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Cardiff Metropolitan University

UCAS Code: W93T | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

Entry requirements

A level

C

104 from 3 A levels to include minimum grades CCC

Access to HE Diploma

D:6,M:39

102 points, other grade combinations accepted

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

24

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)

H2,H2

104 points including 2 x H2. Minimum grade H4 considered within points.

OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma

MMM

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

MMM

Scottish Advanced Higher

D

104 points including a grade D

T Level

M

UCAS Tariff

104

Welsh Advanced Skills Baccalaureate considered as the third subject

Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate considered as the third A level

About this course

Course option

3years

Full-time | 2025

Subject

Primary education

Bydd y radd BA mewn Astudiaethau Addysg Gynradd yn sicrhau bod gennych chi ddealltwriaeth dda o faterion sylfaenol ym maes addysg mewn cyd-destunau ac amgylcheddau amrywiol. Mae’r cwrs yn canolbwyntio ar y sector cynradd yn benodol, a bydd yn sylfaen ddelfrydol i’r rhai sydd â diddordeb mewn gyrfaoedd ym maes addysg gynradd. Hefyd, mae’r radd hon yn addas i’r rhai sydd â diddordeb mewn gweithio ym meysydd ehangach addysg, iechyd a gwaith cymdeithasol.

Mae dau lwybr astudio ar gael:

D93T: BA (Hons) Primary Education Studies
W93T: BA (Anrh) Astudiaethau Addysg Gynradd (Dwyieithog) / BA (Hons) Primary Education Studies (Bilingual)*

Bydd cyfleoedd rheolaidd ar gyfer profiad seiliedig ar waith mewn ysgolion yn galluogi myfyrwyr i gymryd rhan mewn ymarfer presennol gan ddefnyddio’r technolegau a’r strategaethau dysgu diweddaraf. Mae amrywiaeth eang o ysgolion wedi’u lleoli yng Nghaerdydd a’r cyffiniau, a byddant yn rhoi cyfle i chi weld ymarfer o’r radd flaenaf ym mhob un o feysydd y cyfnod cynradd.

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

England
£9,535
per year
EU
£16,000
per year
International
£16,000
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,535
per year
Scotland
£9,535
per year
Wales
£9,535
per year

The Uni

Course location:

Cardiff Met - Cyncoed

Department:

Cardiff School of Management

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What students say

We've crunched the numbers to see if the overall teaching satisfaction score here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

89%
Primary education

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Education

Teaching and learning

72%
Staff make the subject interesting
75%
Staff are good at explaining things
76%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
61%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

76%
Library resources
88%
IT resources
80%
Course specific equipment and facilities
62%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

97%
UK students
3%
International students
19%
Male students
81%
Female students
70%
2:1 or above
9%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

C
C
C

After graduation

The stats in this section relate to the general subject area/s at this university – not this specific course. We show this where there isn't enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Education

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£18,000
low
Average annual salary
80%
low
Employed or in further education
35%
low
Employed in a role where degree was essential or beneficial

Top job areas of graduates

38%
Childcare and related personal services
9%
Sales assistants and retail cashiers
9%
Other elementary services occupations

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Education

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

£19k

£19k

£23k

£23k

£26k

£26k

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

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Post-six month graduation stats:

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It offers a snapshot of what grads went on to do six months later, what they were earning on average, and whether they felt their degree helped them obtain a 'graduate role'. We calculate a mean rating to indicate if this is high, medium or low compared to other universities.

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Graduate field commentary:

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The Longitudinal Educational Outcomes dataset combines HRMC earnings data with student records from the Higher Education Statistics Agency.

While there are lots of factors at play when it comes to your future earnings, use this as a rough timeline of what graduates in this subject area were earning on average one, three and five years later. Can you see a steady increase in salary, or did grads need some experience under their belt before seeing a nice bump up in their pay packet?

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