Bachelor's degree

In Belfast City

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Belfast city (Northern Ireland)

  • Duration

    4 Years

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Overview Education is studied both as a preparation for teaching in schools and as an important area of academic and professional activity. If you are considering a career in teaching, there are two possible routes: 1. The concurrent route The four-year Bachelor of Education (BEd) Honours degree offered by the University Colleges (St Mary's or Stranmillis) is a professional degree programme for those intending to teach in Nursery, Primary or Post-Primary schools. Professional preparation is concurrent with the study of academic subjects. 2. The consecutive route You will come to the University and take a degree other than Education, applying on graduation to the one-year postgraduate teacher training course (PGCE) in the University's School of Education. St Mary's and Stranmillis offer specialist PGCE programmes in Irish-Medium education and Early Years Education respectively. Either way, you will be a graduate of Queen's and a qualified teacher. The University and the University Colleges are required by the Government to adhere to strict quotas for admission to each type of course as a means of matching the output of teachers to the number of vacant posts. However with the concurrent route you will still be qualified to teach in any type of school. If you want to be a Primary or a Post-Primary teacher and decide on the concurrent route, you can apply through UCAS to follow the BEd degree in Stranmillis University College. Applications for the BEd degree in St Mary’s University College must be made directly to the College, thereby providing additional application options outside UCAS. Information on how to apply is available on the Colleges’ websites. Why Queen's?Both St Mary's and Stranmillis have a range of well-established partnerships that enable students to undertake part of their studies in alternative workplace settings or in international...

Facilities

Location

Start date

Belfast City (County Antrim)
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University Road, BT7 1NN

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

Entry Requirements   FOR BEd ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS AND ADMISSION INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT ST MARY'S AND STRANMILLIS UNIVERSITY COLLEGES DIRECTLY Note: each of the University Colleges issues its own Prospectus and application is made differently for each. St Mary's University College
Students apply directly to the College (see www.smucb.ac.uk/admissions) Stranmillis University College
Students apply through UCAS (please see: www.stran.ac.uk/informationabout/courses/bedteachereducation for additional information and the appropriate UCAS...

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Subjects

  • University
  • Primary
  • Teaching
  • Post-primary
  • School
  • Irish

Course programme

Course Content (including module information)

The BEd is a professional degree for those intending to teach in Primary or Post-Primary schools and is four years in duration. Teaching and learning for the degree are undertaken in the University Colleges.

BEd Honours Primary (4 yrs)

The degree comprises five inter-related strands:

1. Education Studies
2. Key Skills
3. Professional Development and School Experience
4. Curriculum Studies
5. Subject Study and Subject Application (St Mary’s only)

In addition to education theory (Education Studies), students will study all areas of learning in the Northern Ireland Curriculum. Students at St Mary's University College will be required to specialise in one of the following academic subject areas:

  • English
  • History
  • Irish
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Physical Education
  • Religious Studies
  • Science
BEd Honours Post-Primary (4 yrs)

Students will have the opportunity to specialise in one of the following academic subject areas:

  • Business and Enterprise
  • Mathematics and Science
  • Religious Studies
  • Technology and Design

Assessment & Feedback Learning and Teaching

Additional information

Career Prospects Students graduating with a BEd degree are qualified to teach in all types of Primary and Post-Primary schools in the UK, and the degree is also a recognised teaching qualification in many international settings. In addition, the BEd qualifies graduates to work in education-related settings appropriate to their academic specialisms, for instance, as an Education Officer or Advisory Teacher, as well as in alternative education settings, and can also lead to employment in organisations where the training of staff is a key priority. All...

Education

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