PGDE Secondary Education: Business Education

Study with us

• learn from on-campus classes and 18 weeks of placements in schools
• become qualified to teach in locations worldwide
• opportunity to achieve 80 Masters-level credits
• funded places available (Scottish/Home students only)

Why this course?

Our PGDE in Business Education course will prepare you for a bright career educating tomorrow’s accountants, lawyers, business analysts, social media experts and marketing professionals.

Business education teachers are often the ‘go to’ teachers for technological innovation and advice. Therefore, the course uses a range of applications and digital platforms, and you will be supported to develop your own skills in using these with pupils. You will have the opportunity to undertake the Microsoft Innovative Educator and Apple Teacher awards on this course.

Business education teachers from Strathclyde have a reputation for excellence which is renowned in business education departments across Scotland and beyond. The course promotes the highest standards of excellence not only in teaching in general, but the high expectations of the business education teaching community in Scotland.

An ordinary degree, or international equivalent.

Additional requirements

You must have a relevant degree with at least 80 credits at Level 7 or 8 from at least two of the following subject areas:

• Accounting
• Economics
• Business or Business Management

Examples of relevant content includes, but is not limited to:

• Economics: macro and micro economics theory
• Accounting: financial accounting, management accounting and double entry book-keeping
• Business or Business Management: marketing, human resources, management theory, business operations, business law, global/international business, risk management 

You must also provide evidence of Information Technology skills, including databases, spreadsheets and office IT. 

IT qualification

Applicants must be able to demonstrate evidence of study within eight years of the course start date related to relevant Information Technology Skills. Alternatively applicants must be able to demonstrate recent use in industry of Microsoft Office packages.