Undergraduate courses in education

The study of education enables us to identify and challenge its purposes, practices and functions in different contexts.

Taught postgraduate courses in education

Our Department of Education offers a range of postgraduate courses, from taught master's to research degrees.

Department of Education postgraduate research

View our MPhil, PhD and Doctor of Education (EdD) courses available in the Department of Education.

Study at our Department of Education Summer School 2020

This event has been cancelled following developments relating to coronavirus (Covid-19).

Two perspectives on child education

Studying our BA Education with Psychology at Bath has helped Sophie Vis ignite her passion for primary teaching.

Rewarding placements in Nepal and a residential care home

Chloe Collins is a final year undergraduate student on the Education with Psychology course. Read more about her placement year experience.

Home schooling during COVID-19 exposes a UK policy gap

Blog: Dr Shona McIntosh discusses the educational policy gap exposed by COVID-19 and asks, whose job is it to support children’s learning?

Wicked theories and COVID-19 policies

Blog: Professor Hugh Lauder reviews the government's response to COVID-19, the thought process behind herd immunity, and 'wicked theories' in policymaking.

New project investigates indigenous people’s experiences of higher education across Latin America

By tracking students at university and beyond, the research compares how Indigenous students in Mexico fare across different higher education institutions.

Top tips for parental engagement

Dr Janet Goodall offers ten tips for schools staff to improve parental engagement based on research in the field.

Banning laptops in the classroom helped foster critical thinking

Lecturer Ioannis Costas Batlle asked his students to stop using laptops during lectures and this changed their level of engagement in more than one way.

Sustainable schools enhance student well-being and educational standards

Sustainable schools improve student motivation and behaviour, while also promoting healthy school environments and lifestyles.

Major research partnership promises ‘new era’ of support for ageing society

Experts from the University will partner with Guild Living to deliver its ambitious plans to enhance urban later living communities, including within the City

An international career in English: Two master’s courses, two professions

Postgraduate degrees to enhance your career in international English language education.

Dr Simon Hayhoe publishes new book on cultural heritage, ageing and disability

Drawing on theory and detailed case studies, the publication analyses how ageing and disability affects engagement with cultural heritage.

Diversity figures reveal deep-seated inequalities internally within elite multinational firms

A two-tier recruitment system is operating in the UK’s top multinational firms, according to new research from Bath's Department of Education.

University looks East with launch of new Research Centre

The new Centre will bring together an interdisciplinary global network to improve Asian-European exchange about education and social sciences.

International education in a world of fake news and filter bubbles

Current MA Education (International Education) student Louise Badham writes for the International Baccalaureate about education in a world of fake news.