BSc Education
About this course
BSc in Education, grounded in a broad social science approach. Core topics include research methods, policy analysis, and a global and comparative perspective. The programme covers education in relation to social, historical, political, economic, and developmental contexts across Wales, the UK, and internationally. Placement modules form part of the later stages of the programme.
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What students say
Based on about 10 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 91%
- Learning opportunities: 85%
- Assessment and feedback: 92%
- Academic support: 94%
- Organisation and management: 97%
- Learning resources: 92%
- Student voice: 82%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 25 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 75%
- Left higher education: 15%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 10%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 55 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 5%
- West Midlands: 3%
- East of England: 4%
- London: 5%
- South East: 6%
- South West: 20%
- Wales: 54%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 25 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 85%
- Access course: 5%
- A degree: 5%
- Other qualifications: 10%
Modules
- Understanding and Solving Educational Problems
- An Introduction to Education
- Introduction to Social Science Research
- Key Ideas in Social Science
- Becoming a Social Scientist
- Introduction to Social and Public Policy
- Foundations of Contemporary Criminology
- Introduction to Sociology
- Introduction to Psychology for the Human and Social Sciences
- Social Research Methods
- Sociology of Education
- What Happens in Schools: Assessing Policy in Practice
- Cynllunio ar gyfer Iechyd a Lles Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol
- Damcaniaethu Cyfalafiaeth
- Children and Childhood
- Working Knowledge: Analysing and Experiencing Employment (with Placement)
- Evaluating Social Practice, Policy and Innovation
- Focus Groups and Interviews
- Human Development
- Real World Research (with Placement)
- Knowing the Social World - Online and Offline Surveys
- Poverty and Social Security in the UK
- Social Policy Analysis
- Gender Relations and Society
- Ethnography and Everyday Life
- Social Psychologies
- Digital Social Research: Theory and Methods
- Race and Racism
- Cyfiawnder Byd-eang
- Dissertation
- Analysing Social Change
- Radical Education
- Work and Skills in the 21st Century: an international perspective
- Issues in Social and Cultural Psychology
- International and Comparative Social and Public Policy
- Equality and Social Justice in a Globalised World
- Power, Politics and Policy
- Sociology on the Move
- Reflections on Education: Theory into Practice
- Neuropsychology & Society
- Live Theory
- Decolonising the Social Sciences
- Monsters and Mysteries
- Sociology of Techno-Capitalism
- Environmental Rights, Societal Insights
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Education at Cardiff University earn?
The median salary is £24,000 after 3 years, £28,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £22,500 and £36,500. The £28,000 median after five years is £4,000 more than the UK median for Education.
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Education at Cardiff University?
91% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Education at Cardiff University?
The typical offer is BBB at A level. The average entrant had 136 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BSc Education at Cardiff University?
75% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.