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Music (Professional Graduate Diploma in Education, PGDE) (Taught)
- Study level:
- Postgraduate
- Scheme:
- UCAS Conservatoires
Course summary
The Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (Music) is a vocational programme for graduates who aspire to teach music in secondary schools. On this programme, you will engage with intensive studies in education (professional studies), 90 days of school placement and specialised music studies.
Following graduation, you will qualify for provisional registration with the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS). All eligible graduates are guaranteed a probationary year of classroom teaching. GTCS standards are recognised in the UK and internationally.
Professional Studies
Professional Studies will focus on your developing identity as a teacher: exploring issues related to learning and teaching in Scotland; key issues about how children learn and teacher professionalism including the GTCS Standard for Provisional Registration.
Placement
Subject specialist lectures will prepare you for placements and give you an opportunity to develop skills required for teaching music. Placements will be in different schools where you will be supported by music teachers and an RCS School Experience Tutor. School placements are normally offered within reasonable travelling distance of your term-time address.
Specialist Music Studies
Specialist music studies are designed to support your work in the classroom. You will study and practice a number of specialist music pedagogies (e.g. Kodaly, Orff, Dalcroze) as well as building on and reconceptualising your previous studies in music for the classroom context.
Please note, while you will perform your principal study as part of your entrance audition, this will not be part of the teaching on the course.
Course details
Principal study options
During the application and audition process, you must select which instrument(s) you wish to specialise in for the duration of your course. On this course, you can choose from the following options:
Main specialism
Only one specialism is studied. It may be possible to study a further instrument, but this will not contribute towards the qualification.
Instrument/specialisms
For all courses, you must select at least one specialism from the 'primary' list. For those studying primary/secondary pathways, two instruments may be selected – one from the 'primary' list and one from the 'secondary' list. Joint pathway students may select any two instruments from either list.
Primary instrument/specialism
- Accordion
- Bassoon
- Bodhran
- Button Accordion (Traditional Music)
- Cello
- Cello (Traditional Music)
- Clarinet
- Clarinet (Jazz)
- Cornet
- Double Bass
- Double Bass (Jazz)
- Drumkit
- Drumkit (Jazz)
- Electric bass (jazz)
- Euphonium
- Fiddle
- Flugelhorn
- Flute
- Flute (Jazz)
- Flute (Traditional Music)
- Gaelic Song
- Guitar (Classical)
- Guitar (Electric)
- Guitar (Jazz)
- Guitar (Traditional Music)
- Harp
- Harpsichord
- Highland Bagpipes
- Horn (French)
- Horn (Tenor)
- Mandolin
- Mandolin (Traditional Music)
- Oboe
- Organ
- Percussion (Orchestral) & Timpani
- Piano
- Piano (Jazz)
- Piano (Traditional Music)
- Piano Accordion (Traditional Music)
- Pipe Band Snare Drum
- Saxophone
- Saxophone (Alto) Jazz
- Saxophone (Baritone) Jazz
- Saxophone (Soprano) Jazz
- Saxophone (Tenor) Jazz
- Scots Song
- Scottish Harp
- Trombone (Alto)
- Trombone (Bass)
- Trombone (Jazz)
- Trombone (Tenor)
- Trumpet
- Trumpet (Jazz)
- Tuba
- Viola
- Violin
- Violin (Jazz)
- Voice (Alto)
- Voice (Baritone)
- Voice (Bass)
- Voice (Bass-Baritone)
- Voice (Contralto)
- Voice (Counter-Tenor)
- Voice (Jazz)
- Voice (Mezzo-Soprano)
- Voice (Soprano)
- Voice (Tenor)
- Whistle
Modules
More information about what the course entails can be found on our website: https://www.rcs.ac.uk/courses/professional-graduate-diploma-in-education-music/
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How to apply
This course is closed for the 2024 academic cycle. Please contact the provider or view the 2025 courses.
If you are an international applicant, or you are applying for a postgraduate course, or are choosing certain assessment locations, the 'on time' deadline may be later in the year - please contact the conservatoire directly.
Apply by
31 January
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- WX44
- Institution code:
- R58
- Campus name:
- Main Site
- Campus Code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
International applicants
Currently around 20% of our students come from outside the UK. Between them they represent over 60 different nationalities and add a rich multicultural diversity to RCS.
Entry requirements
A degree from a UK Higher Education Institution or a degree of an equivalent standard from an institution out with the UK.
The degree should normally contain 80 SCQF credit points in music, 40 of which must have been studied at SCQF level 8 or above.
Higher English (or equivalent) at grade C or above
Maths at either National 5, Standard Grade 2 or Intermediate 2 at grade C or above (or equivalent)
Additional entry requirements
- Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 7 | Applicants who first language is not English will be required to provide evidence of proficiency in English. An IELTS score of 7.0 in each component (with no component below 6.5) is required. |
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| Location | Fee | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Channel Islands | £9250* | Whole course |
| England | £9250* | Whole course |
| Northern Ireland | £9250* | Whole course |
| Wales | £9250* | Whole course |
| Republic of Ireland | £9250* | Whole course |
| Scotland | £1820* | Whole course |
| EU | £27968* | Whole course |
| International | £27968* | Whole course |
* This is a provisional fee and subject to change.
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
Additional fee information
For more information on fees and funding, please see our website - https://www.rcs.ac.uk/apply/finance/feesandfunding
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