Master of Design and Technology Education - MDTECHED

University of Glasgow

This degree programme qualifies you as a secondary school teacher of Technology Education able to teach practical subjects, graphic communication, design and manufacture, and engineering science. You can exit after four years with a Bachelor of Design and Technology Education (Honours) with Teaching Qualification (Secondary) or complete your fifth year and qualify with the MDTechEd. This 5-year programme will provide students the opportunity to develop the breadth and depth of knowledge, skills and capabilities necessary to begin teaching high quality Technology Education. Furthermore, this is the only teaching technology integrated Masters degree in Scotland and is accredited by the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS). Students who successfully complete this programme are eligible for provisional registration with the GTCS. This is an integrated Masters degree with undergraduate entry which will develop knowledge, skills and research within technology education in secondary schools. It will take five years to complete the Masters aspect of the programme; however students will be qualified to teach in schools at the end of year 4. This in turn will help to inform the 5th year of study and research within technology education. Studies throughout the programme will integrate theoretical and research approaches with classroom practice. Previous graduates who have studied the Bachelor of Design & Technology Secondary Education have had an excellent record of finding employment as secondary school technology teachers and college lecturers. You are guaranteed one year of employment as a probationary teacher upon graduation and, as a profession, Teaching offers a range of ways to continue with career development. A number of our graduates have gone on to pursue further post graduate studies in a range of areas of Education and beyond.