Program Overview

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Birmingham City University

About BCU

Birmingham City University is a large and diverse university set in the heart of Birmingham with a focus on practice-based learning. With over 31,000 students from over 100 countries, we offer a wide range of contemporary courses, built with practice-based learning and international opportunities at every stage.

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Courses Found

26 courses found

• Arts and Education Practices - MA

Postgraduate Taught | 2025/26 entry

MA Arts and Education Practices is designed for the artist educator who wants to develop and refine their skills in working with others through artistic practice. The course aims to engage students with education as a practice of freedom and as a site of growth and transformation.

• Education - MA

Postgraduate Taught | 2025/26 entry

Are you a teacher, lecturer or trainer? Are you keen to boost your professional qualifications and knowledge? Or are you simply interested in the field of education? If so, this MA Education course is for you.

• Education (Early Years) - MA

Postgraduate Taught | 2025/26 entry

The MA in Education (Early Years) is designed specifically for practitioners working in the early years sector and can be studied part-time alongside and in support of your day-to-day role. Each module builds upon the experience...

• Education (International Education) - MA

Postgraduate Taught | 2025/26 entry

Do you want to expand your understanding of international education in a fast-changing world? Are you looking to form the foundation of a future career in many different educational or training settings? If so our MA Education...

• Master of Education – Leadership in Learning (Teach First) - MA

Postgraduate Taught | 2025/26 entry

The Masters award is available to ambassadors of the Teach First Leadership Development Programme (LDP). The LDP is a leadership programme, facilitated by Teach First colleagues that runs alongside the PGDE, which Teach First...

• Primary and Early Years (Physical Education) with QTS - PGCE

Postgraduate Taught | 2025/26 entry

Do you have a passion for educating children, and the value and role Physical Education can play in their development? If your aim is to become a reflective, critical and enquiring primary school teacher then our PGCE Primary...

• Primary and Early Years Education with QTS - PGCE

Postgraduate Taught | 2025/26 entry

Do you have a passion for educating children, supporting their academic and personal growth at a key stage in their development? Is your aim to become a reflective, critical and enquiring primary school teacher? Then our PGCE...

• Primary Education with Specialism in Mathematics with QTS - PGCE

Postgraduate Taught | 2025/26 entry

If you want to gain a flying start to your teaching career by gaining Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), but also want to highlight your mathematics expertise, this course is ideal for you. Our PGCE Primary Education with...

• Primary Education with Specialism in SEN with QTS - PGCE

Postgraduate Taught | 2025/26 entry

Do you have a passion for educating children, particularly those with Special Educational Needs (SEN)? If your aim is to become a reflective, critical and enquiring primary school teacher then our PGCE Primary Education with...

• Secondary Art and Design with QTS - PGCE

Postgraduate Taught | 2025/26 entry

Are you looking for a career that will enable you to use your skills in art and design to encourage young people to explore, challenge and understand the world in which they live through learning in Art and Design at school? If...

• Secondary Computer Science with QTS - PGCE

Postgraduate Taught | 2025/26 entry

Are you committed to becoming a passionate teacher who can inspire pupils to realise the potential of this important and far-reaching subject? If so, then we're looking to train you on our PGCE Secondary in Computer Science! Our...

• Secondary Design and Technology: Food, Textiles and Product Design with QTS - PGCE

Postgraduate Taught | 2025/26 entry

Do you want to become a capable, articulate teacher who can inspire children to combine designing and practical skills with in-depth knowledge and understanding? If so, our PGCE in Secondary Design and Technology (Food, Textiles...

• Secondary Drama with QTS - PGCE

Postgraduate Taught | 2025/26 entry

Are you passionate about introducing the exciting world of learning through drama - in all its forms - to children and young people? This Secondary Drama PGCE will give you the strong grounding you need to make a contribution to...

• Secondary English with QTS - PGCE

Postgraduate Taught | 2025/26 entry

Do you want to help pupils express themselves, to become critical thinkers and develop the vital skills they need to succeed, not just in English, but also in other areas of their education and beyond? Our PGCE in English will...

• Secondary Geography with QTS - PGCE

Postgraduate Taught | 2025/26 entry

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...

• Secondary History with QTS - PGCE

Postgraduate Taught | 2025/26 entry

This course will enable you to use your degree level skills in the teaching of history so that the young people you work with can explore and engage with the history and cultures that have helped shaped our present. We believe...

• Secondary Mathematics with QTS - PGCE

Postgraduate Taught | 2025/26 entry

Do you want a career that enables you to help pupils master skills that are vital to their success, not just during their education, but for life? If so training to teach maths on our PGCE in Secondary Mathematics is course for...

• Secondary Modern Foreign Languages with QTS - PGCE

Postgraduate Taught | 2025/26 entry

If you are looking for a career where you can inspire, motivate and make a difference to the lives of young people, this course is for you. This course covers the 11-16 age range with post-16 enhancement. Our PGCE Secondary in...

• Secondary Music with QTS - PGCE

Postgraduate Taught | 2025/26 entry

Do you believe that music has a key role to play in every young person’s education? Are you determined to bring the subject alive for pupils? If so, our PGCE Secondary Music course will provide you with access to becoming an...

• Secondary Physical Education with Biology with QTS - PGCE

Postgraduate Taught | 2025/26 entry

This course will enable you to use your degree level skills in the teaching of Physical Education (PE) and Biology so that you can promote knowledge, understanding, skill and a wider love of learning for all pupils through the...