Newman University College, BA (Hons), Education Studies and Management Studies

This is a joint Honours course which allows the student to study the 2 subjects in equal amounts, with 50% of the course coming from each subject; the education studies course has a broad appeal to a wide range of prospective students whose interests include education, teaching and training in schools, colleges and other employment contexts; in exploring contemporary educational issues, the course offers an excellent basis for graduate and postgraduate Initial Teacher Training; the course is not, however, restricted exclusively to school–based issues; through the taught modular programme the student works across a range of themes such a social justice, globalisation and sustainability, and management of change; these are of particular interest to those students whose aspirations lie in other educational environments, such as youth, community and charity work, non-governmental organisations and training and development; in each year of the course the student undertakes a work-related placement module; in the 2nd year this provides an opportunity for the student to visit a placement of their choosing and study the educational approaches in that setting; the management studies course focuses on business and management skills in a range of environments, including the public, private and voluntary sectors; a work placement module gives the student essential experience in an area of management that is of greatest interest to them; integrating academic understanding into real world scenarios is a fundamental aspect of this course; for example, the student takes part in sophisticated scenario simulations in competition with other groups, then analyses the skills and knowledge used in the leadership, management and strategy formulation process.