MA Primary Education with Gaelic (Fluent Speakers)
Entry requirements
A level: ABB (required: no specific A level subjects required) IB: 34 points with 655 at HL
About this course
MA (Hons) in Primary Education with Gaelic (Fluent Speakers), an education degree focused on preparing teachers for Gaelic-medium and English primary settings. Core topics include Research Methods. The four-year programme is delivered jointly between Moray House School of Education and Sport and the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures. The first year introduces foundational themes through Primary Studies, Primary Literacies, Educational Studies, and Gaelic 1B. The second year continues with Primary Studies, Educational Studies, Gaelic 2B, Linguistics and the Gaelic Language, and Mathematics in Primary Education. The third year involves a year-long school placement in a Gaelic-medium setting combined with studying Education and Gaelic in Scotland and Primary Studies. The final year covers Primary Literacies, Educational Studies including a dissertation, Theory and Pedagogy of Bilingual and Immersion Education, and Additional Support for Learning.
Modules
- Primary Studies
- Primary Literacies
- Educational Studies
- Gaelic 1B, which includes practical classes in Scottish Gaelic and the study of verse and prose
- Primary Studies
- Educational Studies
- Gaelic 2B, which includes further practical language work, as well as the study of Scottish Gaelic's history and literature
- Linguistics and the Gaelic Language
- Mathematics in Primary Education
- complete a year-long school placement in a Gaelic-medium primary education setting
- experience a range of school stages
- work to develop the professional skills and abilities required for provisional registration with the General Teaching Council for Scotland
- study Education and Gaelic in Scotland, and Primary Studies (with a Gaelic-medium focus) during the year, coming back into the University on specific weeks for classes
- Primary Literacies
- Educational Studies, including a dissertation
- Theory and Pedagogy of Bilingual and Immersion Education
- Additional Support for Learning