Masters Compare - Find your perfect masters course.
Masters Compare - Find your perfect masters course.
Study Details: Full-time: 36 weeks including 18 weeks of placement experience
Part-time: two years including 18 weeks of full-time placement experience
Training to become an English teacher gives you the opportunity to share your passion for the subject, inspiring and shaping the lives of your students.
Teaching English at Secondary level gives you the opportunity to share your passion for your degree subject, open the hearts and minds of your students to new experiences and to develop in them a love of language and literature. You’ll also develop their key literacy skills such as reading, writing, talking and listening which play an integral role in learning across the curriculum.
Degree requirements
An ordinary degree, or international equivalent.
Degree must include:
At least 80 SCQF credits in English. 40 of these SCQF credit points must be in Literature (this could include texts translated into English.
A maximum of 40 SCQF credit points can be taken from any of the following areas:
Media Studies
Film
Creative Writing
Journalism
English Language
Advertising
Law
Maths & English
Higher (SCQF Level 6) English Grade C or above
National 5 (SCQF Level 5) Mathematics Grade C or above
Maths and English qualifications can be in progress at the time of application.
Acceptable alternative Maths and English qualifications are listed on our PGDE FAQs page.
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A degree in education will equip you for a range of careers working with children and young people.
Most of our PGDE graduates go on to work as teachers in secondary schools across the country. Learn more about what happens after your PGDE.
Secondary School Teachers in Scotland use the Curriculum for Excellence framework. They work with their class to develop skills and abilities, and encourage the pupils to expand their knowledge and understanding further.
Typical jobs
Jobs related to this degree include:
Secondary Teacher
Head Teacher
Further Education Lecturer
Special Educational Needs Teacher
Core modules:
Education Studies: Professional Values
Professional Learning Through Enquiry
Professional Skills
Optional modules:
Masters Credits
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