Education, child and youth studies
Pursue your love for education with UHI’s range of teaching courses. Complete a degree in your chosen interest, then progress to postgraduate studies (PGDE) to qualify as a primary or secondary teacher. Alternatively, take one of UHI’s four-year teaching degrees, combining a specialized area of study with teaching placements throughout your studies, to fast-track your teaching career into Gaelic, food, nutrition and textiles, moral and philosophical studies with religious education or technological secondary teaching.
Discover your ideal preparation for a career in child and youth work with our child and youth studies degree, with options to work while you study with childhood practice and early learning and childcare or to have placements during your degree with our child and youth studies with community learning and development course.
Undergraduate
- Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning
- Child and Youth Studies
- Child and Youth Studies with Community Learning and Development
- Childhood Practice
- Early Learning and Childcare
- Food, Nutrition and Textiles
- Gaelic and Education
- Gàidhlig agus Foghlam
- Moral and Philosophical Studies with Religious Education
- Technological Education
If you don't initially meet the entry requirements for degree study there is always another route and you may want to consider an HNC or access course.
Postgraduate
- Children and Young People’s Participation and Leadership
- Digital Pedagogy
- Gaelic Education (Foghlam Gàidhlig)
- Outdoor and Adventure Therapeutic Practice
- Primary teaching - English or Gaelic
- Research Methods
- Secondary teaching - English or Gaelic
- Specialist Qualification in Headship (and Educational Leadership)
- Teaching Qualification Further Education
- Tertiary and Higher Education
Teacher education
- Dedicated and experienced teaching staff
- Providing the only teaching education course in Scotland delivered entirely in Gaelic
- Distance learning opportunities
- Supportive peer community
- Blended course structure
PGDE + PGDE Gaelic + Food, Nutrition and Textiles + Gaelic and Education + Moral and Philosophical Studies with Religious Education + Technological Education
Kelsey, moral and philosophical studies with religious education student
"I've always wanted to be a teacher. This is a four year course that completely sets me up to be a RMPS teacher. I would say to anyone else considering UHI to go for it! The support has been amazing, and we all feel like family."
Kelsey is studying BA (Hons) Moral and Philosophical Studies with Religious Education at HTC, a partner at UHI.
Careers
Graduates progress into a variety of roles:
- Child development
- Education and teaching
- Research and development
- Youth development and mentoring
As a teacher, you really can change young people’s lives for the better. From promoting their creativity and improving their academic performance to sowing the seeds of life-long learning and developing their career aspirations. No wonder 68% of pupils remember the name of their favourite teacher.*
*Survey commissioned by the Scottish Government, in partnership with YouGov Sept 2019