BA(Hons)Education in Professional Practice

This third-year top-up degree allows you to continue working in an educational support role while gaining an honours degree and progressing your career.

Careers

You'll graduate ready to progress to a PGCE and primary Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) for either ages 3-7 or 5-11 depending on your experience, or to postgraduate study in education or related fields, such as our master's in Education.

The course also provides an excellent foundation for career progression to more senior roles in education. It can also act as a route into training and consultancy, youth and community work, local government, play work, speech therapy, social work and day care management.

Possible careers could include special educational needs coordinator (SENCO), nursery manager, family support manager, youth leader, community liaison officer, careers adviser, personal tutor, mentor or behavioural support manager.

Our award-winning careers service will develop your employment potential through career coaching and help find you graduate jobs, placements and global opportunities.

We can also help find local volunteering and community opportunities, provide support for entrepreneurial activity and get you access to employer events.

Visit our Employability pages to learn more about careers, employers and what our students are doing six months after graduating.

Entry requirements

Additional applicants
- 120 credits at Level 1 and 120 credits at Level 2 in Education or a related subject. Such study will need to be accredited by the Accredited Learning Panel.

International applicants
We will not be able to consider your application if you require a Tier 4 visa.

Route into PGCE Primary/Primary Early Years
For those considering this degree as a route into PGCE Primary/Primary Early Years, you will also need GCSE Grade C/4 or above in Mathematics and Science, or equivalent.