BSc (Honours) Design and Technology with Education and Qualified Teacher Status (Two Year Route)
UCAS code
XWC2Attendance
Full-time
Two years full-timeAt a glance
Train as a teacher in an exciting subject area that is popular with GCSE and A-level pupils, and where there is a shortage of suitably qualified teachers. You develop your subject knowledge over two years of study in our specialist facilities and also gain essential teaching experience in local schools in preparation for your teaching career.
Key points
Train as a teacher in an in-demand area of teaching.
Spend two years developing your subject knowledge of design and technology.
Learn advanced technical skills in specialist design and technology workshops.
Gain work experience with accredited mentors in at least two schools.
What is design and technology with education and Qualified Teacher Status?
This course develops your design capabilities, manufacturing skills and technological understanding to degree level. You also learn how to share information and learn techniques that motivate young people in the classroom. You develop your creativity, design awareness, graphic communication and presentation skills, all the time understanding how these are relevant to becoming an effective and dynamic teacher.
About this course
This course is for people with some existing academic credit who want to teach design and technology in secondary schools.
If you have industrial experience, or you have completed HND type training or the first year of a relevant degree, this course provides an efficient route into teaching. It is a shortened degree, allowing you to build on your existing skills and knowledge to become a qualified design and technology teacher.
Your studies involve
subject-based study at degree level in the areas of design, technology and manufacturing. If you have confidence in some fields but not others, you develop the skills you need to teach in all areas.
progressive school-based experience in at least two schools where you develop the teaching skills to meet the standards for QTS.
Your studies centre around specialist workshops where you learn the technical and design skills needed to lead school classes.
Facilities you use include
state of the art workshops with a full range of machine tools
computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacture workshop
computer suites
design teaching studios
technology rooms for electronics and systems and control
We emphasise the design and technology skills and knowledge you need to teach different specialisms in the design and technology curriculum. You also develop information and communication technology (ICT) skills and strategies to incorporate technology enhanced learning (TEL) into your teaching.
You learn to think critically and creatively about the subjects you study, and by engaging with exciting and challenging projects you gain an understanding of how people learn. You complete research and reflection to support your studies and personal development.
You gain school experience in both years of the course to enable you to relate your developing design, manufacturing and technological skills to the craft of teaching. On these placements you are assigned an experienced and fully qualified school-based mentor to support your development from active observer to independent teacher. Your teaching skills are developed through working with individual pupils, small groups and whole classes.
We have strong partnerships with secondary schools over a wide area and many of our trainees find employment in our placement schools.
You have full access to all the art, design and engineering facilities including fashion and textiles and metalwork and jewellery as well as specialist electronics and systems and control facilities. This means you benefit from a broad range of facilities, expertise and equipment as well as a vibrant and creative environment.
Key areas of study
Key areas include contemporary technologies such as rapid prototyping, CNC machinery and CAD modelling engineering and manufacturing school based teaching skills in our partnership design and technology departments.
Associated careers
We have an excellent employment record. Over 90 per cent of graduates from our undergraduate teaching courses are employed in a teaching post.
In addition to teaching you can also find a career as a design and technology specialist in the design and manufacturing industries.
Course content
The modules listed cover a wide range of skills and knowledge required to teach design and technology at Key Stages 3 to 5.
These include
design methods electronics graphic communication mechanisms realisation skills ICT computer-aided design/manufacture product innovation systems and control corporate life of schools legal requirements and responsibilities whole school curriculum developing inclusion and citizenship working with others special educational needs classroom developments and school policies Every Child Matters agenda and supporting pupils with learning difficulties and disabilities classroom and behaviour management Key Stage 3 strategies professional development
Year one modules
design communication studies design and manufacture systems and control understanding design and technology in context design and technology in secondary schools design and technology major project professional standards
Year two modules
developing professional practice in design and technology general professional studies teaching and learning in design and technology teaching placement and needs analysis current issues in design and technology education
Placements
Year one school-based placements with an emphasis on supporting your development towards becoming an independent teacher.
Year two a final placement where you demonstrate your teaching skills and abilities assessed to the standards of QTS.
Your subject knowledge, skills and teaching strategies are developed hand-in-hand throughout the course.
Assessment
design portfolio work and reports presentations professional development profile individual and small group projects preparing teaching materials
Entry requirements
2014 entry requirements
GCSE English language and mathematics at grade C or above, plus one of the following
successfully completing the equivalent of one year's full-time degree study in a relevant area, such as BTEC or HND/HNC, City and Guilds full technical certificate level 3, Open University 120 credits
higher education credit accumulation and transfer scheme 120 credits at level one in an area related to design and technology such as engineering product design construction electronics ICT systems materials technology practical arts
For entry in 2013 onwards there will be national pre-entry tests in literacy and numeracy.
If English is not your first language you need an IELTS average score of 6.5 with a minimum score of 5.5 in all skills.
Prior to your application, we highly recommend you visit a secondary school to gain an insight into contemporary approaches to teaching design and technology in the UK.
Download our application experience guidelines for more information about experience requirements and interview advice for this course. This document includes important information about your application. Failure to provide sufficient information may result in your application being unsuccessful.
We consider other qualifications from the UCAS tariff. Applicants with alternative qualifications or a combination of qualifications and work experience are also considered. We welcome applications from people of any age. Please contact us for further advice.
Meeting the qualifications on the entry criteria does not guarantee you a place. You should ensure that you submit a personal statement and reference as these are considered as part of the selection process. Guidelines on personal statements and references can be found on the UCAS website.
As you will work with children, you must complete a declaration of criminal convictions and health check forms.
2013 entry requirements
GCSE English language and mathematics at grade C or above, plus one of the following
successfully completing the equivalent of one year's full-time degree study in a relevant area, such as BTEC or HND/HNC, City and Guilds full technical certificate level 3, Open University 120 credits
higher education credit accumulation and transfer scheme 120 credits at level one in an area related to design and technology such as engineering product design construction electronics ICT systems materials technology practical arts
Fees
Home and EU students
2013/14 academic year
For 2013 entry, mandatory UK field trips are included in the course fee.
International students
2013/14 academic year
Typically £10,680 a year
2014/15 academic year
Typically £11,250 a year
How to apply
You apply for this course through UCAS.
Contact details
For more information or to check the progress of your application phone +44 (0)114 225 5555, fax +44 (0)114 225 2167, e-mail admissions@shu.ac.uk