Course summary
This one-year postgraduate course qualifies you to be a secondary teacher of music in England and Wales. The University of East London’s postgraduate music education is unique. UEL’s bespoke music education provision is a pioneer amongst teacher education providers as it remains alert to incoming events, being both proactive and reactive in ‘real-time’. Throughout the course, there remains a strong emphasis on the maintenance and development of your individual musical identity, personality and musicianship. This is nurtured through the provision of expert practitioner support with musicological and focused academic guidance. Uniquely the subject-specific components are not overly ‘pre-determined’, it is a ‘live programme’ which aims to iteratively adapt its content to reflect rapid contextual shifts in music, society and technology as you graduate. This purposive ‘flexible design’ prepares you with the required pedagogic agility to effectively enthuse and enable the next ‘A.I. native’ generation of musicians. This course is both ’ hands-on’ practical and a philosophical fusion of traditional musicianship and technological creativity to ‘pioneer futures’ during this accelerating ‘paradigm shift’ in how we all learn, teach and share the power of music.
Modules
Year 1 Active Enquiry and Intervention Impacting upon Learner Progress (Core Modules) Learning outcomes To develop knowledge and understanding of critical thinking, reflective practice and educational research. To develop an awareness of action research - its processes, practices and relevance for reflective educational practice and change. To develop knowledge of pedagogy, through primary research and the critical evaluation of theory and literature. For trainee teachers to carry out a classroom intervention informed by reading and research activity and to reflect critically on the process. To demonstrate a practical appreciation of evidence-informed teaching. To identify appropriate classroom strategies to develop learning and teaching which are informed through educational research, evidence and scholarship. To apply classroom strategies informed by scholarship to a specific educational context and setting. Developing Subject Expertise and Subject Specialism (Core Modules) Learning outcomes To use mechanisms to identify areas of development within the chosen subject. To select one area of development to improve expertise. To implement strategies to develop subject expertise within the chosen area of development. To understand pedagogy and its impact upon learning within the chosen subject. To identify the different pedagogic models related to the chosen area of development. To develop and implement a pedagogic approach that is appropriate and relevant to context of the chosen area of development. To reflect on the implementation of the pedagogic model and to identify modifications or adaptations for future practice. School-Based Learning: Reflections on Practice (Mental Wealth) (Core Modules) This module focuses on the development of professional practice in a practical context. It provides an initial experience of teaching and learning in a primary school environment. This module focuses on best practices in primary teaching, based on current research. With the support of an experienced mentor, this module aims: to support students in understanding a range of key issues and curriculum initiatives related to teaching practice, and to implement this knowledge during their school-based experience to enable students to meet the relevant Teachers’ Standards for Qualified Teacher Status to enable students to support children’s learning and development effectively in the classroom Research informed practice (Core Modules)
Assessment method
To pass your PGCE and be recommended for Qualified Teacher Status, you have to demonstrate that you have met the Teachers' Standards. While the course is modular, the emphasis is on the whole process of your development as a teacher. So, rather than a fragmentary approach, there is ongoing assessment, charting the often subtle transformations in your knowledge and understanding, and your practical skills.
Entry requirements
Accepted Qualifications Bachelor's degree with minimum Second Class (2:2) or equivalent in the subject applicant plans to teach. GCSE English and Maths grade A*-C/9-4. Satisfactory references. Satisfactory personal statement. International Qualifications We accept a wide range of European and international qualifications in addition to A-levels, the International Baccalaureate and BTEC qualifications. Please visit our International page for full details.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
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Provider information
University of East London
Docklands Campus
4-6 University Way
Newham
E16 2RD