MA (Hons) Primary Education with Teaching Qualification (Dumfries campus) at University of Glasgow

Programme overview

This four-year degree, approved by the General Teaching Council for Scotland, prepares students to teach in primary schools and builds understanding of how children learn, grow and develop. It is taught at the Dumfries campus with strong links to local schools, and includes four school placements.

Duration: 4 years full-time | Intake: September | Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core courses include Literacy, Mathematics theory and pedagogy, French or Spanish for beginners, Child Development and Learning, Curriculum and Assessment, Research Methods for Education, STEM across the primary curriculum, Inclusion and ASN, Sociology of Education, Professionalism and Leadership and an Honours dissertation; placements run in each year (six, seven, six and eleven weeks) in Dumfries and Galloway schools.

Career pathways

Most graduates progress directly into professional teaching roles aligned with their degree and professional qualification. Graduates go on to professional roles and further study; University of Glasgow Graduate Outcomes data (graduates of 2023-24, surveyed 15 months later) shows 93.3% in work or further study and 75.4% of those in work in graduate-level employment.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Primary Education with Teaching Qualification (Dumfries) MA (Hons), UCAS X123, 4 years, Dumfries campus. Application deadlines (2027 entry): 15 October for Dentistry, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine or Oxford/Cambridge applicants; 13 January for all other UK applicants; 30 June for international students. Applications are made through UCAS. International applicants from non-English-speaking countries: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no subtest under 6.0 (one-skill retake accepted; single test, taken within 2 years 5 months of the start date). Equivalents: TOEFL iBT 92 overall with minimum Reading 22, Listening 20, Speaking 23, Writing 21 (tests from 21 January 2026; 90 overall with Reading 20, Listening 19, Speaking 19, Writing 21 for earlier tests); PTE Academic 59 overall and in all subtests; Cambridge C1 Advanced/C2 Proficiency 176 overall with no subtest below 169; Oxford ELLT 7 overall with no subtest below 6; LanguageCert Academic SELT 70 overall with no subtest below 60; Password Skills Plus 6.5 overall with no subtest below 6.0. Accepted school qualifications include IGCSE English First Language grade C, A-level English grade C, IB English A SL5/HL5, WAEC English grade C6. University of Glasgow pre-sessional English courses are also accepted.

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 4 years full-time

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