Essential Science for Teaching
If you want to study Initial Teacher Education courses in Wales, you will need to have a GCSE C grade in English and Mathematics and, for a Primary teaching programme, a GCSE C grade in Science. This applies to courses studied at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. If you don’t currently meet these entry requirements, then don’t panic – we have the courses for you.
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At the University of South Wales, you can study specific modules to give you the equivalent qualification to a C grade.
Module Overview
These modules are recognised by Welsh higher education providers and equal to 20 credits at higher education level 4. Students need to be confident and competent at this level before starting the course, as you will build upon skills already gained. Assessment will comprise of 50% assignment and 50% timed assessment, run over 12 weeks and will cost £300 per module.
The module aims are:
- To develop student knowledge, skills and confidence to a standard of Science GCSE grade C equivalency.
- To enable students to develop oral, written and practical scientific skills.
- To equip students with the investigational and experimentation techniques that can be applied to real-life scientific situations.
- To develop students’ confidence and competence to provide a firm foundation in science.
A prerequisite of each module is that you already have grade D (or equivalent) in English Language, Mathematics, or Science, depending on where you the uplift is needed.
Course Highlights
How you’ll learn
The Essential Science module is delivered online on Mondays (5:30 to 7:30) for 12 weeks. The course tutor is Carol Wood.
Start dates
Essential Science - Thursday 26th Sept 2024
Essential Science - Thursday 16th January 2025
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Fees and Funding
How to Apply
There is an online application process for this course. Please choose the application form for your preferred start date and mode of study (i.e. full-time or part-time).
University Quality Assurance
At USW, we regularly review our courses in response to changing patterns of employment and skills demand to ensure we offer learning designed to reflect today’s student needs and tomorrow’s employer demands.
If during a review process course content is significantly changed, we’ll write to inform you and talk you through the changes for the coming year. But whatever the outcome, we aim to equip our students with the skillset and the mindset to succeed whatever tomorrow may bring. Your future, future-proofed.