Students engage in a mix of theoretical and practical work, learning the principles of language, culture and communication across a variety of interdisciplinary research areas; also studied is how understandings of language and meaning have developed within cultures, and how the English language has developed into a global language of communication; the degree has been designed to address contemporary issues in the field of education; it aims to provide students with a broad and balanced knowledge and understanding of the principal features of education in a wide range of contexts; it also encourages students to engage with fundamental questions concerning the aims and values of education and its relationship to societies.