MA Education
About this course
MA (Hons) in Education. Core topics include Research Methods, Policy Analysis, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The course leads to provisional registration with the General Teaching Council for Scotland, with professional practice placements in nursery and primary stages throughout the degree. Students collaborate with Community Education and Social Work students in their first year.
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Entry requirements
A level: CCC (English + Mathematics) IB: 28 points, including 5, 5, 4 at higher level Essential subjects: Higher Level English at 5 and Standard Level Mathematics at 4 Higher / Advanced Higher, SQA (standard): BBBB (Essential subjects: Higher English at B and National 5 Mathematics, or Application of Mathematics at C).
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 22%: 145 offers from 673 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 41 final-year students who answered
- Teaching on my course: 91%
- Learning opportunities: 85%
- Assessment and feedback: 70%
- Academic support: 92%
- Organisation and management: 75%
- Learning resources: 91%
- Student voice: 87%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 65 students who started
- Continued on course: 88%
- Left higher education: 13%
What graduates do next
Based on about 17 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 75%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 75%
- Administrative occupations: 5%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 5%
- Secretarial and related occupations: 5%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 95%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 70%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 55%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 85 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- Scotland: 98%
- Northern Ireland: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 65 students who started
- A levels: 85%
- Baccalaureate: 2%
- Other HE qualification: 14%
Accreditation & quality ratings
- Accredited by the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS).
Modules
- Pedagogical Studies 1 (Year 1)
- Teaching Across the Curriculum (Year 1)
- Professional Practice (Year 1)
- Working Together
- Values: Self, Society and the Professions
- Global Economic Perspectives
- Introduction to Literary Study
- Reading the Screen: An Introduction to Film Studies
- Social and Environmental Challenges in an Unequal World
- Humanities in Practice
- Languages for All - Arabic Stage 1 (Accredited)
- Languages for All - Arabic Stage 2 (Accredited)
- Languages for All - French Stage 1 (Accredited)
- Languages for All - German Stage 1 (Accredited)
- Languages for All - Chinese (Mandarin) Stage 2 (Accredited)
- Languages for All - Russian Stage 1 (Accredited)
- Politics and Public Policy
- Introductory Psychology:1
- Sustainable Development and the Environment
- Planning for Sustainable Places
- Languages (Year 2)
- STEM
- Learning from Life (Year 2)
- Professional Practice (Year 2)
- Learning and Teaching for Sustainability
- Teaching Across the Curriculum 2
- Learning across Subject Boundaries
- Learning and Teaching for Equity and Wellbeing
- Pedagogical Studies 2
- Theory and Practice of Learning and Teaching including Professional Practice (Year 3)
- Education and Childhood in Global Contemporary Society
- Research and the Teacher (Year 3)
- Research and the Teacher: Extended Professional Enquiry (Literature Based) (Year 4)
- Policies, Practices and Issues in Education
- Pedagogical Studies 3 (Year 4)
- Professional Practice Year 4 - All Stages (Choice)
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of MA Education at University of Dundee earn?
The median salary is £40,000 after 15 months, £32,500 after 3 years, £36,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £34,500 and £38,000. The £36,500 median after five years is £4,000 more than the UK median for Teacher training.
What do graduates of MA Education at University of Dundee do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on MA Education at University of Dundee?
91% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for MA Education at University of Dundee?
The typical offer is CCC at A level, or 28 points in the IB. The average entrant had 168 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for MA Education at University of Dundee?
22% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 145 offers from 673 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Is MA Education at University of Dundee accredited?
Yes. Accredited by the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS).
How many students continue on MA Education at University of Dundee?
88% of students continued into their second year, and 13% left higher education.