Secondary Music with Specialist Instrument Teaching with QTS*
Manchester Metropolitan UniversityManchester, United Kingdom
Course overview
Our one-year Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) prepares you to teach the secondary school music curriculum for the 11-16 age range. This is a practical course where you will be immersed in music making, teaching and encouraged to use and develop your musical skills. We teach you through practical sessions, and...
Key highlights
- Prepares you to teach secondary music to the 11-16 age range
- Practical course immersing you in music making and teaching
- Encourages you to use and develop your own musical skills
- Taught mainly through practical sessions
- Leads to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:2 — or above
- Degree: 3rd — considered case by case
- GCSE: C/4 or above — to include English Language, Mathematics
- Additional condition: dbs_check — A Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced Check and DfE Fitness to Teach occupational health clearance is require
- Additional condition: occupational_health — A Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced Check and DfE Fitness to Teach occupational health clearance is require
Scholarships
Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust Scholarships
The scholarship award will cover the programme tuition fees of £22,000 and includes a bursary of £11,250.
Up to £22,000Business School International Postgraduate Scholarship
£5,000 in the first year of study.
Up to £5,000Postgraduate International Scholarship
£5,000 tuition fee scholarship in the first year of study for most eligible postgraduate taught courses. £3,000 tuition fee scholarship in the first year of study for the selected programmes.
Careers this course leads to
- Secondary school music teacher
- Head of music
- Instrumental music teacher
- Peripatetic music teacher
- Music education hub tutor
Cost of study
UK/Home: £9,535 per year | International: £21,500 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Manchester Metropolitan University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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