time applications

Applying through UCAS

UCAS Code

Get in touch

Admissions office

Ellie Hill

Dr Lucy Arnold

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