Secondary Geography, Postgraduate Taught - PGCE - 2022/23 entry

Birmingham City University

United Kingdom, Birmingham

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Birmingham City University

United Kingdom , Birmingham

Key Facts

Program Level

Master by Course Work

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

City South

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2023

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Duration 1 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 13,980 / year

Next Intake September-2023

Secondary Geography, Postgraduate Taught - PGCE - 2022/23 entry

About

If youre passionate about young people and want to introduce them in an engaging and stimulating manner to the world that they inhabit and to Geography in all its forms â€“ including physical, human and environmental - then were excited to train you to ensure you excel as a Geography teacher.

Youll explore the skills and knowledge that Geography offers at secondary education level and train to become a confident, dynamic and creative teacher with the ability to make Geographical thinking and the Geographical mind accessible to all. Youll discover how pupils learn and explore ways in which you can plan Geographical activities that will ensure they progress and develop their Geographical minds.

Exploring an inclusive and rich approach towards Geography youll discover and learn how to make the Geography curriculum in a way that will promote Geographical thinking; learning how to inspire and enthuse your pupils by taking them on exciting and stimulating Geographical journeys. You will be able to achieve this by developing your knowledge and understanding of a range of Geographical pedagogies. These can be used to help pupils to become more self-confident and critically informed about the planet that they inhabit.

This course has links with key subject associations, the Royal Geographical Society and the Geographical Association.

Another key feature of the course is its fieldwork component which includes an in depth consideration of how to devise and plan local urban fieldwork and residential fieldwork with a rural and physical Geography focus.

Do you believe that Geography has a key role to play in enabling young people to make sense of, to understand and to make a positive contribution to planet Earth? Are you determined to bring to life the physical and human world that your pupils live in? If so, our PGCE Secondary Geography course will provide you with access to becoming an inspiring teacher.

Disciplines

Faculty Faculty of Health

Education and Life Sciences

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Bachelor Degree from a recognised university with a minimum grade of 60% / Good / 2.5 / C+

English Program Requirements

Even though you may have met the stated requirements, if your first language is not English, we may ask you to take an additional English Language Test when you arrive.

Based on the results of the test, you may be required to attend regular English classes to improve your level of competence. English classes are provided free of charge and are available to all non-UK students who wish to attain greater fluency in English.

Career

Employability

This is an 11-16 years course, with post-16 enhancement, which offers a high degree of employability within secondary teaching.

The high demand for our trained Geography teachers and our consistently high employability scores mean that trainees who successfully complete the course to a high standard have very good employment prospects.

Fee Information

Tuition Fee

GBP 13,980

How to Apply

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