About Education Studies (top-up) BA (hons) in University of Portsmouth

If you want to top up a Level 5 qualification such as a diploma or Foundation degree to a full Bachelor's degree, this BA (Hons) Education Studies top-up degree course is ideal.

You’ll get a deeper understanding of how people learn, study education in relation to society and develop your research skills. If you're in work, you can do the course part time over 15 months.

You’ll graduate with a Bachelor's degree that’s valued across the education sector.

Careers and opportunities

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

Roles our graduates have taken on include:

• teaching in primary education
• teaching in Colleges of FE
• senior management roles in nurseries
• senior positions in education and training in areas such as nursing/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.

What you'll study on this BA (Hons) Education Studies Top-up degree

Each module on this course is worth a certain number of credits.

You need to study modules worth a total of 120 credits. For example, 4 modules worth 20 credits and 1 module worth 40 credits.

Core modules on this course include:

• Research methods and dissertation proposal
• Education and Society
• Skills for mentoring in an educational context
• 21st century lives
• Dissertation

There are no optional modules.

We use the best and most current research and professional practice alongside feedback from our students to make sure course content is relevant to your future career or further studies.

Therefore, some course content may change over time to reflect changes in the discipline or industry and some optional modules may not run every year. If a module doesn’t run, we’ll let you know as soon as possible and help you choose an alternative module.

Academic qualification equivalents

• If you have an average of 75% or above in the 12 Standard (State Board) examinations or 70% in the Central Board, we'll consider you for admission onto an undergraduate course such as a Bachelor's degree. You must have studied relevant subjects and achieved strong grades.

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS: A minimum of IELTS band 6.0, with no component below 5.5.
• TOEFL iBT: For most of our Bachelor's degrees, you need a score of 79 with a minimum of:18 in Reading 17 in Listening 20 in Speaking 17 in Writing Some courses, especially those with a high level of discussion and writing, require higher scores. You can see course-specific details on the individual course pages.
• PTE:  54 points, with a minimum of 51 in each component.

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