BA (Hons) Education Studies Bachelor's degree at East London

Gain essential skills to boost your career prospects, particularly for roles connected to health and wellbeing fields. You'll engage with digital platforms, industry-led workshops, and real-world tasks to build confidence in communication, research, and digital professionalism. Throughout, you'll map your career aspirations, develop a strong online presence, and learn to identify the skills employers seek. With support from academic staff and career coaches, you'll reflect on your personal stren

Prepare for success in higher education by developing the academic, personal, and professional skills needed for your studies and beyond. You'll learn effective time management, research strategies, digital proficiency, and academic writing techniques, with a strong focus on reflective learning and goal setting. Through interactive workshops, group discussions, and guided independent study, you'll gain confidence in using university systems, working collaboratively, and responding to feedback. T

Practical maths skills are essential across health and education careers. You'll explore statistics, probability, and basic financial numeracy, learning how to apply them to real workplace scenarios. Workshops, tutorials, and digital practice sessions will build your ability to analyse data accurately and confidently. Special emphasis is placed on using tools like spreadsheets and calculators within healthcare and education settings. As you sharpen your mathematical reasoning, you'll prepare for

Essential communication skills underpin success at university and beyond. This module focuses on developing your oral, written, and interpersonal abilities, preparing you to adapt your communication style to different academic and professional contexts. You'll explore contemporary issues in media and communication, build your active listening skills, and learn how to structure persuasive arguments. Group work and interactive workshops provide a supportive environment to practise and refine your

Future educators need strong project management and reflective skills, and this module sets you on that path. Through a year-long educational project, you'll develop leadership abilities, professional communication, and practical knowledge of teaching and learning processes. Regular feedback and supervisory support ensure that your project evolves successfully, helping you connect theory to real-world education contexts. Along the way, you'll build confidence in academic conventions and collabor

This module help you succeed at university and prepare for your future career. Think of it as your guide to personal growth – helping you understand yourself better and build practical skills for employment. You will learn how success is not just about what you know, but how you use that knowledge and work well with others. Along the way, you'll explore: Self-awareness through reflection and goal setting; Working with others to build teamwork and collaboration skills; Meta skills that make a rea

This module introduces students to foundational research knowledge, methods and ethical principles relevant to studying people, practice and professional contexts. It aims to develop students' understanding of research as a systematic and ethical process, while building confidence in applying research skills through practice-based inquiry. The module supports students' transition into research-informed study by developing critical thinking, ethical awareness and academic communication skills app

This module will develop your understanding of people's social and cultural experience in a range of contexts and will prepare you to think about practical support for children's, young people's lives and rights. This module will develop your understanding of children's, young people's, and young adults' social and cultural experiences across a range of contexts and will prepare you to critically engage with issues relating to wellbeing, participation, and rights. You will explore a range of the

This module explores the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and data-driven approaches in education. Students examine how educational data is generated, analysed and applied to enhance learning, teaching, assessment and educational decision-making. The module combines technical literacy with critical reflection on ethical, legal and social implications of AI in educational contexts.

This module introduces students to critical perspectives within Education Studies through philosophical and sociological approaches to education, pedagogy and child and adolescent development. Students explore how learning, development and educational experiences from early childhood to adolescence are shaped by social, cultural and political contexts. Key themes include child development, power, inequality and social justice. The module develops critical thinking, academic literacy and reflecti

This module provides a structured bridge between academic study and professional practice through preparation for, and engagement with, educational placement experience. Building directly on Education, Power and Human Development, the module enables students to apply foundational knowledge of child and adolescent development, pedagogy, inclusive practice and educator strategies within real educational settings. The first six weeks focus on developmental theory, pedagogical strategies and profess

This module prepares you for your future career by developing the essential skills needed to successfully search for, apply to, and secure job opportunities in your chosen field. Through engaging with work-based learning opportunities, you'll explore a diverse range of potential employers and career paths, from established companies to emerging opportunities in your sector. Building on your previous personal development learning, you'll expand your understanding of the professional skills valued

In this module students will extend their critical understanding of theory and research from a range of social science disciplines used to explore and analyse the lives and experiences of children and young people (including education, psychology, sociology, human geography and social policy). Students will explore issues of social justice, critically considering: How these aspects are addressed within organisations (including grassroots and th