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  • MA (Hons)
  • 4 Years
  • Full-time
  • 21 September 2026
  • Undergraduate
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Course summary

Teaching is a rewarding job and requires a variety of professional skills. This course gives you a qualification in primary education, leading to provisional registration with the General Teaching Council for Scotland.

There are periods of professional practice placements throughout the course, giving you experience in a range of different settings including nursery/early years (ages 3-7) and middle/upper stages (ages 8-12). This helps you to apply theory to practice from an early stage in your studies.

In Level 2 you will also participate in a Learning from Life placement, which takes place in an educational setting that is not a Scottish primary school, such as an educational charity or museum for example.

Increasingly teachers are required to work with a variety of people and services to support children. We prepare you for this by giving you the experience of working and collaborating with our Community Education and Social Work students in your first year, sharing interactive learning together.

Modules

<a href="https://www.dundee.ac.uk/undergraduate/education/teaching-and-assessment">Modules can be viewed on the course webpage at dundee.ac.uk</a>

Assessment method

<a href="https://www.dundee.ac.uk/undergraduate/education/teaching-and-assessment">Assessment methods can be viewed on the course webpage at dundee.ac.uk</a>

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

  • General Teaching Council for Scotland

Qualified teacher status (QTS)

To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:

  • Primary

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Main Site

Study options

  • MA (Hons) • Full-time • 4 Years

Start dates

  • 21 September 2026

Apply by
14 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
X120
Institution code:
D65
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-
Points of Entry:
Year 1

How to apply

This course has limited vacancies, and is no longer accepting applications from some students. See the list below for where you normally live, to check if you're eligible to apply.
  • EU
  • Wales
  • England
  • International
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Republic of Ireland

Apply by
14 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
X120
Institution code:
D65
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Open days

Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff
Not accepted

A level
CCC

plus GCSE English Language and GCSE Literature at grade 6/B and GCSE Mathematics at grade 4/C

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
MMM

A relevant BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma with MMM plus GCSE English Language and Literature at grade 6/B and GCSE mathematics at grade 4/C

Scottish Higher
BBBB

including Higher English at B and National 5 Maths at C

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
28 points

28 points with 5,5,4 at Higher Level to include Higher Level English and Literature at grade 5, plus Standard Level mathematics at grade 4

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H3, H3, H3, H3

Higher Level English at Grade H3 + Ordinary Level mathematics at grade O4

Scottish HNC
Pass

An HNC with B in the Graded Unit or with NextGen HNC with Merit plus Higher English at grade B and National 5 Mathematics at grade C

Scottish HND
Pass

A relevant HND with BB in the Graded Unit plus Higher English at grade B and National 5 Mathematics at grade C

Higher English and National 5 Mathematics or equivalent

Find out more about qualification requirements for this course.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

A level CCD

plus GCSE English Language and Literature at grade 4/C and GCSE Mathematics at grade 4/C

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) MMP

A relevant BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma with MMP plus GCSE English Language and Literature at grade 6/B and GCSE Mathematics at grade 4/C

Scottish Higher BBBC

must include Higher English at B and National 5 Maths at C

Additional entry requirements

Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)
Interview
Further details on what to expect during your interview will be sent once you have applied

English language requirements

You can find details of our specific IELTS English language requirements and other accepted English language qualifications on the individual course webpages on the University website. English language tests should be no more than two years old on the start date of your chosen course. All results will be verified online.

General guidance for our accepted English language qualificationshttps://www.dundee.ac.uk/guides/english-language-requirements

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

Achieving a strong set of qualifications is key to earning a place at the University. We understand grades are influenced by things outside your control, such as the impact of deprivation where you live. That’s why each year we look at each student's application in detail including circumstances outside of your control that may have impacted your potential.

Learn more on the University of Dundee website

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

Not available

Historical entry grades data is not currently available for University of Dundee - we are working with them to try and make it available soon - learn more.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

LocationFeeYear

* This is a provisional fee and subject to change.

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

Tuition fees shown for Scottish students are for students starting in the 2025/26 academic year. The fees for 2026/27 have not yet been confirmed and we expect confirmation of these in March 2026.

Please note: From 2026/27, the UK Government has indicated that universities may be permitted to increase tuition fees annually in line with inflation. Any tuition fee increase will follow the process and terms set out in the University’s Student Terms and Conditions www.dundee.ac.uk/corporate-information/student-terms-and-conditions and will be communicated to you in advance.

Tuition fees for International students will increase by no more than either of the below, whichever is higher at September of the relevant academic year:

  1. a 5% increase on the previous year's tuition fee for year programme of study
  2. an increase in accordance with the Consumer Prices Index

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