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Manchester Metropolitan University
Course Description
Why is our education system organised the way it is? How can schools best prepare children for their future lives? Is it a school’s job to teach children right from wrong?
Through Education Studies, you’ll explore these and other questions from a range of disciplinary perspectives. Drawing on philosophy, sociology, history, psychology and politics, you’ll consider issues such as the role that gender can play in a child’s journey through education, the way education differs across national contexts, and how people learn in out-of-school settings such as museums, galleries and theatres.
You’ll learn through a mix of lectures, seminars, tutorials, group projects, presentations and discussions. Some of the ways you might learn include group work with your peers, debating topical issues in education and delivering group presentations. This is to help you develop the confidence to present to an audience, whether you’re speaking to a classroom of eight-year olds, your friends or educational professionals.
We want to make your experience as interactive and collaborative as possible. The degree is designed to introduce you to a range of debates and contemporary issues in education, combined with practical experience grouped around three key themes:
• Formal education systems
• Informal, non-formal and community education
• Learners, learning and the educational profession(s)
As you progress through the degree, you will have the option to explore these themes in more detail. You may opt for units focusing on issues such as global agendas in education, the role of culture in learning, or the potential for community projects to engage people in learning and regenerate areas.
You will be encouraged to take a critical perspective throughout, and you will balance academic skills with practical experience. Graduates from Education Studies go on to a range of careers in education. We currently have former students undertaking their postgraduate certificates in education (PGCE) in both primary and secondary teaching, as well as specialist masters programmes in education.
Course Content
On the course you’ll learn through a mix of lectures, seminars, tutorials, group projects, presentations and discussions. This degree is designed to introduce you to a range of debates and contemporary issues in education, and give you a practical experience of education, grouped around three key themes:
- Formal education systems
- Informal, non-formal and community education
- Learners, learning and the educational profession(s)
In the first year, you will take four compulsory units that address each of these themes, as well as introducing you to academic study at university level. As you progress through the degree, you will have the option to explore debates related to these themes in more detail.
You may opt to study units focusing on, for example, global agendas in education, the role of culture in learning, or the potential for community projects to engage people in learning and regenerate areas. You will be encouraged to take a critical perspective throughout, and you will balance academic skills with practical experience.
Year 1
In your first year, you will study four core units that are designed to introduce the key themes you will encounter throughout the degree, as well as getting you familiar with what’s required for academic study at university level.
Year 2
In year two, you will study education policy and the politics behind it, exploring questions such as why schools become academies, where the current ‘British values’ agenda has come from and how teachers are trained. You will also learn about how to carry out educational research, in preparation for your final year project, as well as continuing to develop your academic and professional skills.
In addition to these, you will have the opportunity to choose from a range of optional units. These focus on a variety of themes, including global issues in education, inclusion and special needs, community education projects and the role of religion in schools. You can also choose to spend time getting some first-hand experience in schools and other educational settings.
Year 3
In year three, you will undertake an independent research project, with supervision from a designated tutor, allowing you to explore a set of questions or issues in education that interest you. You will also continue to develop your academic and professional skills.
In addition to these, you will have the opportunity to choose from a range of optional units. These focus on a variety of themes, including leadership and management in education, the nature of educational professionalism, comparative education and curriculum studies.
Course Intakes
Location | Start Date | Fees | Duration | ||
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Classroom Manchester Campus Manchester M15 6BH, UK |
September, 2025
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UK/EU: |
3 years, Full Time |
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Entry Requirements
UCAS tariff points/grades required
104-112
104-112 UCAS Tariff Points at A2 (Grades BCC-BBC) or acceptable alternatives e.g. BTEC Subsidiary Diploma, Diploma, Extended Diploma at Level 3 (Grades DMM), Grade B in CACHE Diploma, CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Childcare and Education (Early Years Educator) (VRQ). We do not accept CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Early Years Education and Care (Early Years Educator VRQ).
Specific GCSE requirements
GCSE Grade C/4 in English Language. Equivalent qualifications e.g. Functional Skills, will be considered.
Non Tariffed Qualifications
Access to HE Diploma in a relevant subject with at least 45 credits at Level 3 to include 9 credits at Distinction and 36 at Merit.
Student Satisfaction
Source: NSS
Overall student satisfaction | |
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85% of students were satisfied overall |
The teaching on my course | |
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97% of students strongly agree that staff are good explaining things | |
89% of students strongly agree that staff have made the subject interesting | |
74% of students strongly agree that the course is intellectually stimulating | |
69% of students strongly agree that the course has challenged them to achieve their best work |
Learning opportunities | |
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90% of students strongly agree that the course has provided them with opportunities to explore ideas or concepts in depth | |
87% of students strongly agree that the course has provided them with opportunities to bring information and ideas together from different topics | |
75% of students strongly agree that the course has provided them with opportunities to apply what they have learnt |
Assessment and feedback | |
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82% of students strongly agree that the criteria used in marking have been clear in advance | |
82% of students strongly agree that the marking and assessment has been fair | |
82% of students strongly agree that the teedback on their work has been timely | |
89% of students strongly agree that they have received helpful comments on my work |
Academic support | |
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89% of students strongly agree that they have been able to contact staff when they needed to | |
84% of students strongly agree that they have received sufficient advice and guidance in relation to their course | |
75% of students strongly agree that good advice was available when they needed to make study choices on their course |
Organisation and management | |
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67% of students strongly agree that the course is well organised and running smoothly | |
67% of students strongly agree that the timetable works efficiently for them | |
77% of students strongly agree that any changes in the course or teaching have been communicated effectively |
Learning resources | |
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75% of students strongly agree that the IT resources and facilities provided have supported their learning well | |
97% of students strongly agree that the library resources (e.g. books, online services and learning spaces) have supported their learning well | |
88% of students strongly agree that they have been able to 3ess course-specific resources (e.g. equipment, facilities, software, collections) when they needed to |
Learning community | |
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60% of students strongly agree that they feel part of a community of staff and students | |
83% of students strongly agree that they have had the right opportunities to work with other students as part of their course |
Student voice | |
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83% of students strongly agree that they have had the right opportunities to provide feedback on their course | |
88% of students strongly agree that staff value students’ views and opinions about the course | |
67% of students strongly agree that it is clear how students’ feedback on the course has been acted on | |
51% of students strongly agree that the students’ union (association or guild) effectively represents students’ academic interests |
University TEF Outcome

Statistics
Source: hesa.ac.uk
UCAS Points64
Employment Rate90%
Average Graduate Salary£17000
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