PGDE Secondary Education: Business Education

Our PGDE in Business Education course will prepare you for a bright career educating tomorrow’s accountants, lawyers, business analysts, social media experts and marketing professionals.

Business education teachers are often the ‘go-to’ for technological innovation and advice.   Therefore, the course uses a range of applications and digital platforms, and you will be supported to develop your skills in using these with pupils.  You can undertake the Microsoft Innovative Educator and Apple Teacher awards on this course. 

Business education teachers from Strathclyde have a renowned excellence reputation in business education departments across Scotland and beyond. The course promotes the highest standards of excellence in teaching in general and the high expectations of Scotland's business education leading community.

Degree requirements

A degree in business and management, or international equivalent.

Additional requirements

Degree must include:

• A minimum of 40 SCQF credits at SCQF Level 7 or above, and 40 SCQF credits at SCQF Level 8 or above, from at least two and preferably all three of the following subjects:
  - Accounting
  - Economics
  - Business Management, for example, marketing, human resources, management

IT qualification

Applicants must be able to demonstrate evidence of study within eight years of the course start date related to relevant Information Technology Skills. Alternatively, applicants must be able to demonstrate recent use in the industry of Microsoft Office packages.

Maths & English

• Higher (SCQF Level 6) English Grade C or above

• National 5 (SCQF Level 5) Mathematics Grade C or above

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.