History and Education Studies Joint Honours BA (Hons)
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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.
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 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 be taught by an enthusiastic and experienced team who have substantial research, writing and teaching experience, in schools, colleges and higher education.
Starting university is a big step and we want you to have everything you need from day one. That’s why if you choose to study this course full-time at Northampton from September 2018, you will be provided with your own brand new Hewlett Packard laptop* to keep at no additional cost. For more information on this and many other benefits you can enjoy, please visit our benefits webpages.
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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.
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.
You considering the option to be Teachers at Secondary Schools should major in History in order to show relevant specialist subject knowledge.
Year one
You will be introduced to the core disciplines that underpin the academic analysis of both subjects.
The modules will introduce you to 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.
Modules undertaken include: Kings and Confessions in Europe, Holocaust Studies and Blood and Iron: Europe, 1815-1914. An Introduction to Education Studies will look at the history of education including how the Reformation and Enlightenment impacted on education systems within Europe as well as introducing students to key academic disciplines that form part of the study of education, such as, history, philosophy, psychology and sociology.
Year two
You have the option of studying a wide range of modules in your second year including:
- Empires Through History
- The First World War
- Research Skills in History
- Debates in Education
- Research Methods in Education
- History of Education, Aims, Values and Ethics in Education
- International and Comparative Education
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.
Then, you will need to select two designated modules in Education Studies.
Year three
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, by supervised research, a dissertation that allows them 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.
If you are majoring in Education Studies complete a dissertation in Education, as well as studying a further two Education modules and two History modules
If you are majoring in History must complete a dissertation and take a combination of the following modules:
- Citizenship and Gender in Britain, 1760-1918
- Crime and Popular Culture in the late Nineteenth Century City
- Movements and Regimes: A Century of Fascism
- Witchcraft and Heresy in Early Modern Europe
- Immigration and Ethnicity in American Society
- British Civil Wars
- British Society Under Pressure, 1880-Present Day
- Secret State: British Intelligence, 1558-1994
- The English Country House, c. 1660-1830
- Women and Gender in Early Modern England
- The History of Radical Religious Politics in the Islamic World
They are then required to take two modules in Education Studies from the following options:
- Education Studies Research Report
- Education, Culture and Society
- Issues of Equality in Educational Settings
- The Great Educators
- Emancipatory Approaches to Working with Young People
- Exploring Deviance and Disaffection
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health
- Youth Offending
Module information is quoted for 17/18 entry. Please note that modules run subject to student numbers and staff availability, any changes will be communicated to applicants accordingly.
Course modules (17/18)
stage1
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Recent and Contemporary Education Issues (20 Credits)
- Module code: EDU1003
- Core module Y
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Introduction to Education Studies Part A (10 Credits)
- Module code: EDU1030
- Core module Y
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Introduction to Education Studies Part B (10 Credits)
- Module code: EDU1031
- Core module Y
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Education in a Global Context (20 Credits)
- Module code: EDU1019
- Core module Y
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Themes and Perspectives in History (20 Credits)
- Module code: HIS1021
- Core module Y
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Liberty, Equality, Fraternity: France from 1789 (20 Credits)
- Module code: HIS1020
- Core module Y
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The Holocaust: Source and Contexts (20 Credits)
- Module code: HIS1008
- Core module Y
stage2
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Debates in Education (20 Credits)
- Module code: EDU2023
- Core module N
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Young People and Society Part 1 (SEN and Inclusion) (20 Credits)
- Module code: EDU2023
- Core module N
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Education and Heritage (20 Credits)
- Module code: HIS2022
- Core module N
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Learning Through Educational Visits and Exchanges (20 Credits)
- Module code: EDU2028
- Core module N
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The Psychology of Learning and Teaching in Educational Settings (20 Credits)
- Module code: PSY2025
- Core module N
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Research Methods (Childhood and Youth and Education)
- Module code: EDU2015
- Core module N
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History of Childhood (20 Credits)
- Module code: EDU2026
- Core module N
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Transitions for Children, Young People and Families (20 Credits)
- Module code: EDU2025
- Core module N
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Research Skills in History (20 Credits)
- Module code: HIS2001
- Core module Y
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Power and Protest: British Society in the Long Eighteenth-Century (20 Credits)
- Module code: HIS2001
- Core module N
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Religion and Society in Early Modern England (20 Credits)
- Module code: HIS2004
- Core module N
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Empire Through History (20 Credits)
- Module code: HIS2009
- Core module N
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Crime, Policing and Punishment in England 1700-1900 (20 Credits)
- Module code: HIS2010
- Core module N
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Comrades and Revolutions! A Global History of the Communist Movement (20 Credits)
- Module code: HIS2013
- Core module N
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First World War (20 Credits)
- Module code: HIS2014
- Core module N
stage3
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Education Studies Dissertation (40 Credits)
- Module code: EDU4007
- Core module N
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Education Studies Research Report (20 Credits)
- Module code: EDU4002
- Core module N
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Education Studies Joint Dissertation (20 Credits)
- Module code: EDU4003
- Core module N
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Education, Culture and Society (20 Credits)
- Module code: EDU3004
- Core module N
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Issues of Equality in Educational Settings (20 Credits)
- Module code: PDT3001
- Core module N
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Critical Perspectives on Current Education Practices (20 Credits)
- Module code: EDU3032
- Core module N
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Emancipatory Approaches in Working with Children and Young People (20 Credits)
- Module code: EDU3032
- Core module N
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Exploring Deviance and Disaffection (20 Credits)
- Module code: EDU3026
- Core module N
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health (20 Credits)
- Module code: PSY3026
- Core module N
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Educational Aims Value and Ethics (20 Credits)
- Module code: EDU3038
- Core module N
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History Dissertation (40 Credits)
- Module code: HIS4001
- Core module N
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History Dissertation (20 Credits)
- Module code: HIS4002
- Core module N
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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
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Movements and Regimes: A Century of Fascism (20 Credits)
- Module code: HIS3021
- Core module N
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Witchcraft and Heresy in Early Modern Europe (20 Credits)
- Module code: HIS3022
- Core module N
-
Immigration and Ethnicity in American Society (20 Credits)
- Module code: HIS3024
- Core module N
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British Society Under Pressure, 1880-Present Day (20 Credits)
- Module code: HIS3026
- Core module N
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Secret State: British Intelligence, 1558-1945 (20 Credits)
- Module code: HIS3027
- Core module N
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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
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The History of Radical Religious Politics in the Islamic World (20 Credits)
- Module code: HIS3030
- Core module N
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Algeria: French Rule and the War for Independence (20 Credits)
- Module code: HIS3031
- Core module N
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Death and Bereavement in Britain, c. 1500-1914 (20 Credits)
- Module code: HIS3032
- Core module N
Opportunities Abroad
There are opportunities for international study visits and exchange as part of the second year for the Education Studies element.
Assessments
There are a variety of assessment formats including, essays, practical reports, presentations, time-constrained essays, multiple-choice tests, group project work, analysis and reflection.
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.
How to apply
For application information please see our how to apply page.
Entry 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.
Fees and funding
Fees quoted relate to study in the Academic Year 18/19 only and may be subject to inflationary increases in future years.
| Full Time: | £9,250 |
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| Part Time: | £1,350 per 20 credit module |