BA (Hons) Primary Education Studies Bachelor's degree at Cardiff Metropolitan University

This module develops your knowledge of historical developments within the field of education since 1870, facilitating their understanding of the contemporary UK system. Through this, you will become cognisant of the relationships between education, society, politics, and the individual.

This module aims to develop your awareness of essential skills required to succeed within higher education, enhancing your knowledge of and capacity to apply academic approaches and techniques in relation to tasks set. During this module, you will be guided towards being an independent learner and encouraged to engage in self-evaluation and set personal goals for further academic development.

This module introduces you to the role of play in young children's development, including their cognitive, emotional, language, physical and creative development. Developing their knowledge and understanding of theories of development and creativity, as well as concepts and underpinning principes of inclusion and diversity, you explore ways this knowledge can be applied in practice to support and enhance children's experiences.

As part of this module, you will gain experience within an alternative setting to primary school (e.g., charitable organisations, ALN provisions, secondary schools, nurseries). During the placement, you will work collaboratively with stakeholders to identify and address an area for development within the setting, applying knowledge and skills within the context of project planning. The process of evaluating their experiences in placement and engaging with the Career Service supports you to devel

This module develops your knowledge of contemporary debates and controversies, deepening your understanding of the key themes and strands that characterise the field of education studies. The module explores the relationships between education, society, politics, and the individual, making you familiar with the factors that characterise contemporary debate. Becoming aware of the cyclic nature of key issues, you will reflect on the underlying explanations for why certain patterns persist.

During this module, students explore the concept of 'cross-curricula learning', evaluating its potential to support children in learning more effectively within the context of primary education. Practical insight into how to make links between subject domains within primary education curricula will develop your knowledge of how to apply underlying principles of cross-curricular approaches within the context of practice and provision.

This module engages you with multiple perspectives of and international debates surrounding pedagogy, enabling you to apply your knowledge in relation to practice and provision. You will explore a range of pedagogical approaches, equipping you to identify links between these and their corresponding theoretical underpinnings. You will also develop your knowledge of how key underpinning principles of a range of pedagogical approaches affect experiences for children at different stages within a ran

Within this module, you will develop a critical and systematic understanding of well-established theories and concepts in relation to contemporary approaches to education and equality. This will equip you to engage in debate on diversity, inclusion and equality within education, and demonstrate knowledge of policy, legislation, key issues, challenges and competing perspectives. This module will enable you to apply critical understanding of contemporary research on diversity, identity and equalit

During this module, you will gain practical insight into a range of pedagogical approaches which involve engagement with the natural world. In doing so, you will consider the associated philosophical perspectives of different approaches, evaluating the impact on children's experiences (including those with additional and complex needs). This module will develop your knowledge of the affordances of the environment within the context of children's outdoor play and learning through which you will i

This module provides you with experience in a primary school placement during which you will identify and propose how to address an area for improvement / development within your primary school placement. The experience of placement provides an opportunity for you to enhance a range of employability skills and to demonstrate innovation.

During this module, you will explore concepts of literacy, engaging in multiple perspectives, definitions and international debates. They will gain critical insight into theory, policy and practice in relation to children's language and literacy development. Through your engagement with children's literature and pedagogical practices, you will develop your capacity to create resources and materials to support children's language acquisition and literacy development.

During this module, you will examine a range of methodologies, research tools, and data sources, developing your critical understanding of contemporary research and practice within a chosen area of interest. Module content will support you towards considering critical issues when undertaking research with participants, including ethical issues and researcher integrity. Choosing an area of interest, you will learn how to apply research tools and engage with evidence to enhance knowledge and its a

The Independent Project is an opportunity for you to apply your personal interests and skills within the context of a project of your own design. You can choose from a creative output, enterprise project, literature-based project or research involving human participants. The project is largely an independent piece of work for which you will receive guidance from an academic supervisor.

Through this module, you will gain critical insight into the concept of curriculum design, examining it in relation to theory, politics, and practice. You'll engage in critical reflection of curricula from perspectives of design and enactment, articulating key principles and values. Module content and delivery will also equip you to develop a curriculum in a particular context / subject area which is underpinned by theory and evidence informed.

This module engages you in key issues and debates from competing perspectives, developing your capacity to evaluate evidence from the multidisciplinary field of comparative education. Developing a critical and systematic understanding of and the connections between key concepts, theoretical perspectives and educational policy discourses within the field of comparative education, you will be equipped to apply knowledge, synthesise ideas and information to formulate convincing and informed argumen

Module content encourages you to develop a strong sense of personal and professional ethics as you examine, for example, health and well-being in the curriculum and the role of education for sustainable development. This module will encourage you to critically evaluate information, using it to make reasoned decisions on courses of actions for healthy and sustainable futures within education.

This module develops your interdisciplinary knowledge of educational environments, bringing together philosophy, pedagogy, and different agendas. You will explore and critically evaluate the affordances of educational environments, drawing on your knowledge of a range of perspectives, philosophies and practices. Module content, experiences and assessment equips you to design, develop and adapt educational environments, aligning them with pedagogical principles and practices.