BA Education, Society and Culture
About this course
BA in Education, Society and Culture, an education degree drawing on history, philosophy, sociology and psychology to examine educational structures. Core topics include Research Methods and Historical Research. Students can apply for optional study abroad opportunities, including short-term internships or a full year abroad at a partner university. The first year covers foundational concepts through compulsory modules such as Living in a Schooled Society, Foundations in the Sociology of Education, How People Learn, and Understanding Education Research: Numbers, Narratives, Knowledge and Nonsense, alongside optional choices like Literacy, Language and Communication. The second year examines political and global contexts with compulsory modules Policy and Politics in Education and Global issues in Education, while offering optional modules such as Researching Education and Society: Qualitative Methods and The Learning Sciences. The final year centres on independent research through the compulsory module Dissertation on Education Studies, complemented by optional studies in areas such as Social History of Learning and Learners, and Gender, Sexuality and Feminisms in Everyday Lives.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB (A Social Science, Classics, English Literature, English Language or Business Studies preferred.) IB: 34 points (A total of 16 points in three higher level subjects, with no higher level score below 5. Higher levels in Social Science, Classics, English Literature, English Language or Business Studies preferred.)
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What students say
Based on about 68 final-year students who answered
- Teaching on my course: 90%
- Learning opportunities: 89%
- Assessment and feedback: 88%
- Academic support: 94%
- Organisation and management: 92%
- Learning resources: 91%
- Student voice: 89%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 125 students who started
- Continued on course: 94%
- Left higher education: 4%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 2%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 135 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 1%
- East of England: 9%
- London: 76%
- South East: 11%
- South West: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 130 students who started
- A levels: 84%
- Baccalaureate: 7%
- A degree: 9%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Introduction to Philosophy of Education with Fiction
- Critical Histories of Education, Nation, and Empire
- Living in a Schooled Society
- Foundations in the Sociology of Education
- How People Learn
- Understanding Education Research: Numbers, Narratives, Knowledge and Nonsense
- Introduction to Philosophy of Education with Fiction
- Critical Histories of Education, Nation, and Empire
- Literacy, Language and Communication
- Youth in a Globalising World
- Global London: Contemporary Urban Education, Culture and Space
- Psychology: The Science of Behaviour 1
- Psychology: The Science of Behaviour 2
- Global issues in Education
- Policy and Politics in Education
- Global issues in Education
- Researching Education and Society: Qualitative Methods
- Philosophical Research in Education
- Educating and Organising for Social Justice
- Archival Research and Oral History in Education
- The Learning Sciences
- Philosophy, Thought and Perception in Education
- Educating Minorities, Migrants and Refugees
- Elites, Education and Inequalities
- An Introduction to Applied Quantitative Analysis in the Social Sciences
- Children with Disabilities: Theory, Politics and Experience
- Dissertation on Education Studies
- Communicating Knowledge: Opportunities and Possibilities
- Social History of Learning and Learners
- Educating for Employment? Understanding Learning in the 21st Century Economy
- Gender, Sexuality and Feminisms in Everyday Lives
- Literacies Across the Lifecourse
- Media Education in Schools: New Literacies and Production
- Radical Education
- Youth Cultures and Youth Movements: Sociological and Historical Perspectives
- Rights, Equality and Justice in Education
- Education, Religion and State: Historical and Contemporary Developments
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Education, Society and Culture at University College London earn?
The median salary is £24,500 after 3 years, £29,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £18,000 and £35,000. The £29,500 median after five years is £5,500 more than the UK median for Education.
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Education, Society and Culture at University College London?
90% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Education, Society and Culture at University College London?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 34 points in the IB. The average entrant had 110 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Education, Society and Culture at University College London?
94% of students continued into their second year, and 4% left higher education.