PGDE Secondary (Home Economics

Entry requirements

Successful applicants must, as a minimum, meet the requirements as set by the Memorandum on Entry Requirements to Courses of Initial Teacher Education in Scotland produced by the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS), which specifies general entrance requirements for all applicants and subject-specific requirements for secondary applicants. Shortlisted applicants will be invited for an interview.

The minimum entry requirements are:

• A degree validated by a higher education institution in the United Kingdom (UK) or a degree of an equivalent standard from an institution outside the UK.
• Applicants must have a degree with 80 SCQF credit points including 40 SCQF credit points at SCQF Level 8 (or above) from degree level study in either food, nutrition or professional cookery programmes or textile technology programmes.
• The other 40 credits can come from the above or any of the other relevant areas outlined below:
  1. Family Studies: parenting, childhood studies, family lifestyles, socioeconomic influences or environmental issues.
  2. Food Science: food chemistry, composition of foods, processing and manufacturing of foodstuffs, functional properties of foods, biotechnology or microbiology.
  3. Health: health promotion, health education, determinants of health, lifestyles and health, environmental issues, or health and food policies.
  4. Professional Cookery: Practical food preparation skills, food preparation techniques, safety.

plus

A National Qualification in English at SCQF Level 6, for example:

• Higher English Grade C or above
• GCSE English Language and English Literature, at 4/C or above in both

and

A National Qualification in Mathematics at SCQF Level 5, for example:

• Standard Grade (grade 1 or 2 only) / Int 2 / National 5 Mathematics Grade C or above
• GCSE Mathematics at 4/C or above

NB: National 5 Lifeskills/Applications Mathematics is accepted in place of National 5 Mathematics.

Months of entry

August

Course content

Are you looking for a change of career? Why not consider becoming a Home Economics teacher in a secondary school? If you are a graduate of food, nutrition, professional cookery or textile technology programmes and have studied some food science, family studies and health then this course is the first step towards a new inspiring, challenging and socially empowering career.

Our one-year PGDE in Home Economics course will prepare you to teach home economics in Scottish secondary schools and beyond, providing you with an internationally recognised secondary teaching qualification.

If you are passionate about food and textiles, sustainability, social justice and health and wellbeing then there has never been a more important time to learn the necessary skills, knowledge and understanding to enable you to transform young lives and contribute to both community and global wellbeing. As a graduate of our unique course, you will help to prepare young people to face the challenges of 21st century citizenship.

Information for international students

International students: You will be required to provide evidence of English language competence at no less than IELTS 6.5 with no individual component score less than 6.0.