BA Education Studies and English
About this course
BA (Hons) in English and Education. Core topics include Research Methods. The programme offers a placement year between the second and final stage of study, along with study visits to cultural and heritage institutions. Students also undertake a collaborative English Conference project involving independent research and presentation.
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Entry requirements
UCAS tariff: 112 A level: BBC T Level: Merit BTEC: DMM GCSE: GCSE Maths and English Grade 4/Grade C (or above) or equivalent qualification Access to HE: Pass Access to HE Diploma with 60 credits: 45 at Level 3 with a minimum of Distinction: 15, Merit: 24, Pass: 6 English language: IELTS: 6.0 (with at least 5.5 in each skills area)
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What students say
Based on about 34 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 97%
- Learning opportunities: 94%
- Assessment and feedback: 93%
- Academic support: 91%
- Organisation and management: 90%
- Learning resources: 98%
- Student voice: 88%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 60 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 66%
- Gained a higher qualification: 18%
- Left higher education: 15%
What graduates do next
Based on about 25 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 15%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 25%
- Customer service occupations: 20%
- Sales occupations: 20%
- Teaching Professionals: 5%
- Legal professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 95%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 90%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 90%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 300 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 3%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 4%
- East Midlands: 67%
- West Midlands: 15%
- East of England: 4%
- London: 1%
- South East: 2%
- South West: 1%
- Wales: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 75 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 76%
- Access course: 7%
- A degree: 1%
- Other HE qualification: 16%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Placement Learning and Professional Development
- Another Brick in the Wall: An Introduction to the Sociology of Education
- Enlightenment Literature
- Teaching, Thinking and Reasoning
- Theorising Literature and Meaning (PDP)
- Mutants and Monsters: Interpreting Fantasy
- Literature, Identity and The Real
- Modernism
- Nineteenth-Century Realism: Conscience and Context
- Poetry and Revolution in the British Romantic Period
- The English Conference
- 5HY5115ED530
- Motivation and Achievement
- Research Methods in Education
- Is it all just words? Language, Society and Education
- Educational Alternatives
- English Independent Study (PDP)
- Advanced Research in Practice
- After The Modern: Existentialism and Postmodernism
- Colonialism and Independence
- Tragedy
- Gender and Identity in Contemporary Literature
- Riots and Rebels: Studies in Intercultural Drama
- The Art of Crime
- Modern and Contemporary Poetry
- Eighteenth-Century Literature: Terror Wit and Letters of Love
- The Future of Education
- Left Behind and Left out: Social Exclusion and Education
- The Science of Learning and the Art of Teaching
- ‘Entrepreneurial’ Education
- Educational Independent Study
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Education Studies and English at University of Derby earn?
The median salary is £24,000 after 15 months, £20,500 after 3 years, £23,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £17,500 and £29,500. The £23,500 median after five years is £4,500 less than the UK median for Literature in English.
What do graduates of BA Education Studies and English at University of Derby do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Education Studies and English at University of Derby?
97% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Education Studies and English at University of Derby?
The typical offer is BBC at A level. The average entrant had 105 UCAS points.
Does BA Education Studies and English at University of Derby include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year.
How many students continue on BA Education Studies and English at University of Derby?
66% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.