History (PGCE)
Southampton, United Kingdom
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
GBP 22,136 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
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Introduction
Develop the knowledge and skills to become a qualified history teacher on this PGCE Secondary course at the University of Southampton. You’ll spend your time on school placements and at the University as you learn how to work with secondary school pupils of all ages and abilities. You’ll qualify to work as a teacher in state-maintained and special schools in England and Wales.
On this Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) course you’ll learn how to teach history at the secondary school level (Key Stages 3 and 4) within the UK’s History National Curriculum framework.
You’ll develop:
- A Strong Grasp of the Most Effective Teaching Approaches
- The Enthusiasm to Help Pupils Understand and Enjoy the Subject
- Subject Knowledge and Understanding of Historical Concepts and Processes
You’ll also learn how to:
- Manage the Classroom
- Monitor and Assess Pupils
- Teach for Equality and Inclusion
You'll spend two-thirds of your time in placement schools in the Southampton area, giving you the chance to experience lesson observation, team teaching, and working with small groups and whole classes.
University-based work will prepare you for your placements, evaluate your school-based work, and develop subject-specific skills and good practice.
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Curriculum
This is a full-time course. You’ll study from September to June, with breaks at Christmas and Easter.
You’ll divide your time between the University and 2 placement schools.
The course consists of 4 compulsory modules. We assess 3 of them at master’s level, 1 at undergraduate level. You’ll need to pass the 3 master’s-level modules to gain your PGCE award.
Modules
The modules outlined provide examples of what you can expect to learn in this degree course based on recent academic teaching. As a research-led University, we undertake a continuous review of our course to ensure quality enhancement and to manage our resources. The precise modules available to you in future years may vary depending on staff availability and research interests, new topics of study, timetabling and student demand.
You must study the following modules :
- Assignment 1 (Primary) Beginning to Understand Teaching
- Assignment 2 (Primary) Supporting Learning through an Intervention
- Assignment 3 (Primary) Enhancing Teaching and Learning
- Assignment 4 (Primary) Becoming a Teacher
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Career Opportunities
Successfully completing this course will give you Qualified Teacher Status in addition to your PGCE award. This means you'll be able to work in academies, state-maintained, independent and special schools in England and Wales.
We have high employment rates from our PGCE Secondary courses, with many trainees going on to work in our partnership schools.
If you choose to continue your studies, the credits you build up from your master’s-level modules can be put towards a future master’s degree qualification.
Program delivery
The learning activities for this course include the following:
- Workshops and Seminars
- Tutorials
- Group Activities
- Directed Study
- Independent Study and Research
- Conference Days
- Guest Speakers
Assessment
We’ll assess you using:
- Written Assignments
- A Presentation
- A Portfolio