Education and Social Policy

"- Opportunity to put theory into practice in a community placement and enhance your employability.

• Develop your knowledge and understanding of the education systems of Scotland and beyond.

• Experience research-informed, evidence-based teaching by internationally-recognised professionals.

• Joint Honours Education graduates will be able to explore postgraduate routes into teaching careers (via the PGDE).

• Our BA degrees in Humanities & Social Sciences are initially broad-based. In Year 1, you'll study three subjects, including your chosen subject(s).

• Career opportunities to work in professions associated with education, for example, in law, psychology, journalism, the Civil Service, and the Museums Service.

• Learn about formal and informal education in relation to political and social issues, while studying Social Policy gives you the opportunity to learn more about the social and economic challenges facing Scottish society and enables you to place these in a broader international and comparative perspective.

Ranked 1st in Scotland for Social Policy (The Times/Sunday Times University Ranking 2024); Ranked Top 10 in the UK for Education (Complete University Guide 2024)

This course is part of our flexible BA Humanities and Social Science Degree programme. With our BA (Honours) degree you can choose from subjects in Humanities, Social Sciences and Business, with two of your three subject choices taught by the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences.

The BA degree is a three year course and the Honours degree is normally a four year course. This allows you to try new subjects, develop your own ideas, develop a broad range of knowledge and enhance your employability.

You should only enter one of the UCAS codes on your application form. Acceptance on one of these subject codes will enable you to study any combination of subjects. Only one application will be considered. This is lifted from page 50 of the prospectus.

https://www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/undergraduate/flexiblebadegree/

Every one of our flexible BA options gives students the chance to gain valuable professional experience as part of a credit-bearing work placement class in their third or fourth year. Learn more about placements- https://www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/undergraduate/placements/ "

To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:

• Course does not award QTS