This course explores how people develop and learn throughout their lives, while examining the skills and methods behind educating and teaching. The course will prepare you for a wide variety of careers that involve training, teaching or leading others.

• Choose to study Education Studies as a single honours programme, or in combination with French, Mandarin, Spanish or Psychology.
• 97% of our Education Studies graduates from summer 2017 are in work or further study after graduating, according to the Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education 2016-17 report (above the sector average of 94.6%).*
• You will study a range of topics including how people learn, teaching diversity - inclusive education and technological transformers in learning.
• Gain international experience related to your studies through our DMU Global programme. Education Studies students have taught English to school children in Taiwan, considered inequality and segregation in New York, and supported refugees in Berlin.
• Successful completion of the course provides a foundation to progress onto a PGCE qualification, enabling you to become a teacher in the UK.
• Take part in our Erasmus programme for the opportunity to study in Spain, Finland or Denmark between the second and third year of your course.
• Engage with the local community and boost your CV through placements and volunteering opportunities at schools, art and learning centres or museums.

Opportunities and careers

This course helps develop skills that are particularly useful for students who want to build a career working with young children. While this can open up opportunities for employment in primary schools, it can also include nurseries as well as other pre and after-school settings.

Many of our recent graduates have started their careers in teaching, education practice, nurseries, youth work and educational publishing. Graduates can also build on their knowledge with postgraduate opportunities, including an Education Practice MA, which opens up opportunities to work in a number of wider educational environments, including youth and community work, local authority employment, social and educational research and early years settings.