Bachelor of Arts [B.A] [Education Studies] From Oxford Brookes University

The program offered by the Oxford Brookes UniversityÊis a challenging and rewarding course that offers you the opportunity to focus on areas of education that interest you. You can develop specialist knowledge in areas, such as education and psychology, gender and 21st-century education, special educational needs and disabilities, and childrenÕs literature.

The Education Studies degree is ideal preparation for a number of careers in teaching, youth work, educational psychology, social work, therapeutic support, policy provision and educational publishing.

There is also an innovative pathway in Education Studies, that you will be invited to consider in your second year. It specialises in the experiences of children and young people who can find themselves marginalised or excluded from traditional Educational settings.

Career prospects

A degree in Education Studies can lead to careers in many areas. We recognise that there are many career opportunities for Education Studies students, in addition to teaching.Ê

For those not wishing to follow a teaching career, the course offers an excellent preparation for careers in the public or private sector. Professions within a specialist education sector now include advertising, marketing, the arts, journalism, law, publishing and the media together with the charity and leisure industries.Ê

Some students do become teachers after completing their degrees, undertaking a further one-year PGCE course in primary or (for combined honours students) secondary education, leading to Qualified Teacher Status. Others have gone on to teach in further education colleges. Education Studies is not a programme of initial teacher education and does not in itself provide a recognised teaching qualification.ÊÊ

Previous graduates from the course have gone on to have successful careers in many different fields including social work, youth work, community education, adult education, educational psychology, recruitment and retail management.