BSc (Hons) Education & Curricular Studies with Teaching Qualification at University of Strathclyde

Programme overview

A four-year route from an HND at a Scottish college to a BSc (Hons) with a Teaching Qualification in Computing Science, Home Economics or Technological Education for secondary schools. Students enter Year 3 at Strathclyde directly. The degree is accredited by the General Teaching Council for Scotland and leads to registration as a teacher.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences | Department: Education | Duration: 4 years (Years 1-2 HND at a college in Scotland; Years 3-4 at Strathclyde) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 3 covers Curricular Studies 1 and 2 in the chosen subject, Academic Literacy and Communication 1 and 2, and Professionalism and Teacher Identity 1 and 2, with work with pupils on campus and an induction week in a school. Year 4 covers Professional Values and Education Studies, Professional Learning Through Enquiry and Professional Skills and Abilities, including 18 weeks of school placements. Assessment is by assignments and school placement performance, with no formal examinations.

Career pathways

Graduates qualify to teach in schools; students from Scotland, other parts of the UK and the Republic of Ireland studying at a Scottish institution are eligible for the Teacher Induction Scheme, a guaranteed one-year training post in a local authority.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Direct entry to Year 3: relevant HND from a college in Scotland or equivalent (at least 240 credits with at least 120 at Level 8). Suitable HNDs: Computing Science route - Computing Science, Software Development, Next Generation Software Development or Technical Support; Home Economics route - HNDs with practical and theoretical food or fashion content such as Fashion and Textile Technology or Professional Cookery; Technological Education route - engineering HNDs (Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Jewellery Design and Manufacture, CAD, Environmental, Aerospace, Naval, Architecture, Marine, Product Design with Engineering, but not Product Design alone). Also English at grades A-C and National 5 Maths or equivalent (or gained by the end of Year 3). Successful applicants are interviewed online or in person. Offer holders must join or update the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme and provide a Certificate of Good Conduct if they have lived outside the UK for three consecutive 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 20,950 a year (2026/27). International full-time rate Source

Duration: 4 years (Years 1-2 HND at a college in Scotland; Years 3-4 at Strathclyde)

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