Courses and structure Your pathway through the degree is individually designed, offering you the opportunity to create combinations that match your interests and/or intended career route. You take part in seminars, lectures, tutorials, studio practice, performances and personal research. Credits and levels of learning An undergraduate honours degree is made up of 360 credits – 120 at Level 4, 120 at Level 5 and 120 at Level 6. If you are a full-time student, you will usually take Level 4 courses in the first year, Level 5 in the second, and Level 6 courses in your final year. A standard course is worth 30 credits. Some programmes also contain 15-credit half courses or can be made up of higher-value parts, such as a dissertation or a Major Project. Assessment The Department of Educational Studies acknowledges that we learn in different ways and that assessments need to reflect this, so you'll be assessed through a combination of essays, examinations, written assignments, exhibitions, presentations (including multimedia), reports, practice-based assessments and dissertation. Level 4 In the first year you take four core courses that will introduce you to the interaction between: identity and culture learning and thinking creativity and learning historical and philosophical perspectives on education These course-units introduce you to key concepts in relation to the psychology, sociology, history and philosophy of education and provide the foundation for selecting options offered in the second year. In Year 1 there is also a study skills course that is integrated across the four core units. It is designed to support the development of the skills you need to be a successful student at university level. Code Course title Credits tbc Culture and Identity tbc tbc Learning and Thinking tbc tbc Creativity and Learning tbc tbc The Curriculum: Historical and Philosophical Perspectives tbc Level 5 For the second year you choose a combination of three courses from the options outlined below. These are likely to be informed by both your interests and intended career paths. In addition all students follow a compulsory unit on research in Education which prepares you both to read and evaluate educational research and to conduct a small research project of your own. All Level 5 options build upon and further explore the issues raised in Level 4 modules. Please note that options are regularly reviewed and new modules developed. Code Course title Credits tbc Introduction to Research in Education tbc tbc Changing Ethnicities tbc tbc Comparative Education tbc tbc Culture and the Construction of Identity tbc tbc Early Childhood in a Diverse Society tbc tbc An Introduction to the Teaching and Learning of English as a Foreign Language tbc tbc Knowledge and Power tbc tbc Language and Literacy in the Early Years tbc tbc Multilingualism tbc tbc New Media Technologies and Learning tbc tbc Performing Arts in the Community tbc tbc Studies in Inclusion and Exclusion tbc tbc Visual Arts Practice in Education and Community Settings tbc Level 6 At Level 6 you study two further advanced courses and undertake a dissertation. You determine the focus for your dissertation in collaboration with an allocated dissertation tutor. The dissertation offers you the opportunity to work with a leading academic on a one-to-one basis and the possibility of making links with a sector you intend to work within once you've graduated. A short research methods course will equip you with the knowledge and skills you need to undertake the dissertation confidently. A distinctive element of the third year is the opportunity to spend time studying abroad. Goldsmiths has close links with a number of universities with which it undertakes student exchanges. Please note: certain Level 6 options require a specific course-unit to have been taken in Level 5. This will be explained in detail before choices are made. New courses are developed in response to changing contexts. Code Course title Credits tbc Dissertation tbc tbc Debates in Primary Education tbc tbc Educational Policy in Europe tbc tbc Educational Policy in the UK tbc tbc Explorations in Gender & Culture tbc tbc International Perspectives on Early Childhood tbc tbc Re-imagining Social Class and Education tbc tbc Theoretical and Practical Aspects of SEN tbc tbc Visual Arts: Studio Practice tbc tbc Study Abroad in China or Luxembourg tbc

Skills and careers Skills This programme helps you develop: analytical and critical thinking skills the ability to synthesise and distil information and communicate ideas in writing and other media presentation skills interpersonal communicative attributes the ability to work independently and as part of a team expertise in carrying out personal research and working to deadlines Careers The knowledge, understanding and skills you can develop on this degree are transferable to a range of professions such as: primary school teaching working in the creative industries youth and community work social work educational administration other areas that require a specialist knowledge of education, such as charities and the leisure industries If you are considering primary teaching, you will need to combine your degree with a one-year PGCE. Successful completion of the BA (Hons) Education, Culture and Society guarantees you an interview for Goldsmiths’ highly regarded PGCE Primary programme, provided you meet current government requirements. Find out more about employability at Goldsmiths