**1st in the UK for our research impact in Education in REF 2021 (Times Higher Education)**
**8th in the UK for Education (The Complete University Guide 2025)**
**About the course**
If you want to influence education practice in diverse settings across peoples lives, or plan education policy, this degree is for you.
You’ll study the broad spectrum of education, including formal and informal contexts, from schools to universities and from community to refugee and arts education.
You’ll gain the skills to support education from early years ...
**1st in the UK for our research impact in Education in REF 2021 (Times Higher Education)**<br/><br/>**8th in the UK for Education (The Complete University Guide 2025)**<br/><br/>**About the course**<br/><br/>If you want to influence education practice in diverse settings across peoples lives, or plan education policy, this degree is for you.<br/><br/>You’ll study the broad spectrum of education, including formal and informal contexts, from schools to universities and from community to refugee and arts education.<br/><br/>You’ll gain the skills to support education from early years to older age by studying topics including:<br/><br/><br/>- curriculum, learning, culture and society<br/><br/><br/>- support for neurodivergent learners<br/><br/><br/>- inclusion, equalities and identities<br/><br/><br/>- education, democracy, social justice and global sustainability<br/><br/><br/>- digital education in the age of Artificial Intelligence.<br/><br/><br/>Our interdisciplinary approach incorporates history, politics and philosophy, through to sociology, psychology and policy. You will also take electives from other subjects, from philosophy to law and modern languages, to open your mind to other disciplines and tailor your degree to your interests. <br/><br/>You’ll also learn from our experts’ diverse international education research specialisms, from the role of education in conflict zones to learning in prisons, and children’s literacy to how sustainability is taught across the world. You’ll get to study education in the area that interests you, from infant schools to arts, museums and refugee education.<br/><br/>**About Sussex**<br/><br/>Our courses, research, culture and campus aim to stimulate, excite and challenge. From scientific discovery to global policy, from student welfare to career development, Sussex innovates and takes a lead. And today, in every part of society and across the world, youll find someone from Sussex making an original and valuable contribution.<br/><br/>**Location**<br/><br/>Study on our beautiful, green campus on the edge of the South Downs National Park and just minutes from the vibrant seaside city of Brighton & Hove. We’re near to Gatwick airport and just over an hour from London.
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
22/09/2025
Campus
Main Site
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
X121
Institution Code
S90
Points of Entry
Year 1
A,B,B,B,B
Pass Diploma with at least 39 level 3 credits at Merit or above including 21 credits at Distinction. The Access course should be in the humanities, education or social sciences.
DDM
BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma preferably in Business, Sport, Applied Science, Performing Arts, IT, Health and Social Care, Media.
We take the EPQ into account when considering your application and it can be useful in the summer when your results are released if you have narrowly missed the conditions of your offer. We do not routinely include the EPQ in the conditions of your offer but we sometimes offer alternative conditions that include the EPQ. If you wish to discuss this further please contact Admissions at ug.applicants@sussex.ac.uk
D
including grade B in the Core Component. The T Level would normally be in Education and Childcare
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Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year | |
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England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland | £9,535 | 2025/26 | Year 1 | |
EU, International | £22,575 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
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