• NUC Courses
• Understanding Degree Programmes
• BA (Hons) Business, Organisational Behaviour and Coaching
• BA / BSc (Hons) Combined Studies Degree Programmes
• Pathways on the Combined Studies Programmes
• BA / BSc (Hons) Counselling Studies (CBT or Integrative Therapy)
• Short Courses
• Certificate in Education/ PGCE PCET
• BSC (HONS) PSYCHOLOGY
• BSC (HONS) CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY
• BA (HONS) BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
• BA (HONS) LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT (TOP UP) / GRADUATE DIPLOMA LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT

Pathways on the Combined Studies Programmes

Business, Organisational Behaviour and Coaching

This subject is also available as a single honours degree. Students who wish to be coaches are encouraged to take the single honours degree which provides greater specialism and practice. Otherwise you might wish to combine this with counselling, law, professional development, psychology or sociology. 

Counselling Studies

This subject is also available as a single honours degree. Students who wish to be counsellors are encouraged to take the single honours degree as this is designed to meet professional registration reuqirements. The pathway on the Combined Studies programme is for those who (a) wish to use counselling skills in other areas, (b) are uncertain they want to be counsellors and keep their options open (it is possible to take further study to become a counsellor) or (c) want to practice in other countries that expect more psychology. You might wish to combine this with business, organisational behaviour and coaching, education studies, professional development or psychology.

Education Studies

Covers educational theories, educational policy and the variety of education roles. You might wish to combine this with an academic subject such as English, psychology, sociology or law to teach or with business, organisational development and coaching or professional development for support and management roles in education. Please note that this course is not a teacher training course providing teaching accreditation - this is one progression option for students completing this pathway. Students wishing to become teachers are advised to look at entry criteria to PGCE courses to choose their combination of subjects and to check for likely shortage subjects.

Modules*

Level 4	Level 5	Level 6
Education Past and Present Contexts in Education	Language and Learning Education and Technology Challenging Behaviour Special Education Needs Urban Education Issues Psychology and Education Curriculum Studies	Assessment and Accountability Global Issues in Education Gender and Education Education Policy Philosophy of Education Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Application of Learning in the Work Context

 

English Literature and Language

There are three strands: cultural content about how language is framed and texts are written; creative content in which you engage imaginatively with texts or use language creatively; functional content, in which you develop skills in using language and communicating effectively. The most common forms of employment for English graduates include teaching, advertising, marketing, the arts, journalism, broadcasting, lexicography and information technology.

Modules*

Level 4	Level 5	Level 6
The Study of Literature The Study of Language	Language in Theory Literature in Theory Understanding Shakespeare The Rise of the Novel Children's Literature Variations on English Modes of Satire Sociolinguistics, innit? London Literature Language Acquisition	American Drama A Question of Culture living.texts@culture.com Writing the New World Writing your Voice Text and Hypertext Language in the Modern World Food! Language and Mind

 

Law

Law is one of the most fundamental and dynamic organising features of any society in the world. The ticket you buy to travel on a bus or train; the loose carpet on the floor of your local pub; the decision to go to war; the world banking crisis, are all subject to the rich pattern of legal government in this country. Law is not just for lawyers as increasing numbers of students go into other fields such as journalism, teaching, management or consultancy, so you might wish to combine it with business, organisational behaviour and coaching, education studies, professional development or psychology. Note this is not a qualifying law degree – one option for graduates is to progress to a qualifying postgraduate course.

Modules*

Level 4	Level 5	Level 6
English Legal System Legal Research	Criminal Law European Law 1 Constitutional and Administrative Law Law of Tort Contract Law	Equity and Trusts Land Law Law of Tort 2 European Law 2

 

Professional Development

Would you like to develop the skills and abilities, such as problem solving, communication, team playing that employers say they want from graduates (but too rarely get)? This pathway can also be taken at level 6 only to provide a generic top up to any Foundation Degree.

Modules*

Level 4	Level 5	Level 6
All students take the professional and academic development modules Study Skills, Computer Tools and Critical Thinking.	Team Working and Communication Problem Solving Inside the World of Work Professional and Working Ethics	Diversity in the Workplace Career Management Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Decision Making Law in the Work Context Leading and Managing People Application of Learning in the Context of Work

 

Psychology

Do you want to understand what makes people tick? Most psychology graduates work in teaching, industry, social services, the media, information technology, computing, marketing and government agencies. Note: in order to become a clinical, educational or forensic psychologist students need to gain professional accreditation with the British Psychological Society by taking a conversion course and take further specialist postgraduate courses (see www.bps.org.uk).

Modules*

Level 4	Level 5	Level 6
Introduction to Psychology Perspectives Introduction to Psychology Themes	Cognitive Psychology Social Psychology Diversity and Difference Behavioural Neuroscience Language Acquisition Psychology of Learning Crime and Punishment Psychology of Religion Quantification in Research Team working and communication Problem solving	Health Psychology Mental Health Language and Mind Lifespan Development Constructing Social Identity Psychology within the Legal Process Understanding Emotions Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Psychology of Well-Being and Happiness Decision-Making Leading and Managing

 

Sociology

Sociology involves study of the behaviour of people in groups and of the relationship between these groups. The balance of studying major issues of concern for society and linking this to academic concepts and theories develops important skills and the ability to critically analyse common issues of concern is recognised by employers. Examples of careers directly related to sociology include: social researcher, community development worker, advice worker, lecturer, probation officer, housing officer.

Modules*

Level 4	Level 5	Level 6
Ways of Understanding Society Stratford Studies	The Sociology of Health & Illness The Body in Consumer Culture Religion & Sociology Gender, Feminism & Representation Crime & Punishment The Sociology of Sport Inside the World of Work Social theory	Constructing Social Identity The Future of Families Digital Lives Risk & Social Theory Narratives of Illness & Pain Ethnicity, 'Race' & Racism Development through Life

*The particular modules running each year for the different subject pathways depends upon availability.

Newham College of Further Education