BA Education
About this course
BA Honours in Education. Core topics include Statistics and Research Methods. The programme includes a Research Dissertation and offers optional work placements in schools, charities and businesses.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB IB: 32 points
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 91%: 141 offers from 155 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 17 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 88%
- Learning opportunities: 89%
- Assessment and feedback: 87%
- Academic support: 94%
- Organisation and management: 94%
- Learning resources: 88%
- Student voice: 72%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 35 students who started
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 60%
- Foundation course: 5%
- A degree: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 25%
- Other qualifications: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Psychological perspectives on teaching and learning
- Schools, Statistics and Stories: Researching Education
- Globalisation and Development
- Language and Cross Cultural Communication
- Gender and Education
- Child Development and Speech and Language Acquisition
- Religion, Education and Societies
- Research Dissertation
- Responding to Special Educational Needs
- Social Justice and Education
- Big Questions, Big Ideas: Philosophical Perspectives on Key Debates in Education
- Contemporary Issues in Development
- Educational challenges: historical and comparative perspectives
- Career Development for final year students
Questions about this course
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Education at Newcastle University?
88% 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 Newcastle University?
The typical offer is BBB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 121 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Education at Newcastle University?
91% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 141 offers from 155 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA Education at Newcastle University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year.
How many students continue on BA Education at Newcastle University?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.