Primary Education BA (Hons)

Course Overview - Primary Education BA (Hons)


- Undertake work placements with children and young people from 0 to 14 years.


- Study with Scotland’s largest provider of Initial Teacher Education.


- Study on a programme designed to meet the recommendations of the 2010 Donaldson report, Teaching Scotland’s Future.


- The programme meets the requirement for provisional registration by the General Teaching Council for Scotland.


- Take advantage of Gaelic-medium placement options.


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Course Information

Study Mode

Full-time

Duration

4 Years

Start Date

15/09/2025

Campus

University of Strathclyde

Course Address
McCance Building
16 Richmond Street
Glasgow
G1 1XQ

Application Details

Course Code

X120

Institution Code

S78

Points of Entry

Year 1

Entry Requirements

UCAS Tariff

Not Accepted

Scottish Higher

A,A,A,B

Higher English, Maths/Applications of Mathematics National 5 B or equivalent In addition to Higher English, at least one Higher should come from the following list: Art, Classical Studies, Drama, Economics, French, Gaelic, Geography, History, Modern Studies, Modern Foreign Language, Music, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Religious Moral & Philosophical Studies, Sociology.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

36

Maths SL5

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

H1,H1,H1,H2,H2,H2

Must include 2 humanities subjects and Maths

GCSE/National 4/National 5

National 5 Maths/Lifeskills Maths at C (or equivalent) or GCSE Maths at 6/B. English: GCSE English Language 6/B or Literature 6/B.

Scottish HNC

Pass

HNC Early Education & Childcare/Childhood Practice: Year 1 entry: A in Graded Unit, plus two Highers at B (including English) and Maths National 5 B or equivalent. HNC Social Sciences: Year 1 entry: A in Graded Unit; two Highers at B (including English); Maths National 5 B, or equivalent. HND Social Sciences: Year 1 entry: ABB in Graded Units; two Highers at B (including English); Maths National 5 B, or equivalent. Other HNC or HND qualifications will be considered in accordance with the strength of the overall application.

Scottish HND

Pass

HND Social Sciences: Year 1 entry: ABB in Graded Units, plus two Highers at B (including English) and Maths National 5 C, or equivalent

A level

A,B,B

B,B,B

GCSE English Language 6/B and English Literature 6/B, GCSE Maths 6/B

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