York St John University, BA (Hons), Education Studies and English Literature

Level 1: Ways of thinking about education: what different meanings of education are there?; ICT and academic communication skills in education: key skills for higher education; history of English education: how has the English education system developed since 1870?; current issues in education: what topical issues are there in the world of education?; how we learn 1: how did early psychologists view learning?; education and fairness: is our education system fair for all learners?; level 2: knowledge and the curriculum: are there different ways of organising knowledge?; research design and planning in education: how to research in education; location of education: where does learning take place?; how we learn 2: what modern theories are there about learning?; work-based learning in education: a chance to develop work skills; comparative international education: how is education approached in other countries?; level 3: special study: a chance to pursue an area of interest in depth; the comprehensive experience, inclusion and beyond: what happened to the comprehensive ideal?; values teaching: how do we teach values? what values do we teach? why?; investigating learning: what claims are made about different ways of learning? what evidence is there?; future education: what will education be like in the future? will schools still exist?; education and contemporary ethical issues: how does education approach ethical issues of immediate concern?