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Education

A great advantage of studying at Churchill is that you would be in residence on our single College site for the whole of your three years with us. Churchill has all its sporting and accommodation facilities on a peaceful site in large grounds, a few minutes cycle ride from the city centre. Another advantage is that you would study with a wide mix of undergraduate and postgraduate students. The course examines the way in which education meets individual, social and economic needs. If you have a passion for understanding how our education arrangements came to be as they are and to speculate about where they are going, then you will have plenty of students (not all studying Education) with whom to discuss latest sound bites.

Entry Requirements

Churchill College’s standard A Level offer in Education is A*A*A. For IB, our standard offer is 43 points overall with 777 at Higher Level.

If you are taking other qualifications, please see the following University webpage for equivalent entry requirements: Check which qualifications we accept | Undergraduate Study

There are no subject requirements for this course. The following subjects are recommended:

  • English (language or literature) 
  • History 
  • Languages (ancient or modern) 
  • Social science subjects

For more information on this course, see the University course page: Education, BA (Hons) | Undergraduate Study

Admissions Assessment

There is no admissions assessment in Education. 

Written Work

You will need to submit 2 pieces of written work demonstrating analytical, critical, and extended argument. Ideally, each piece should be 1500 to 2000 words in length and in an essay format (not science coursework or a timed exam).

For more information on written work, see the University webpage: Written work and portfolios | Undergraduate Study

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Studying Education at Churchill College

Education is the study of human development and transformation in all its forms and contexts: from the individual mind to the social and political processes taking place within communities, institutions and global networks to the cultural encounters that shape ideas, beliefs and imaginations.

The Cambridge Education course allows you to explore the subject’s diverse themes across academic disciplines, as well as develop specialist knowledge in areas such as psychology, international development, or literature and theatre. Creativity, contemporary research and global dimensions are key to this critical understanding and the programme has a particular focus on nurturing independent, reflexive inquiry through the development of critical research skills.

The Faculty of Education has excellent resources and facilities within a purpose-built building, designed to support teaching, learning and research. There is a library that houses an extensive collection of material on education and related fields. Active research forms the foundation of our teaching so you’re taught by academics at the forefront of their fields, who specialise in cutting-edge research.

Full course details are provided on the Department’s Prospective Undergraduates webpage and the University’s Undergraduate Study webpage.

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