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Education and Teaching

Train to be a teacher or explore the role of education in society, including how social justice concerns are addressed in the UK and around the world. At Sussex you can study an undergraduate course, Masters degree or a PhD.

Undergraduate courses

Masters courses

PhD degrees

Employability is built into our courses. Our strong partnerships with local schools let you gain hands-on experience in a practical setting through placements. You’ll develop the skills employers are looking for, enabling you to think critically, solve problems and adapt to changing situations – preparing you well for your future career in education and teaching.

You’ll also benefit from the expertise of academics who are advising governments, shaping policy and improving practice. We’re home to a number of multi-disciplinary research centres, including the Centre for International Education and Centre for Innovation and Research in Childhood and Youth.

Our vibrant postgraduate community provides networking opportunities with scholars and external speakers. On our Masters courses you’ll work with world-renowned researchers to develop specialist knowledge and research skills. Our PhD courses further develop your research and knowledge expertise as we support you in developing a significant research project on your specialist topic.

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Meet Nstiki

Nstiki Mgxabayi, International Education and Development MA, wanted to be effective in bringing positive change to others. She came to Sussex on a Mandela Scholarship where she has found the experience she was looking for.

Read Ntsiki’s story

The undergraduate view

Video transcript

Hello, my name is Alexander, and I'm a second-year on the Primary Education with QTS course.

[ON SCREEN TEXT] CHOOSING SUSSEX

The first thing that stood out to me about Sussex as a university was its location.

I always knew that Brighton was this exciting place, great for young people to live and this is yet to disappoint.

Applying for the 5X��Ƶ, I read that they had the course I wanted to do, so I decided to attend an Open Day to see what it was like.

I found it really exciting and when I met the course leaders and spoke about some of the content and the modules we'd be doing, I found it really intriguing.

So when I applied, I was invited to attend an interview and this is when I knew that it was the right place for me and the course that I wanted to do.

[ON SCREEN TEXT] FAVOURITE THINGS

Something that I really like about the course at Sussex is that it's all involved within the three years.

Sometimes with a teaching degree, you'll do a three-year course and then have to do PGCE.

But I knew straight away I wanted to be a primary teacher, so I thought I'd do this within three years, which is something amazing that Sussex offers.

Another great thing about the course is how involved the placements have been so far.

So I'm now on my second placement and there's one in all three of the years and you get a real great opportunity to observe teaching and put into practice some of your own teaching.

[ON SCREEN TEXT] WHAT’S NEXT?

Looking forward, I can't wait to carry on with this course, and I just find it so exciting.

I love the fact that after three years, I'm going to go straight into teaching with all the tools that I could possibly need from all the lectures and the modules that we've covered, and also the practice I've done in placement.

[ON SCREEN TEXT] MY ADVICE

If you're interested in joining Sussex, then don't hesitate to go to an Open Day and see if it's the right place for you.

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