UNIVERSITY of GLASGOW

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Education (Primary/Secondary)

Departmental information: Faculty of Education: PGDE
Admissions Secretary
Tel: +44 (0)141 330 2463/3467
Email: admissions@educ.gla.ac.uk

  • Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE): 10 months full-time

This new PGDE programme is a Masters-level qualification in teacher education. As well as offering courses in educational and curricular issues, the programme also highlights the importance of practitioner enquiry. It is this systematic reflection on teaching in the classroom which gives the programme its distinctive Masters character. Taken together, the courses are designed to equip teachers with the knowledge, skills and values they need to become the committed professionals necessary for today’s schools. The programme consists of 18 weeks of study in the faculty and 18 weeks of school experience in our partner schools. Within the programme there are separate pathways for qualification as a primary teacher or as a secondary teacher.

Content

The programme will prepare you to meet the demands of the profession through the following areas of study:

  • Understanding learning & teaching
  • Learning & teaching in the primary curriculum OR Learning & teaching in the secondary curriculum
  • Evaluating learning & teaching
  • Religious education (students who complete this course will be awarded the Catholic Teacher’s Certificate in Religious Education).

Secondary teaching qualifications are offered in the following subjects:

  • Art and design
  • Biology
  • Business education
  • Chemistry
  • Computing
  • English
  • English and Classics
  • Geography
  • History
  • History and Classics
  • History and Modern studies
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics and Computing
  • Mathematics and Physics
  • Modern languages (French, French with Spanish, French with Italian, French with German, Spanish with French)
  • Modern studies
  • Modern studies and History
  • Physics
  • Religious education.


PGDE (Primary) entry requirements

Entrance to the programme is based on academic qualifications, relevant work experience and performance at interview. The academic entry requirements for 2009 entry for this programme are:

  • a degree from a UK university (including non-Honours/ordinary degrees) or an alternative degree qualification approved by the General Teaching Council for Scotland, and
  • Higher English at Grade C or above, and
  • Standard Grade Mathematics at Grade 1 or 2

Acceptable alternative qualifications in English:

  • Communications 4 and Literature 1
  • GCSE English Language and GCSE English Literature at Grade C or above
  • Irish Leaving Certificate Higher English at Grade C3 or above

Acceptable alternative qualifications in Mathematics:

  • Intermediate Level 2 Mathematics at Grade C or above
  • GCSE Mathematics at Grade B or above
  • Irish Leaving Certificate Ordinary Mathematics at Grade B3 or above

PGDE (Secondary) entry requirements

Entrance to the programme is based on academic qualifications and performance at interview. The academic entry requirements for 2009 entry for this programme are:

  • a degree from a UK university (including non-Honours/ordinary degrees) or an alternative degree qualification approved by the General Teaching Council for Scotland. The degree should contain 80 credit points overall in the subject which you intend to teach, of which 40 must be at Year 2 level or above. See PGDE Secondary Education Degree Requirements for specific subject requirements, and
  • Higher English at Grade C or above

Acceptable alternative qualifications in English:

  • Communications 4 and Literature 1
  • GCSE English Language and GCSE English Literature at Grade C or above
  • Irish Leaving Certificate Higher English at Grade C3 or above

PGDE Secondary Education Degree Requirements

The degree requirements for the PGDE Secondary Education are based on credits – this is because credits are standard across all Scottish Universities. A credit point is a measure of the amount of learning you have done. To find out more about the credit point breakdown of your degree, look at your degree transcript.

The degree should normally contain 80 credit points relevant to the subject you want to teach, including 40 credit points at second year undergraduate level or above.  However, some subjects have very specific demands.

PGDE Secondary Education Subjects with Specific Requirements

The following subjects have specific requirements:

Art & Design

You will need good academic grades and a degree with at least 80 credit points from a range of the following practical subjects: Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, Model Making, Printmaking, Textiles, Photography and Environmental Art.

Business Education
You will need a degree with at least 80 credit points from a range of the following subjects: Accounting, Economics, Information Technology and Business Management.

You will also need to demonstrate a sound knowledge of Office & Information Management.

Classics

To teach Classical Studies, you will need 80 credit points from the following: Ancient History, Classical Archaeology, Classical Civilisation or Classical Studies.

Computing

You will need a degree with 80 credit points, 40 of these credit points must be at Year 2 Level or above from at least two of the following: Computer Systems, Software Development, Databases or Information Systems.

You will also need 40 credits in a computing subject relevant to the Computing curriculum taught in Scottish schools.

English

You will need a degree with at least 80 credit points in English. At least 40 of these credit points must be in English or Scottish Literature.

Mathematics

You will need a degree with at least 80 credit points of maths related subject such as Algebra, Analysis, Calculus, Geometry, Statistics, Differential Equations or Probability.

Modern Foreign Languages

1) Entry requirements for first language:

  • a degree with at least 80 credit points in the first language you want to teach
  • before starting the course, you must have lived for six months in a country where the language is spoken
  • you will have to prove to the university that you are competent at speaking the language

The scope of your language degree must allow you to contribute to wider programmes of study in schools – such as literature, cultural studies, area studies or languages in work.

While you lived abroad, you must have taken full part in the language and culture of the country. You must normally have lived in the country for blocks of at least three months. So if you have spent one of your study years abroad, you will be fine.

2) Entry requirements for second languages:a degree with at least 80 credit points in the second language you want to teach

  • before starting the course, you must have lived for at least three months in a country where the language is spoken
  • you will have to prove to the university that you are competent at speaking the language

Of course, you will also meet all the requirements for your first foreign language.

The scope of your language degree must allow you to contribute to wider programmes of study in schools – such as literature, cultural studies, area studies or languages in work.

While you lived abroad you must have taken full part in the language and culture of the country. You must normally have lived in the country for a block of at least three months.

Please note that you must have lived in the country where the second language is spoken for a full six months before you can get full registration with the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS). If you have any questions about the registration and residency requirements for second languages, get in touch with the GTCS.

3) Native speakers of a modern foreign language:

If you are a native speaker of a modern foreign language and you have a degree in your own language, you may be qualified to train to teach that language. Your degree must meet the requirements outlined above (entry requirements for first language).

If you are a native speaker and have a degree in an additional language which meets these requirements, you may train to teach that language as well as your mother tongue. For example, a French student with a degree in German can train to teach German and French.

Modern Studies

You must have a degree with at least 80 credit points from two of the subjects listed below. Within these 80 credit points at least 40 must be from either Politics or Sociology.

  • Economics
  • Geography
  • History or Economic History
  • International Relations
  • Politics
  • Sociology
  • Social Policy

Physics

You will need a degree with at least 80 credit points from a range of the following subjects: Electricity and Magnetism, Electronics, Optics, Mechanics, Dynamics, Nuclear and Atomic Physics.


Application procedure

Applications for the PGDE programme must be made online through the Graduate Teacher Training Registry (GTTR) website.

Please contact the Admissions Secretary for further information.

Telephone: +44 (0)141 330 2463
Email: admissions@educ.gla.ac.uk