Course summary
The Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) Secondary is for graduates who want to become subject-specialist teachers in the secondary sector. This programme is the Scottish route to qualified teacher status. This is an intensive programme of study, divided equally between University-based and school-based activities. We designed the programme to prepare you for the range of roles that teachers are expected to play:
- A competent, reflective classroom practitioner
- A collaborator who contributes to the wider informal curriculum of the school
- A subject specialist and a curriculum developer
- A teacher in society, whether building strong relationships with parents or contributing to national policy debates
- Art and Design
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Design and Technology
- Drama
- English
- Geography
- History
- Mathematics
- Language Education (Chinese, French, German)
- Music
- Physical Education
- Physics
- Geography and History
- Mathematics and Physics
- any two science subjects, for example, Physics and Chemistry.
- Any two from French, German and Chinese
- French and Spanish
- German and Spanish
- Chinese and Spanish
- French and Italian
- German and Italian NB: Spanish and Italian can only be taken as second subjects. Chinese with Italian is not possible.
Modules
See our website for detailed programme information.
Entry requirements
Entry requirements for individual programmes vary, so please check the details for the specific programme you wish to apply for on our website. You will also need to meet the University’s language requirements.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Additional fee information
Provider information
The University of Edinburgh
Student Recruitment and Admissions
33 Buccleuch Place
Edinburgh
EH8 9JS