Focus on your interests
Our courses can be tailored to your own areas of interests and professional development needs and you’ll be encouraged to explore new ideas, perspectives and world views extending beyond teaching and learning.
Visiting guest speakers will introduce you to new educational topics, and challenge your critical reflection and understanding.
Placement opportunities
Our undergraduate courses offer a wide variety of placement opportunities which help you to develop key skills and put your learning into practice. Placements will enable you to explore different career paths and help you to decide what you might want to do when you graduate.
Past students have spent placements in settings such as international schools, youth centres, the police force, community and charity organisations.
Learn from the experts
You will be taught by a highly qualified, experienced and enthusiastic research active team with an outstanding national reputation and comprehensive research profile that informs course content.
Research and professional expertise and interests are hugely varied across the team and tutors harness their passion and enthusiasm in support of their students.
Take a tour of our facilities
Our specialist Curriculum Centre on the Falmer campus houses more than 30,000 resources, spanning all the subjects in the national curriculum. The collection includes games, DVDs, CD-ROMs, pictures, charts, education packs and an extensive collection of children’s books.
The Falmer library also houses an extensive array of literature and resources related to education studies.
After graduation
Education studies at Brighton significantly enhances prospects, opening doors to further study as well as professional employment. 100% of our Early Childhood Education and Care graduates go on to work or further study within 15 months after the course (Graduate Outcomes Survey).
Many of our undergraduate students choose to stay with us after graduation, securing places on our PGCE and MA course as the next step towards their career in education.
Career success
Graduates leave confident, articulate, highly skilled and well equipped to contribute as professionals in a wide range of educational roles, in the UK and beyond.
Our postgraduate routes will further your professional development, allow you to progress your expertise within the field of education and enhance your employability for leadership roles.