History and Education Studies (Joint Honours) BA (Hons)

• Overview

  Education Studies and History will provide you with a learning experience that is both challenging and highly rewarding. This course will help you develop your ability to understand and analyse the past, organise information, to achieve independence of thought and analyse how children and adults learn in educational settings today.

  We will support you to achieve your career and study ambitions, which is why if you complete our Employability Plus Gold programme or Changemaker Gold certificate alongside your studies and if you haven’t secured full-time employment 12 months after graduating* we will secure a three – six month paid internship for you, or support you into postgraduate study.

  *with a 2:2 degree classification or higher

  Course

  Highlights

  • Highly flexible degree pathways.
  • International study trip opportunities
  • Wide range of study topics available.
  • Guaranteed paid internship with the Northampton Employment Promise.

  HP Laptop and software included with this course.*

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• Course Details

  In this Joint Honours programme you will study a wide range of topics that, after the first year, can be tailored to suit your own individual interests. You will be immersed in examining the range of disciplines associated with their chosen subjects including the psychology, sociology, philosophy and history of education. You will also explore the social, cultural and political development of the 15th century to the present day while also focusing on British, European and American history.

  You can benefit from a high level of flexibility in your degree pathway. Module choices do not need to be made until the second year and you may choose whether to major in Education or in History or to keep an even split of subjects.

  You will have the opportunity to develop employability skills and knowledge through volunteering, events, field trips to historical sites, workshops and work placements with local partners in history and heritage. Students will also engage with research placements, organising talks and social events.

  You will be taught by an enthusiastic and experienced team who have substantial research, writing and teaching experience, in schools, colleges and higher education.

  Assessments and Methods of Learning

  There are a variety of assessment formats including, essays, practical reports, presentations, time-constrained essays, multiple-choice tests, group project work, analysis and reflection. The learning methods that you will experience during your studies will include lectures, seminar discussions, role play, placements, exhibitions and group projects, in which ideas can be shared and developed.

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  Additional

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  Opportunities Abroad

  There are opportunities for international study visits and exchange as part of the second year for the Education Studies element.

• Careers and Events
  • The Northampton Employment Promise.

    *We promise to secure paid experience for you, if you need it.

    We work with employers to understand what they’re looking for and we’re confident that if you follow one of our structured awards, as well as committing to your studies you’ll be in a competitive position when it comes to applying for graduate jobs.

    We’re so confident, that we promise to secure a paid 3-6 month internship for you, if you need it. Find out more about the Northampton Employment Promise, including how it works and who is eligible.

    
  • Open Days

    Discover your Course

    Our Open Days offer you a fantastic opportunity to get a real taste of university life at Northampton and discover how studying here will be a life-changing experience.

    Each Open Day has a packed programme of subjects talks, advice sessions and activities designed to give you all the information you need about studying with us.

    To find out more about the day, please feel free to have a look at our Open Day Guide.

    
  • Careers

    Career Opportunities

    Our graduates have gone on to a wide range of careers, including social work, teaching, postgraduate study, adult education, marketing, law, business, museums and the heritage sector, public employment and local government.

    If you are considering the option to be a History teacher at Secondary School level, you should major in History in order to show relevant specialist subject knowledge.

    
• Requirements

  General entry requirements apply. A typical offer would be BCC at A Level or DMM at BTEC. It is not a compulsory requirement but students are likely to have a History qualification at GCSE or post-16 level.

  For more more information on how to make an application, please visit our How to Apply page.

  If you are an International student and would like information on making an application, please see our How to Apply page.

  English Language Requirements

  All International and EU students applying for a course with us must meet the following minimum English language requirements:

  • IELTS 6.0 (or equivalent) with a minimum of 5.5 in all bands
    for study at undergraduate level.

  For information regarding English language requirements at the University, please see our IELTS page.

  Contacts

  Course Enquiries

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• Course Content
  • Stage 1
  • Stage 2
  • Stage 3

  You will be introduced to the core disciplines that underpin the academic analysis of both subject. You will learn a variety of approaches, perceptives and theoretical resources for understanding and explaining aspects of Education Policy, Social Diversity and Inclusion. Modules will also explore early modern European History c1500-1700, Nineteenth Century European History and Holocaust studies. 

  • Recent and Contemporary Education Issues (20 Credits)
    Module code: EDU1003

    Core Module Y
  • Introduction to Education Studies Part A (10 Credits)
    Module code: EDU1030

    Core Module Y
  • Introduction to Education Studies Part B (10 Credits)
    Module code: EDU1031

    Core Module Y
  • Education in a Global Context (20 Credits)
    Module code: EDU1019

    Core Module Y
  • Themes and Perspectives in History (20 Credits)
    Module code: HIS1021

    Core Module Y
  • The Holocaust: Source and Contexts (20 Credits)
    Module code: HIS1008

    Core Module Y
  • Early Modern Europe 1500-1800 (20 Credits)
    Module code: HIS1003

    Core Module Y

  You have the option of studying a wide range of modules. If you are looking to become History Teachers at Secondary School should consider majoring in History to show evidence of specialist subject knowledge, in which case they must take Research Skills in History and three other modules, you will then need to select two designated modules in Education Studies. 

  • Debates in Education (20 Credits)
    Module code: EDU2023

    Core Module N
  • Young People and Society Part 1 (SEN and Inclusion) (20 Credits)
    Module code: EDU2023

    Core Module N
  • Education and Heritage (20 Credits)
    Module code: HIS2022

    Core Module N
  • Learning Through Educational Visits and Exchanges (20 Credits)
    Module code: EDU2028

    Core Module N
  • The Psychology of Learning and Teaching in Educational Settings (20 Credits)
    Module code: PSY2025

    Core Module N
  • Research Methods (Childhood and Youth and Education) (20 Credits)
    Module code: EDU2015

    Core Module N
  • History of Childhood (20 Credits)
    Module code: EDU2026

    Core Module N
  • Transitions for Children, Young People and Families (20 Credits)
    Module code: EDU2025

    Core Module N
  • Dissertation Research Skills (10 Credits)
    Module code: HIS2028

    Core Module N
  • Professional Research Skills (10 Credits)
    Module code: HIS2029

    Core Module N
  • Power and Protest: British Society in the Long Eighteenth-Century (20 Credits)
    Module code: HIS2001

    Core Module N
  • Empire Through History (20 Credits)
    Module code: HIS2009

    Core Module N
  • Crime, Policing and Punishment in England 1700-1900 (20 Credits)
    Module code: HIS2010

    Core Module N
  • Comrades and Revolutions! A Global History of the Communist Movement (20 Credits)
    Module code: HIS2013

    Core Module N
  • First World War (20 Credits)
    Module code: HIS2014

    Core Module N
  • Family and Life-Cycles in Early Modern England (20 Credits)
    Module code: HIS2025

    Core Module N
  • ‘Decline and Fall’: The English Aristocracy, 1750-1950 (20 Credits)
    Module code: HIS2026

    Core Module N
  • Medieval Chivalry and its Afterlives (20 Credits)
    Module code: HIS2030

    Core Module N

  You will have the opportunity to develop specialised and intensive study in areas and aspects of History and Education Studies that you find particularly interesting. You will create a dissertation that allows you to investigate an area of personal or career interest. Students who have an even split on their courses can choose to write a dissertation in either of their subjects.

  • Education Studies Dissertation (40 Credits)
    Module code: EDU4007

    Core Module N
  • Education Studies Research Report (20 Credits)
    Module code: EDU4002

    Core Module N
  • Education Studies Joint Dissertation (20 Credits)
    Module code: EDU4003

    Core Module N
  • Education, Culture and Society (20 Credits)
    Module code: EDU3004

    Core Module N
  • Issues of Equality in Educational Settings (20 Credits)
    Module code: PDT3001

    Core Module N
  • Critical Perspectives on Current Education Practices (20 Credits)
    Module code: EDU3032

    Core Module N
  • Emancipatory Approaches in Working with Children and Young People (20 Credits)
    Module code: EDU3032

    Core Module N
  • Exploring Deviance and Disaffection (20 Credits)
    Module code: EDU3026

    Core Module N
  • Child and Adolescent Mental Health (20 Credits)
    Module code: PSY3026

    Core Module N
  • Educational Aims Value and Ethics (20 Credits)
    Module code: EDU3038

    Core Module N
  • History Dissertation (40 Credits)
    Module code: HIS4001

    Core Module N
  • History Dissertation (20 Credits)
    Module code: HIS4002

    Core Module N
  • History Joint Dissertation (20 Credits)
    Module code: HIS4003

    Core Module N
  • Citizenship and Gender in Britain 1760-1918 (20 Credits)
    Module code: HIS3018

    Core Module N
  • Crime and Popular Culture in the late Nineteenth Century City (20 Credits)
    Module code: HIS3019

    Core Module N
  • Movements and Regimes: A Century of Fascism (20 Credits)
    Module code: HIS3021

    Core Module N
  • Witchcraft and Heresy in Early Modern Europe (20 Credits)
    Module code: HIS3022

    Core Module N
  • Secret State: British Intelligence, 1558-1945 (20 Credits)
    Module code: HIS3027

    Core Module N
  • The English Country House, c.1660-1830 (20 Credits)
    Module code: HIS3028

    Core Module N
  • Women and Gender in Early Modern England (20 Credits)
    Module code: HIS3029

    Core Module N
  • Algeria: French Rule and the War for Independence (20 Credits)
    Module code: HIS3031

    Core Module N
  • Death and Bereavement in Britain, c. 1500-1914 (20 Credits)
    Module code: HIS3032

    Core Module N

  Module information is quoted for 19/20 entry. Please note that modules run subject to student numbers and staff availability, any changes will be communicated to applicants accordingly.

  Facilities &

  Special Features

  This course is flexible, allowing you to choose which disciplines you would like to focus on and what path you would like to take. You have the chance to study abroad and join educational visits and you will benefit from an enthusiastic and experienced teaching team.

• Further Studies
  • Postgraduate Opportunities

    Further your Study

    Our postgraduate courses are a great way to enhance the skills you have already learnt. Benefit from our 20% alumni discount on postgraduate fees to give yourself a CV that will catch the eye of employers.

    Education MA

    History MA

    
  • Research

    We are committed to delivering outstanding research that makes a difference to society. Our Research Institutes and Centres work closely with external partner organisations, locally, nationally and internationally. We produce internationally renowned and relevant research and disseminate knowledge on an international scale.

    Visit our Research Hub page for more information.

    
  • Business and Enterprise

    We are committed to supporting and encouraging business growth and we are involved in a variety of initiatives which seek to benefit the wider community as well as students and staff of the University.

    Discover what businesses we work with and what opportunities may be available to you on our Business and Enterprise pages.

    
• Fees & Funding
  • UK & EU

  20/21 Tuition Fees

  Fees quoted relate to study in the Academic Year 20/21 only and may be subject to inflationary increases in future years.

  Full Time: £9,250
  Part Time: £1,450 per 20 credit module

  Additional Costs

  History: During the programme you will have the opportunity to join study trips. Previously, these have included a Jack the Ripper tour along with visits to the Imperial War Museum and Bletchley Park.  These trips are optional and typically you will only be asked to pay for your travel; c. £20 for off-peak return fare to London for the Ripper trip. Travel costs for IWM and Bletchley Park will vary depending on where you book them from.

  Education Studies: The cost of essential trips for your course are covered by your tuition fees. During the programme you will also have the opportunity to join optional study trips. Previously, these optional trips have included visiting one of our European partner universities (most Education Studies Students visit HAN University in the Netherlands), a trip to Atlanta or Sweden. Typically the trip to the Netherlands costs in the region of £800; Atlanta £1000 and Sweden £500. Students normally allow an additional £100-£250 for their expenses. Optional trips within the UK normally cost in the region of £20.

  19/20 Tuition Fees

  Fees quoted relate to study in the Academic Year 19/20 only and may be subject to inflationary increases in future years.

  Full Time: £9,250
  Part Time: £1,400 per 20 credit module

  Scholarships

  EU and International Scholarships

  We’re committed to offering the opportunity to study in the UK to the best and brightest students from around the world.

  Sir Thomas White Scholarship

  The Sir Thomas White scholarship will support and acknowledge an academically gifted student, with the proviso that the selection panel is confident that there is…

  TD Lewis Scholarship

  The T D Lewis Scholarship provides both undergraduate and postgraduate students with financial awards of up to £1,000.  This scholarship is awarded on educational excellence…

  The Chancellor's Fund

  The Chancellor’s Fund is a bi-annual fund providing students with awards of between £100 and £1,000. You must be a current student to apply.  The…

  Wilson Endowment Scholarship

  The Wilson Endowment Scholarship provides a £1,500 scholarship to undergraduate students from the Northamptonshire area. The endowed scholarship was donated in memory of Mr Lynn Wilson,…

• Joint Honours Study

  This award combination will always be a BA. Please refer to the Academic Regulations for more information on Joint Honours Degree designations.

  If you choose to study a Joint Honours degree at the University of Northampton you can select a programme that suits your interests and strengths. This option opens up a host of possibilities to you, offering a wide range of opportunities for careers and further study at your fingertips. In the Joint Honours programme, you will select two subjects as joint for stage one. You may continue with equal emphasis on two subjects as a joint degree in stages two and three, or switch to a major or minor split. The degree title is derived from the two subjects.

  With a Joint Honours degree you can ensure that your programme has:

  • Breadth: you are not focused on a single specialism, but are able to study across two disciplines
  • Flexibility: you can adjust the balance of your programme depending on the interests and skills you develop during your time with us
  • Embedded skills: you will have all the graduate level skills that employers are looking for
  • Student support: your own personal tutor will work with you as you learn and progress.

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