School of Education - Undergraduate & Postgraduate Module Choice Guide
Module Choice Guide - 2026/27
Many School of Education undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) students make option module choices as part of their degrees. You'll be asked to make your choices during phase 2 of the registration process.
The online module choice system does not always make it clear which modules you can choose, so here is a guide to make things clearer. We'll also go through this with you at your welcome events and staff will be on hand to answer any questions.
To help you decide whether an option module is right for you, click on the link below for your programme. You can also enter your course code into the Programme Regulations Finder which will list all of your available modules, including descriptions. You can find your course code in My Record in MUSE and it's also listed below on the course specific optional module choice guide next to the course name. Please note that option modules can be subject to change and may not appear on the online module choice system.
You can also contact us if you need any help making decisions:
UG students: edcug@sheffield.ac.uk
PG students: edcpg@sheffield.ac.uk
Your core modules (compulsory modules) should already be loaded, please check this and add them if not. You must make sure you have the correct number of credits for this year. For undergraduates this is 120 and for postgraduates it is 180. If you're studying part-time, please contact us and we will advise you on which modules to take in which year.
Subject Area Codes
It's not always easy to tell from codes which subject areas modules belong to. This list should help:
EDC: School of Education (including SMI and Foundation Year)
SPR: School of Sociological Studies, Politics and International Relations
GPL: School of Geography and Planning
HPH: School of History, Philosophy and Digital Humanities
SLW: School of Law
Some module codes cover more than one subject area, eg SPR is both Politics and Sociology.
Credit Splits
In order to keep your workload even across the year, credits should be split evenly across the 2 semesters, so ideally 60 credits in semester 1 (Autumn) and 60 in semester 2 (Spring). If you choose an academic year module (which means it runs for the whole year), the credit value should be divided equally between semesters e.g. a 20 credit Academic year module would count as 10 credits for the Autumn semester and 10 credits for the Spring semester.
Timetable Clashes
Timetabling for your approved module choices cannot clash with your core module teaching. The best way to check is to follow the instructions for 'other timetables' here. We try our best to avoid clashes with the most popular modules, but it’s important that you look through your timetable (via the iSheffield app or via My Timetable in MUSE) from early September (and definitely before teaching starts on Monday 28th September), and if you spot any clashes contact us as soon as possible. It's a good idea to look through the whole semester, as some modules start in later weeks . We’ll help you resolve any problems.
Changing your mind & how to access help
Please make your choices as soon as you can - modules do fill up and getting requests in early gives you the best chance of getting on to the modules you want to study. If you change your mind, either before you arrive in Sheffield or once you have attended the first week of a class, you'll be able to make changes using the Module Add/Drop system which opens at 9am on 21st September and closes at 5pm on 9th October.
If you need any help at all you can:
Email - UG students: edcug@sheffield.ac.uk / PG students: edcpg@sheffield.ac.uk on
Call - 0114 222 7000
Visit - our reception on Level D in The Wave (Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm), we'd be pleased to see you!
Course Specific Module Choice Guide
- BA Social Sciences (EDCU004)
Your core modules should already be loaded onto your student record, please check this and add them if not. You must make sure you have the correct number of credits for this year. For undergraduates this is 120.
Note: Some of the module titles are abbreviated, please click the corresponding link for the full title.
Core modules
EDC114 Foundations of Social Science 1 AUT SEM 20 credits
EDC116 Reading Social Science AUT SEM 20 credits
EDC115 Foundations of Social Science 2 SPR SEM 20 credits
EDC118 Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics SPR SEM 20 credits
Optional modules
Choose 40 credits (2 modules) from this group.
EDC117 Data Visualisation: Coding and Design AUT SEM 20 credits
GPL115 Cities, People and Urban Design AUT SEM 20 credits
GPL126 Global Challenges AUT SEM 20 credits
SLW115 Crime in Global Context AUT SEM 20 credits
SLW123 Foundations of Criminology AUT SEM 20 credits
SPR122 Thinking Politically: Key Concepts AUT SEM 20 credits
SPR127 Social divisions and inequalities AUT SEM 20 credits
GPL117 Exploring Human Geographies SPR SEM 20 credits
GPL127 Environment in Action SPR SEM 20 credits
SPR114 British Politics SPR SEM 20 credits
SPR117 World Politics SPR SEM 20 credits
SPR131 Sociology of hope SPR SEM 20 credits
- MA Social Research (EDCT022 & ECT023)
Your core modules should already be loaded onto your student record, please check this and add them if not. You must make sure you have the correct number of credits for this year. For postgraduates this is 180. If you're studying part-time please get in touch with us to discuss which modules you will take in which year.
Note: Some of the module titles are abbreviated, please click the corresponding link for the full title.
Core Modules
EDC459 Introduction to Quantitative Research AUT SEM 15 credits
EDC473 Introduction to Qualitative Research AUT SEM 15 credits
EDC442 Principles of Research Design ACAD YR 30 credits
Optional Modules - Research Methods
You can choose one or both of these modules up to 30 credits from this group.
EDC460 Advanced Qualitative Methods SPR SEM 15 credits
EDC466 Advanced Quantitative Methods SPR SEM 15 credits
Optional Modules - Research Project
You must take ONE of these research project modules. If you know you are going to go onto study a PhD choose EDC454.
EDC453 Independent Res Project by Dissertation ACAD YR 60 credits
EDC454 Independent Res Project by Proposal ACAD YR 60 credits
Optional Modules - Subjects
You should choose a minimum of 30 and a maximum of 45 credits from this group - remember you must have 180 credits in total.
Autumn Semester
ALA437 Theory and Research in Design AUT SEM 15 credits
ECN6510 Microeconomic Analysis AUT SEM 15 credits
ECN6520 Macroeconomic Analysis AUT SEM 15 credits
ECN6540 Econometric Methods AUT SEM 15 credits
EDC476 Developmental Psychology AUT SEM 30 credits
EDC494 Critical Perspectives on Early Chldhd Ed AUT SEM 30 credits
EDC497 Imagining Education Futures. AUT SEM 30 credits
IJC414 Data and Society AUT SEM 15 credits
IJC418 Information & Knwldge Mngmnt AUT SEM 15 credits
IJC423 Information Literacy AUT SEM 15 credits
IJC424 Information Systems in Orgnistns AUT SEM 15 credits
IJC435 Information Systems Modelling AUT SEM 15 credits
IJC437 Introduction to Data Science AUT SEM 15 credits
IJC440 Libraries, Information and Society AUT SEM 15 credits
IJC452 Journalism in Britain AUT SEM 15 credits
LAS4125 Japan in Intl Pol & the Gbl Ecn AUT SEM 30 credits
LAS461 Work and Organisation in East Asia AUT SEM 15 credits
LAS497 Media, State and Society in China AUT SEM 15 credits
MGT6043 Accounting and Financial Mngment AUT SEM 15 credits
MGT6045 Marketing AUT SEM 15 credits
MGT6046 Operations & Sply Chain Mngment AUT SEM 15 credits
MGT6127 Mngment & Organisational Theory AUT SEM 15 credits
MGT6163 Ldrshp, Engagement and Motivation AUT SEM 15 credits
MGT6182 International Consumer Behaviour AUT SEM 15 credits
MGT650 Managing People in Organisations AUT SEM 15 credits
MGT659 Ind Relations: An Intl Perspective AUT SEM 15 credits
SLW417 Comp Criminology & Crim Justice AUT SEM 15 credits
SLW454 Principles of International Law AUT SEM 15 credits
SPR407 Contemporary Global Security AUT SEM 30 credits
SPR423 Digital Cultures and Visual Methods AUT SEM 15 credits
SPR433 Platforms, Identities, Algorithms AUT SEM 15 credits
SPR434 Digital Methods AUT SEM 15 credits
SPR449 Development and the State AUT SEM 30 credits
Spring Semester
ALA428 Histories and Theories of Urban Design SPR SEM 15 credits
ECN606 Public Economics SPR SEM 15 credits
ECN6620 International Money and Finance SPR SEM 15 credits
ECN6650 Industrial Organisation SPR SEM 15 credits
ECN6660 Monetary Economics SPR SEM 15 credits
EDC460 Advanced Qualitative Methods SPR SEM 15 credits
EDC466 Advanced Quantitative Methods SPR SEM 15 credits
EDC482 Critical Psychology and Education SPR SEM 30 credits
EDC495 Language, Society and Education SPR SEM 30 credits
EDC496 Teaching for Neurodiversity SPR SEM 30 credits
GPL425 Climate change: Science and Impacts SPR SEM 15 credits
GPL446 GIS for Built Environment Profnals SPR SEM 15 credits
GPL451 Issues in Housing SPR SEM 15 credits
GPL454 Planning Law SPR SEM 15 credits
GPL469 Managing Climate Change SPR SEM 15 credits
GPL472 Theor & Deb in Food Sec & Justice SPR SEM 15 credits
IJC413 Business Intelligence SPR SEM 15 credits
IJC420 Info Governance and Ethics SPR SEM 15 credits
IJC427 Big Data Analytics SPR SEM 15 credits
IJC436 Project Management SPR SEM 15 credits
IJC467 Database Design SPR SEM 15 credits
IJC469 Acad & Wrkplce Lib, Info & Know Serv SPR SEM 15 credits
LAS4107 Chinese Cities in Transition SPR SEM 15 credits
MGT6104 European Business SPR SEM 15 credits
MGT6149 Marketing in Society SPR SEM 15 credits
MGT6168 Well-being and Work SPR SEM 15 credits
SPR408 Dem Gvrnnce in the 21st Century SPR SEM 30 credits
SPR411 Political Ecn of Glbl Envir Change SPR SEM 30 credits
SPR422 Digital Media in a Datafied Society SPR SEM 15 credits
SPR425 Mobile Media and Digital Futures SPR SEM 15 credits
SPR427 Sociology of Genders SPR SEM 15 credits
SPR432 Digital Health SPR SEM 15 credits
SPR448 Capitalism and Crisis SPR SEM 30 credits
SPR450 Freedom SPR SEM 30 credits
SPR451 Terrorism and Political Violence SPR SEM 30 credits
Full Academic Year
ALA434 Reflections on Architectural Design ACAD YR 15 credits
MGT6162 Applying Psychology to Wrk & Orgnstions ACAD YR 15 credits
PSY6231 Professional Skills for Psychologists ACAD YR 30 credits
- MA Education (EDCT003)
Your core modules should already be loaded onto your student record, please check this and add them if not. You must make sure you have 180 credits for this year.
Note: Some of the module titles are abbreviated, please click the corresponding link for the full title.
Core Modules
EDC435 Research Project GRAD YR 60 credits
EDC475 Critical Perspectives on Edu AUT SEM 30 credits
EDC483 Interdiscip Appr to Knowl & Ed Res SPR SEM 30 credits
Optional Modules
You will choose 60 credits from this group, one from Autumn and one from Spring:
EDC476 Developmental Psychology AUT SEM 30 credits
EDC494 Critical Perspectives on Early Chldhd Ed AUT SEM 30 credits
EDC497 Imagining Education Futures AUT SEM 30 credits
EDC482 Critical Psychology and Education SPR SEM 30 credits
EDC495 Language, Society and Education SPR SEM 30 credits
EDC496 Teaching for Neurodiversity SPR SEM 30 credits