Education MA (Hons)

Course Overview - Education MA (Hons)

Teaching is a rewarding job and requires a variety of professional skills. This course gives you a qualification in primary education, leading to provisional registration with the General Teaching Council for Scotland.

There are periods of professional practice placements throughout the course, giving you experience in a range of different settings including nursery/early years (ages 3-7) and middle/upper stages (ages 8-12). This helps you to apply theory to practice from an early stage in your studies.

In Level 2 you will also participate in a Learning from Life p...

Course Information

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Study Mode

Full-time

Duration

4 Years

Start Date

21/09/2026

Campus

Main Site

Course Address
Nethergate
Dundee
DD1 4HN

Application Details

Course Code

X120

Institution Code

D65

Points of Entry

Year 1

Entry Requirements

UCAS Tariff

Not Accepted

Scottish Higher

B,B,B,B

including Higher English at B and National 5 Maths at C

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

28

28 points with 5,5,4 at Higher Level to include Higher Level English and Literature at grade 5, plus Standard Level mathematics at grade 4

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

MMM

A relevant BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma with MMM plus GCSE English Language and Literature at grade 6/B and GCSE mathematics at grade 4/C

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)

H3,H3,H3,H3

Higher Level English at Grade H3 + Ordinary Level mathematics at grade O4

Scottish HNC

Pass

An HNC with B in the Graded Unit or with NextGen HNC with Merit plus Higher English at grade B and National 5 Mathematics at grade C

Scottish HND

Pass

A relevant HND with BB in the Graded Unit plus Higher English at grade B and National 5 Mathematics at grade C

A level

C,C,C

plus GCSE English Language and GCSE Literature at grade 6/B and GCSE Mathematics at grade 4/C

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Fees and funding

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