BA Education
About this course
BA (Hons) in Education, an education degree centred on the study of educational practices, institutions, and ideas from diverse disciplinary perspectives. Core topics include Research Methods. Students can choose to follow an existing pathway, create a custom pathway, or study a broad variety of subjects throughout the degree, with compulsory theatre trips included in the second and third years. The first year covers core foundations through modules such as Introduction to Education Systems and Disciplines, Learning and Human Development, Education, Creativity and Culture, and Education and Social Justice. The second year introduces methodological training alongside thematic study, featuring compulsory modules like Designing Educational Research, Literature Review, Education and Psychology, and Modernity, Globalisation and Education. In the third year, students complete a compulsory dissertation of 8,000 to 10,000 words while selecting additional papers from options spanning topics such as Children’s Literature, Education, Neuroscience and Society, and Play, Creativities and Imagination.
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Entry requirements
A level: A*AA IB: 41-42 points, with 776 at Higher Level . We don't ask for any specific subjects to apply to Education. We recommend these subjects for a strong application: English (language or literature) History Languages (ancient or modern) Social science subjects
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What students say
Based on about 19 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 87%
- Learning opportunities: 88%
- Assessment and feedback: 74%
- Academic support: 92%
- Organisation and management: 62%
- Learning resources: 89%
- Student voice: 77%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 35 students who started
- Continued on course: 100%
What graduates do next
Based on about 8 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 30%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 30%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 25%
- Research and Development (RandD) and Other Research Professionals: 10%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 10%
- Welfare Professionals: 10%
Who gets in
Based on about 35 students who started
- A levels: 90%
- Baccalaureate: 5%
- Access course: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Introduction to Education Systems and Disciplines
- Learning and Human Development
- Education, Creativity and Culture
- Education and Social Justice
- Designing Educational Research
- Literature Review
- education and philosophy
- education and psychology
- education and social justice
- education, literature and drama
- Children’s Literature
- Modernity, Globalisation and Education
- Theatre: Text and Production
- Studies in Educational Ideas
- Educational Utopias and Dystopias
- Formal and Informal Contexts of Learning
- Critical approaches to Disability
- AI and Technology in Education and Society
- Performance, Education and Society
- a compulsory dissertation of 8,000 to 10,000 words which will allow you to pursue a research project into a relevant area of particular interest to you
- 3 more papers from a list of options, so you can study what interests you the most
- Children’s Literature
- Modernity, Globalisation and Education
- Theatre: Text and Production
- Education, Neuroscience and Society
- Studies in Educational Ideas
- Formal and Informal Contexts of Learning
- Play, Creativities and Imagination
- AI and Technology in Education and Society
- Performance, Education and Society
- Educational Utopias and Dystopias
Questions about this course
What do graduates of BA Education at University of Cambridge do next?
95% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Education at University of Cambridge?
87% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Education at University of Cambridge?
The typical offer is A*AA at A level, or 41 points in the IB. The average entrant had 185 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Education at University of Cambridge?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.