On this course, you’ll challenge ideas, explore innovative approaches to education and develop the confidence to make a real difference in learners’ lives.
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Overview
This one-year top-up degree is designed for students who already hold a foundation degree, HND, or equivalent qualification in education or a related field. It offers a direct route to a full honours degree, helping you deepen your understanding of educational theory and apply it to real-world practice.
Building on your existing qualifications and experience, you’ll explore contemporary issues in education, including inclusion and diversity, emotional barriers to learning and innovative approaches to teaching and learning. You’ll critically engage with current research and policy, examining how numerous factors influence educational practice and outcomes.
You can tailor your learning to your professional interests and career goals. You can choose from areas such as Early Years, Integrated Children’s Services, or Education, giving you the opportunity to focus on the sector most relevant to your role.
You’ll work independently and in groups to complete a varied range of assignments, sharing ideas with peers and learning from our academics. This course encourages you to investigate strategies for supporting learners, reflect on your practice and respond to the challenges of a rapidly changing educational landscape.
Whether you’re already working in education or planning to advance your career, this course equips you with the knowledge and skills to respond to the challenges of a rapidly changing educational landscape.
Course content
You’ll study theories backed up by substantial evidence and will then apply this learning in your professional practice.
We regularly review our courses to reflect the latest research and developments in the subject area, as well as feedback from students, employers and the wider sector. As a result, modules may change to ensure the course remains current and relevant.
Optional modules
Careers
This top-up degree is designed to accelerate your career progression and unlock a wide range of opportunities within education and related fields.
You’ll gain a strong foundation for diverse roles across the sector, including:
- Teaching
- Educational leadership
- Specialist support positions
It also offers the perfect platform for those seeking to enhance their professional practice and take on greater responsibility within schools, early years settings, or community education environments.
Postgraduate opportunities
By completing this course, you’ll be prepared to progress to a PGCE and work towards achieving Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) in your chosen subject area.
At Worcester you can complete a PGCE in Primary or Secondary teaching, or continue your academic journey with our Master’s in Education.
Course highlights
Teaching and assessment
Teaching is a mix of interactive seminars, lectures and one-to-one tutorials. Your assessments will help prepare you for a career in education and include a research project, reflective evaluations and reports.
Teaching and assessment contents
You will be allocated a personal academic tutor who will support you through tutorials as well as in support of two key modules over the year: the independent study and the specialism study.
You are taught through a combination of lectures and seminars supported by tutors. In sessions, interactive learning activities take a variety of formats and are intended to enable the application of learning through discussion and small group activities.
Entry requirements
- 120 credits at Level 4 (Higher Education)
- 120 credits at Level 5 (Higher Education)
- Applicants must have current experience of working in a relevant professional setting
Any questions?
If you have any questions about entry requirements, please call our Admissions Office on 01905 855111 or email admissions@worc.ac.uk.
Fees
Fees contents
UK and EU students
In 2026/27 the standard fee for full-time home and EU undergraduate students on BA/BSc/LLB degrees and FdA/FdSc degrees is £9,790 per year.
Tuition fees are reviewed annually and may increase each year for both new and continuing students.
For more details on course fees, please visit our course fees page.
International students
In 2026/27 the standard tuition fee for full-time international students enrolling on BA/BSc/LLB degrees and FdA/FdSc degrees is £17,200 per year.
Tuition fees are reviewed annually and may increase each year for both new and continuing students.
For more details on course fees, please visit our course fees page.
How to apply
How to apply contents
Applying through UCAS
UCAS is the central organisation through which applications are processed for full-time undergraduate courses in the UK.
Read our how to apply pages for more information on the application process, or if you’d like to apply for part-time study.
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