You will gain essential practical skills through supported placements in a range of settings , traditional and specialised . Our courses offer a rounded and grounded education , preparing you to be an autonomous , critically thinking reflective professional .
This fresh , new approach to teacher education offers an exciting variety of learning and assessment methods that includes an important element of outdoor learning .
Our approach to learning and teaching
We have drawn on our existing expertise to develop education courses with a focus on wellbeing , resilience , child welfare and inequality . Here you will discover a vibrant and stimulating teacher education experience , where you will study and work with a range of community organisations , schools , parents , local government and children ’ s services .
Our teacher education portfolio sits within the Division of Psychology , Sociology and Education at QMU and shares the acclaimed approach taken by our psychology and sociology courses in being intellectually rigorous and student-centred , with a focus on wellbeing , social engagement and diversity at their core .
Careers
Our BA ( Hons ) Education Studies ( Primary ) course will give you the expertise , confidence and professional qualification you need to teach in primary schools . It will prepare you to inspire a class of young learners , and will engage you in the wider social issues that affect education on every level and how this in turn influences educational outcomes for children .
Our BA ( Hons ) Education Studies degree will prepare you for a range of careers working with learners of all ages and abilities and in all settings and contexts . Your professional pathways could include educational contexts other than the traditional classroom such as adult community education , overseas humanitarian education , or teaching roles in special setting such as hospitals .
You could use the degree as a building block for postgraduate studies , moving on into our Master of Research ( MRes ) or our PgCert Public Sociology , where you will be supported and inspired to undertake research in an area you are passionate and curious about .
Graduates from our PGDE Secondary ( Home Economics ) will be fully qualified to fill vital posts in secondary schools delivering the new face of home economics . There , you will teach and inspire young people to care about themselves , their families and communities through understanding the links between food , nutrition and wellbeing and helping them face the 21st-century challenges of food insecurity , consumerism , and sustainability .
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