Education Studies (Top-Up)

University of Portsmouth
Undergraduate BA (Hons) Full-time 1 Year Education

About this course

Overview Education nurtures curiosity, stokes ambition and shapes careers. On this BA (Hons) Education Studies top-up degree course, you'll study education as a discipline and gain the skills and knowledge you need to work within education across a range of sectors and professions, with a focus on the education system in the UK.

You'll turn your Level 5 qualification – such as a diploma, teaching apprenticeship or foundation degree – into a full Bachelor's degree. You'll develop a deeper understanding of how people learn, explore education in relation to society and build on your research skills.

Choose to study full time on campus, or part time on campus or by distance learning over 15 months, which enables you to work alongside your course and apply what you learn to your role in real time.

When you graduate, you'll be ready to step up into a career championing education as a lifelong experience, such as in educational practice, professional training, nurseries, youth work or (with further study) teaching.

  • Explore cultural, emotional and social learning perspectives of UK education, such as the significance of heritage in the educational experience, societal norms in education, and the role of mentoring within an educational context

  • Be taught by expert researchers and practitioners from our School of Education and Sociology (EDSOC)

  • Study full time or on a part time basis alongside your job

  • Graduate with a full Bachelor's degree that’s valued across the education sector

    Careers and opportunities This education studies top-up degree will give you a solid grounding in the theory and ideas of practice behind education and the way people teach and learn.

    It's ideal if you want a versatile Bachelor's degree that will open doors across the education sector and beyond.

    Further study This course does not provide Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), but it does provide the gateway to study for further postgraduate qualifications, including QTS, early years initial teacher training (EYITT), qualifying social work Master's and other postgraduate courses.

    For example, once you graduate with this BA (Hons) Education Studies top-up degree, you could do further postgraduate study to become a teacher via a PGCE course, such as our Primary PGCE or Further Education and Training PGCE.

    Or you could become an early years teacher with our GradCert Early Years Initial Teacher Training course.

    What jobs can you do with a Education Studies (Top-Up) degree?

    Roles our graduates have taken on include:

  • teaching in primary education (with further training)

  • teaching in colleges (with further training)

  • early years teacher (with further training)

  • social worker (with further training)

  • senior management roles in nurseries

  • senior positions in education and training in areas such as nursing and police work

    When you finish the course, our Careers and Employability service can help you find a job that puts your skills to work in the industry. You can get help, advice and support for up to 5 years after you leave the University as you advance in your career.

  • Study Options

    This course is available in 2 study options:

    Full-time Shown above

    Duration: 1 Year

    Qualification: BA (Hons)

    Location: Portsmouth

    Part-time

    Duration: 15 Months

    Qualification: BA (Hons)

    Location: Portsmouth

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    2317 Teachers of English as a foreign language
    2314 Primary education teaching professionals
    2316 Special and additional needs education teaching professionals
    2315 Nursery education teaching professionals
    2319 Teaching professionals
    3231 Higher level teaching assistants

    Course Details

    Qualification
    Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    1 Year
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Portsmouth
    Scheme
    Undergraduate
    Subjects
    Education