University of Chester, BA (Hons), Education Studies and History

This is a joint Honours programme which allows the student to study 2 subjects in equal proportions; the discipline of education studies draws upon philosophy, sociology, history and psychology to critically examine educational decision making in an attempt to understand contemporary change and persistent trends; education studies is concerned with understanding how people develop and learn throughout their lives and is the study of educational processes and the cultural, political and historical contexts in which they are embedded; history deals with the recorded human past: everything that people know about what people have done, how they have lived their lives, and the causes and effects of social, political, cultural and economic events and developments; by studying the past the student gains a better understanding why the world is as it is, and gains a greater appreciation of their place in it; the study of history also helps the student to acquire the skills that employers value, such as critical thinking, teamwork and collaboration, information handling and original thinking; these skills serve the student well in the job market, and can open up many career path options.