Overview
Education and Italian (with a year abroad) is offered widely in the UK, so the useful comparison is between departments rather than between countries. It is a three year undergraduate degree, with the specialism widening as you move through the years.
Teaching in Education includes time in a school or other setting at most departments, and that placement is arranged before you arrive.
If you are comparing this against two or three other courses, send us all of them. We will set the entry terms and the fees side by side.
Careers opportunities
An education degree studies the system rather than qualifying you to teach in it, and that distinction decides most of the destinations. It leads well into research, policy, publishing, technology and the education work that happens outside classrooms.
Roles graduates go into
- Education researcher
- Policy or programme officer
- Learning designer
- Widening participation officer
- Training and development officer
- Teacher, after a qualifying route
Where they work
- Universities and research centres
- Local authorities and multi-academy trusts
- Educational publishers and technology firms
- Charities and international agencies
- Government departments
After the course
A PGCE or School Direct place if you want qualified teacher status, or a master's and doctorate for the research and policy route.