Secondary History with QTS (11-16) - PGCE

Key highlights

• Applies degree-level subject knowledge to teaching history
• Prepares you to teach history to 11-16 year olds
• Helps young people explore histories and cultures shaping today
• Leads to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

Entry requirements

Scholarships

• Bowater Financial Assistance Award

• Graduate Scholarship

  20% fee discount for BCU graduates undertaking Master’s or PhD study.

  Up to 20% of fees

• International Postgraduate Scholarships

  BCU is offering a scholarship of £3,000 to all self-funding international postgraduate students joining BCU on a full-time postgraduate taught Master’s degree in 2026.

  Up to £3,000

Careers this course leads to

• Secondary school history teacher
• Humanities teacher
• Head of history department
• Museum education officer
• Heritage learning officer

Cost of study

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 Birmingham City University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.