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There are many reasons for why someone may want to study education. One reason is that some may want to become teachers and another reason may be that someone has an interest in education and its policies. An Education degree offers you the opportunity to gain an understanding of education ands its wider context. Most universities will teach you the foundation disciplines of education and help you gain awareness of Education with a global perspective.

There are many different Education courses available which all differ in some way. Examples include:

Primary Education
Secondary Education
Education Studies
Early Childhood Studies
Special Needs Education
Educational Management

Many universities also let you combine your education course with another subject including: Classics, English, Geography, Mathematics, Modern Languages and Religious Studies to name a few. An education course is perfect if you wish to go into teaching, giving you the opportunity to go straight on to a PGCE. Qualifications BA BSc PGCE MPhil PhD

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Entry requirement

Undergraduate: requirements vary from course to course and many universities prefer if you have had some work experience in school.

Postgraduate: 2.1 or 2.2 is normally a standard entry requirement for teaching courses.

PhD: you will normally require at least a 2:1 Honours degree in education or a relevant subject.

Skills gained

Studying education allows you to develop a broad range of skills that prospective employers look for. Like many other courses, education gives you the opportunity to develop many of the following transferable skills:

Communication skills- both oral and written
Numeracy skills
Analytical skills
Information technology skills- including word processing, databases, online research and internet communications.
Organisational skills
Interpersonal skills
Research and Investigative skills

Career Options

Education graduates often choose to enter careers relating to education such as teaching, policy making and administration in both local and national governments. If you are on a teaching course then it’s most likely that you will end up working in a school as a teacher. Other career destinations range from:

Teaching assistants
Media and journalism
Management
Curriculum design

The main employers of education graduates are usually local government authorities, however some education graduates may choose to work in colleges and private school where you are employed directly by the institution.

If you have not taken up an Education course where you receive NQT status once graduating then a popular route is to continue with study and go on to a PGCE which is a one year course where you will receive NQT status so that you can go onto teaching.

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