Education Studies and Social Policy BA
Queen's University BelfastBelfast, United Kingdom
Course overview
Education Studies and Social Policy explores both the multi-disciplinary field of education and social policy. The course structure offers a broad and balanced curriculum of research-informed modules which critically examine key topics and themes relevant to education, and the patterns of social life and social change more broadly. From concepts and issues to policy and practice, students will examine the fascinating landscape of these two subjects through local and global lenses.
Students will develop advanced skills in making use of theoretical and methodological tools to ask questions that matter. Designed by leading experts at Queen’s, the course structure is firmly rooted in the disciplines of Education and Social Policy and provides an insightful student experience and a qualification that will help graduates to shape a better tomorrow and open doors to influential career roles and destinations in the education and policy sectors - in governments, international agencies, charities, public sector organisations, schools, and the private sector. The degree places a strong emphasis on developing students to become critical thinkers who can engage with theoretical knowledge and research evidence from education and sociology, with relevance to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
This includes the development of discipline-specific skills such as the ability to draw on a range of primary and secondary sources, and to analyse data.
Key highlights
- Research-informed modules spanning education and social policy
- Examines education and social change through local and global lenses
- Builds theoretical and methodological skills to investigate real questions
- Curriculum linked to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
- Develops skills in using primary and secondary sources and analysing data
Entry requirements
- A-level: BBB — BBB
Scholarships
County Antrim Grand Jury Bursary
Approximately £1500 depending on funding available.
Early Confirmation Award
Funding Amount - £1500
Up to £1,500International Undergraduate Scholarships
This award is £3500 (fee rate 1) for first year of study; £4000 (fee rate 2) for first year of study.
INTO Progressors Scholarship
£1500 reduction in tuition fees for first year of study.
Up to £1,500LLB Senior Status International Scholarship
Scholarships Value - £4000
Up to £4,000Queen's Loyalty Scholarship
20% reduction on first year gross tuition fees.
Up to 20% of feesQueen’s Family Scholarship
20% reduction on first year gross tuition fees.
Up to 20% of feesRoyal Academy of Engineering: Engineering Leaders Scholarship Programme
Funding Amount: £5000 - £10,000
Up to £5,000Vice Chancellor’s International Attainment Scholarship - Undergraduate
50% reduction on full tuition fees paid for all years of a programme, up to a maximum of four years (including advanced entry into Year 2 or Year 3).
Up to 50% of fees
Careers this course leads to
- Policy officer
- Education policy analyst
- Charity project officer
- Civil servant
- Research officer
- International development officer
Cost of study
UK/Home: £4,985 (NI/ROI), £9,790 (GB) | International: £24,600
Admission
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