BA (Hons) Education & TESOL at University of Strathclyde

Programme overview

A BA (Hons) degree blending Education Studies, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) and placement for students who want to teach English internationally or work in related fields. It is available only to international students, who join in Year 2 after the Foundation Programme at the International Study Centre. Placements take place every year.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences | Department: Education | Duration: 3-year programme following a Foundation year (second-year entry only) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 is the Undergraduate Foundation Programme (Academic English Skills, Introduction to Social Sciences, Quantitative Methods, Understanding Education in the 21st Century, plus three options). Year 2 covers Education and Learning, TESOL 1, Culture Society Formation, Developing Language and Communication Skills, Digital Technologies in Language Education and a placement. Year 3 covers Children and Childhood, Adult Education with Placement, TESOL 2, Designing Educational Research and Language Awareness. Year 4 covers Critical Issues in Education, Research Methods for TESOL, TESOL 3, Educational Representations in Film and Literature, a secondary school placement (180 hours) and an 8,000-word dissertation.

Career pathways

Graduates go on to teach English in an international context or work in other related fields.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Available to international students only. Students normally complete the Foundation Programme for Education and TESOL at the University of Strathclyde International Study Centre; other applicants are considered case by case ([email protected]). International applicants: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no band below 5.5 (University standard requirement); other recognised English language tests may be accepted. Offer holders must join or update the PVG Scheme before placement and provide a Certificate of Good Conduct if they have lived outside the UK for three months or more in the past five years.

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

Duration: 3-year programme following a Foundation year (second-year entry only)

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