Primary Education with QTS BA (Hons)

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Different course options

DATA SOURCE: UNISTATS / UCAS / HESA

Qualification

Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

Location

Sir Tom Cowie Campus

Study mode

Full Time

Start date

SEP-25

Duration

3 Years

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Course info

**Become a primary school teacher. Help young children develop a love for learning. Be the teacher they remember all their lives.**BA (Hons) Primary Education with QTS is a challenging teaching degree which will develop your knowledge and skills in the broad range of curriculum studies qualifying you to teach at primary level. Teaching placements in schools are an essential part of the course, accounting for a total of 70 credits and enabling you to gain valuable hands-on experience to prepare ...Read more

Key stats

DATA SOURCE: UNISTATS / UCAS / HESA

WUSCA ranking:

WUSCA student ranking
These are the 2024 rankings, based on ratings given by past and current students.

31/101

CUG Subject Ranking

CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025

66th

CUG Ranking

CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025

75th

Teacher Training

Drop-out rate

Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 96 = 4% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019

Employment rate

Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019

94%

Average salary

Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019

Teacher Training graduate salary at this uni

£23,000

UK Teacher Training graduate salary

£22,000

What students say

There’s nothing specific but I just don’t 100% adore it where there wouldn’t be stuff it could improve on generally but that would be the same for any uni really. One thing that..Read more

The university as a whole is welcoming and helpful. However, a few things to make it better would be renovating toilets on St Peter’s Campus and also having more options for..Read more

Modules

DATA SOURCE: IDP Connect

Entry requirements

Exam type

Scottish Higher:

BBBCC Grades / Points required

Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.

Popular A-level subjects

Teacher Training

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

English Language

32%

English Literature

25%

Psychology

23%

Mathematics

14%

Sociology

14%

DATA SOURCE: HESA

Tuition fees

Students living in

£9,250 per year

This information comes from UCAS, or in some cases the institution directly.
Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from England

This is the fee you pay if you live within England. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

DATA SOURCE: UCAS/IDP Connect

Latest reviews

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Megan

06 Dec 24

Primary Education with QTS BA (Hons)

There’s nothing specific but I just don’t 100% adore it where there wouldn’t be stuff it could improve on generally but that would be the same for any uni really. One thing that...

Lucy

06 Dec 24

Primary Education with QTS BA (Hons)

The university as a whole is welcoming and helpful. However, a few things to make it better would be renovating toilets on St Peter’s Campus and also having more options for...

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