BA (Hons) Education & French at University of Strathclyde

Programme overview

Joint Honours BA at Strathclyde combining Education with French, with an opportunity to become a fluent linguist and spend a year abroad. French is ranked top 10 in Scotland (Complete University Guide 2027).. Strathclyde is the only university in Scotland to offer a joint honours degree in Education; the degree does not qualify graduates as teachers but is a route to the PGDE.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences | Department: Education | Study mode: full-time | Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

French: teaching focuses on language work in every year alongside study of French culture, with exchange links with universities in Dijon, Paris and Angers; Honours students spend a year abroad. Education runs across all four years: Year 1 covers poverty, class, culture and community in education with a 70-hour placement with children aged 0-14; Year 2 looks at how people learn; Year 3 covers adult education with a community placement and educational research; Year 4 offers choice modules and a final-year project.

Career pathways

French graduates work as journalists, entrepreneurs, lawyers, engineers, education professionals, business executives, professional linguists, researchers, IT experts and civil servants. A joint Honours degree in Education and another subject enables graduates to apply for the Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (primary or secondary); the degree itself does not qualify graduates as teachers.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences (BA joint Honours Education, Year 1 entry). SQA Highers standard entry: AAAA (first sitting) or AAAAB (second sitting); minimum entry: AABB (first sitting) or AABBB (second sitting); Higher English plus Maths or Applications of Mathematics at National 5 grade C or equivalent. Preferred Highers subjects: Classical Studies, Drama, Economics, Gaelic, Geography, History, Modern Studies, a modern language (German, French, Spanish, Italian), Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Religious Moral and Philosophical Studies, Sociology. A Levels: ABB-BBB. International Baccalaureate: 32-30. Irish Leaving Certificate: two H2 and three H3 passes including English. HNC (Year 1 entry): Social Sciences with A in the Graded Unit and Maths National 5 C or equivalent. Contextual admissions for widening access: lower offers may be made to eligible applicants. Placement applicants may be required to join the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. Deferred entry is not normally accepted. International applicants: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no band below 5.5 (University standard requirement); other recognised English language tests may be accepted.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Rest of UK (England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland) rate for full-time undergraduate programmes; Scotland-domiciled fee to be confirmed by the Scottish Funding Council Source

International applicants: GBP 24,100 a year (2027/28). Full-time tuition per academic year. Source

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