Education Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

Education at Cambridge allows you to study the meaning, purpose, and effects of education and learning.

In the 21st Century, education is a central concern. It affects the lives of people around the world. On this interdisciplinary course, you will examine how education shapes individuals and society. You'll explore topics like Psychology, Sociology, Politics, Philosophy, Literature and Drama.

Education is one of the most important of all human activities. Yet many widely held assumptions about it go unscrutinised and little understood.

On the Education course, you'll study educational practices, institutions and ideas in depth. To do this you'll consider these areas from a diverse range of perspectives. We will offer you a grounding in different disciplinary approaches in the study of education.  

You will have the opportunity to specialise in one or more areas of interest. The course is flexible, so you can choose to:  

* follow an existing pathway within the course  

* follow your own pathway (based on papers available)  

* study a variety of areas of interest throughout the course  

For example, the course allows you to explore or develop specialist knowledge in areas like:

* Education and psychology 

* History of educational ideas

* Philosophy of education

* Education policy and international development

* Children's literature

* Theatre performance

The Education course will prepare you to go into: 

* a wide range of graduate jobs in and outside the education sector

* a wide range of Master's and doctoral research programmes 

* teacher training in primary education