BA Education
About this course
BA (Hons) Education, an education degree focused on the theoretical and social foundations of learning systems. Core topics include Research Methods. Students complete an empirical education dissertation in their final year. The first year introduces foundational themes through compulsory modules such as Meanings and Contexts of Education, Researching Education, Psychological Perspectives on Education, and Key Concepts in Education. The second year examines broader societal structures through compulsory modules including Worldviews, Knowledge and Education, Education, Power and Society, and Educational Research Methods, while offering optional modules in areas such as Developmental Psychology and Education, Children's Literature, and Special Educational Needs and Disability. The final year centres on independent research alongside compulsory study in New Directions in Educational Research and the Empirical Education Dissertation. Optional modules in the final year allow students to explore diverse topics such as Education and Global Development, Child and Adolescent Mental Health, and Race, Difference, Equity and Equality and other issues in Education.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB IB: 31 points BTEC: DDM We consider a range of BTEC qualifications equivalent to 3 A Levels, or in combination with A Levels or other qualifications. For example: Distinction, Merit in BTEC Level 3 National Diploma plus B at A Level Distinction in BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate plus BB at A level Distinction, Merit in 2 BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificates plus B at A level
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What students say
Based on about 17 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 85%
- Learning opportunities: 86%
- Assessment and feedback: 84%
- Academic support: 92%
- Organisation and management: 86%
- Learning resources: 89%
- Student voice: 89%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 80%
- Left higher education: 5%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 15%
What graduates do next
Based on about 38 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 69%
- Working and studying: 12%
- Further study: 12%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 29%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 19%
- Teaching and Childcare Associate Professionals: 9%
- Elementary occupations: 9%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 85%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 75%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 70%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 90 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 4%
- North West: 13%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 31%
- East Midlands: 10%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 6%
- London: 17%
- South East: 7%
- South West: 2%
- Wales: 2%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 25 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 80%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
- Other qualifications: 15%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Meanings and Contexts of Education
- Researching Education
- Psychological Perspectives on Education
- Key Concepts in Education
- Cultural and Creative Approaches to Education
- Social Perspectives on Education
- Worldviews, Knowledge and Education
- Education, Power and Society
- Educational Research Methods
- Developmental Psychology and Education
- Children's Literature
- Teaching, Learning and Assessment
- Special Educational Needs and Disability
- Teaching and Learning a Second Language
- Sociology of Childhood and Youth
- Education Policy and its Impacts
- Education and the Environment
- Empirical Education Dissertation
- New Directions in Educational Research
- Education and Global Development
- Assessment in Education
- Learning Gender: Exploring the Links Between Gender, Education & Society
- Dressed for Success: Bringing Texts Alive in the Classroom
- Perspectives on Literacy in Education
- Bullying in School
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health
- Understanding Motivations and Emotions in Education
- Reading Development and Disorders
- Language and Psychology
- Positive Psychology in Education
- Has Neuroscience Entered the Classroom?
- What Makes a Great Teacher?
- Intelligence
- Genetics and Education
- Transformative Environmental Education
- Race, Difference, Equity and Equality and other issues in Education
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Education at University of York earn?
The median salary is £25,000 after 15 months, £23,500 after 3 years, £30,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £22,500 and £34,500. The £30,000 median after five years is £6,000 more than the UK median for Education.
What do graduates of BA Education at University of York do next?
93% 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 York?
85% 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 York?
The typical offer is BBB at A level, or 31 points in the IB. The average entrant had 121 UCAS points.
Does BA Education at University of York include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Education at University of York?
80% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.