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English and Education Management BA (Hons) top-up
Study level: Top-up courses
Develop your English skills through the study of literature, language and discourse, while also exploring essential education topics like English language teaching (ELT) and educational leadership.
Year of entry
Location
Coventry University (Coventry)
Study mode
Full-time
Duration
1 year full-time
Course code
QX39
Start date
September 2026
Course overview
This course is designed to equip you with the skills and confidence to thrive as a teacher, manager or leader across a wide range of educational environments—from universities and schools to language academies, testing centres, consultancies and government agencies.
- Diverse curriculum: study a wide range of modules on English language and linguistics, literature, teaching English and education management.
- Practice-led learning: engage with real-world educational and intercultural case studies, identifying challenges and developing practical solutions. Sharpen your academic and professional skills with our varied assessment tasks, allowing you to explore the subject areas in different ways.
- Academic community: develop your academic English skills in a supportive and friendly atmosphere.
- Globally aware: this course prepares you to be an informed education manager in a time of global complexity as well as a digitally literate global citizen.
Rated Gold Overall
Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023
5 QS Stars for Teaching and Facilities
QS Stars University Ratings
Top 5 Student City in England (Coventry)
QS Best Student Cities Index 2026Why you should study this course
- Career-focused: develop the skills and knowledge you need to be a confident and able teacher or manager in an educational setting.
- Student support: drawing on their extensive experience of guiding both international and UK students, your tutors are here to help you confidently navigate your studies. They’re here to help you with the language and study skills you need to excel in your assignments and make the most of your learning journey.
- Student experience: the quality of our student support and teaching is reflected in the excellent student satisfaction and progression rates on this programme. Join a course delivered by a team of expert and passionate educators who will help you reach your potential.
- Global perspectives: take part in online projects with universities around the world.2 These projects are designed to boost your intercultural skills and offer you valuable insights from fellow students across the globe.
What you'll study
On this one-year top-up course, you will have the opportunity to develop knowledge and skills in a range of different fields including language/linguistics, literature, teaching English and education management.
We regularly review our course content, to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated.
How you'll learn
Learn through hands-on activities and real-world examples, using the same approaches professionals use in the field. It’s all about helping you build the skills you need to feel confident and prepared for your future career.
Teaching methods may include:
- seminars and workshops with real-time feedback and support from lecturers and peers
- project work that can include script development, short film and podcasts
- immersive and interactive games that students solve with critical thinking
- visits to local historical and cultural sites2
- experiences and knowledge in more than one discipline with shared creative writing and literature modules
- opportunities for one-to-one tutorials.
These are only a few of the teaching activities in which students can participate. All are designed to help you develop and refine skills relevant to a wide range of careers. We also work with you to identify your interests and passions and find ways to integrate those into classes and assessments.
Teaching contact hours
As a full-time undergraduate student, you will study modules totalling 120 credits each academic year. You will normally study one 30-credit module at a time. A typical 30-credit module requires a total of 300 hours of study made up of teaching contact hours, guided and independent study.
Teaching hours
Teaching hours may vary depending on your year of study and selected modules. During your first year, you can expect 12-15 teaching hours each week. You will also have the option to attend additional sessions, including time with a progress coach or to meet with staff for advice and feedback. As you progress through your studies, teaching hours may reduce.
Guided and independent study
Throughout your studies, you will be expected to spend time in guided and independent study to make up the required study hours per module. You’ll be digging deeper into topics, review what you’ve learned and complete assignments. This can be completed around your personal commitments. As you progress through your studies, you’ll spend more time in independent study.
Online learning
As an innovative university, we use different teaching methods including online tools and emerging technologies. So, some of your teaching hours and assessments may be delivered online.
Assessment
This course will be assessed using a variety of methods which will vary depending upon the module.
Assessment methods may include:
- phase tests
- essays
- group work
- presentations
- reports
- projects
- coursework
- individual assignments.
The Coventry University Group assessment strategy ensures that our courses are fairly assessed and allows us to monitor student progression towards achieving the intended learning outcomes.
International experience opportunities
Student may have the opportunity to take part in a Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) project with students from one of the university’s international collaborators.
Please note that all international experience opportunities may be subject to additional costs, competitive application, availability, and meeting applicable visa and travel requirements, and are therefore not guaranteed.
Entry requirements
Typical entry requirements:
Fees and funding
| Student | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|
| UK, Ireland*, Channel Islands or Isle of Man | 2026/27 fees TBC 2025/26 fees: £9,535 per year |
Not available |
| EU | 2026/27 fees TBC 2025/26 fees: £9,535 per year with EU Support Bursary** 2026/27 fees TBC 2025/26 fees: £16,800 per year without EU Support Bursary** |
Not available |
| International | 2026/27 fees TBC 2025/26 fees: £16,800 per year |
Not available |
For advice and guidance on tuition fees and student loans visit our Undergraduate Finance page and see The University’s Tuition Fee and Refund Terms and Conditions.
The University will charge the tuition fees that are stated in the above table for the first Academic Year of study. The University will review tuition fees each year. For UK (home) students, if Parliament permits an increase in tuition fees, the university may increase fees for each subsequent year of study in line with any such changes. Note that any increase is expected to be in line with inflation.
For international students, we may increase fees each year, but such increases will be no more than 5% above inflation. If you defer your course start date or have to extend your studies beyond the normal duration of the course (e.g. to repeat a year or resit examinations) the University reserves the right to charge you fees at a higher rate and/or in accordance with any legislative changes during the additional period of study.
We offer a range of International scholarships to students all over the world. For more information, visit our International Scholarships page.
Tuition fees cover the cost of your teaching, assessments, facilities and support services. There may be additional costs not covered by this fee such as accommodation and living costs, recommended reading books, stationery, printing and re-assessments should you need them. Find out what's included in your tuition costs.
The following are additional costs not included in the tuition fees:
- Any optional overseas field trips or visits: £400+ per trip.
- Any costs associated with securing, attending or completing a placement (whether in the UK or abroad).
*Irish student fees
The rights of Irish residents to study in the UK are preserved under the Common Travel Area arrangement. If you are an Irish student and meet the residency criteria, you can study in England, pay the same level of tuition fees as English students and utilise the Tuition Fee Loan.
**EU Support Bursary
Following the UK's exit from the European Union, we are offering financial support to all eligible EU students who wish to study an undergraduate or a postgraduate degree with us full-time. This bursary will be used to offset the cost of your tuition fees to bring them in line with that of UK students. Students studying a degree with a foundation year with us are not eligible for the bursary.
How do you know if you need to pay UK or international tuition fees?
Facilities
Students will benefit from studying on our well-equipped4, city-centre campus. Online students will benefit from our long-standing leadership in the delivery of online learning.
George Eliot building
Named after one of the leading writers of the Victorian age, the George Eliot building is the city-centre home of English studies at Coventry University. Mingle with like-minded students, cross the Edible Garden campus to relax at the Hub, or take the few minutes walk to immerse yourself in books at the Lanchester library.
The Library
You will benefit from our support designed to help you succeed and our industry-relevant teaching and resources. These include our modern library and computing facilities, dedicated careers advice and Your Students’ Union.
Facilities are subject to availability. Access to some facilities (including some teaching and learning spaces) may vary from those advertised and/or may have reduced availability or restrictions where the university is following public authority guidance, decisions or orders.
Careers and opportunities
Throughout the course, your academic study will be combined with skills development in a range of areas highly valued by many types of employers. You should learn about and refine your critical thinking and analysis in both written and spoken formats, improving your reading and listening ability to communicate and present ideas at exceptional levels.
This course has been designed to enhance your knowledge of English while simultaneously engaging with education management. Potential careers include:
- leadership and administration: positions in educational leadership and curriculum development (roles such as student support officer)
- corporate training and development: jobs in corporate learning, training program management, employee training, HR consultancy and educational consultancy (roles such as education consultant or training and development manager)
- language and assessment: careers in English language teaching, language testing and assessment design.
Where our graduates work
Graduates have gone on to a variety of destinations: the civil service, Materials Designer, Test Designer, Centre for Academic Writing tutor or teaching for example.
Further study
Students on this course could apply for the English Literature MA.
How to apply
UK students
International students
Disclaimers
