Course Description
We offer Postgraduate Diploma Secondary Education (Modern Languages) courses in each of French, German, Italian and Spanish, or combinations of any two of these. The programme (accredited by the GTC for Scotland) prepares graduates to teach modern languages in secondary schools. In common with most Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programmes, a total of half of the duration, namely 18 weeks, is spent in school experience. Some of the time spent in school experience may be negotiated with the schools. Placements must be in at least two schools and there are three placement blocks in total. The other notional 18 weeks are spent in a combination of in-university learning and online distance learning. The dates of the in-university blocks are fixed, for both one-year and two-year routes.

Course Fees
Course fees are subject to change and you are advised to check the current details with the Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS).

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Assessment method
School Experience placements are assessed on a shared basis by university tutors and staff in the partner schools. The first school experience is formatively assessed and will provide a base line from which the student can, with support, identify appropriate goals for the rest of the programme. The remaining school experience blocks are assessed summatively. The learning in the initial modules is assessed by a written assignment, the final module is assessed by the submission of an Electronic Portfolio which addresses the Standard for Initial Teacher Education (SITE) and draws on all the learning in the programme. Throughout the programme there will be an emphasis on purposeful reflection and peer evaluation using key points in SITE to inform development aims; the use of an Electronic Portfolio to evaluate attainment of these aims and to expand professional capability.

Entry Requirements
You must have an SCE higher grade pass in English or equivalent, and either: a degree from a higher education institution in the United Kingdom; or a degree of an equivalent standard from outside the United Kingdom. The content of your degree must be relevant to the subject you want to teach. For the first foreign language offered, you must: have a degree with at least 80 credit points in the language you want to teach; and have lived for six months in a country where the language is spoken before starting the programme; and prove to the University of Dundee that you are competent in speaking the relevant language. Your academic study must include an element which will allow you to contribute to the wider aspects of programmes of study in schools, such as literature, cultural studies, area studies or languages in work. While living abroad you must have fully taken part in the language and culture of the relevant country. You must normally have lived in the relevant country in blocks of at least three months. Applicants who have spent one of their study years abroad will be considered as having met the residency requirement in the language in question. If you wish to enrol for more than one language, you must: fully meet the requirements for your first foreign language (above); and have a degree with at least 80 credit points in the second language you want to teach; and have lived for at least three months in a country where the second language is spoken before starting the programme; and prove to the University of Dundee that you are competent in speaking the relevant language. Overseas students should make contact with the Programme Administrator to discuss their Degree, English and Maths qualifications.Students are required to have a satisfactory Disclosure check before commencing the programme. You will also need ready access to the internet to complete the programme.

Venue Description
Accommodation may be available to those undertaking certain learning opportunities and the institution will provide details. Childcare facilities are available on site. Early booking of sessions is strongly recommended due to high demand of limited places. Guidance and advice may be available for all aspects of student life. Facilities/Support are available for students with hearing impairment. Facilities/Support are available for students whose main language is not English. Facilities/Support are available for students with learning difficulties. Facilities/Support are available for students with restricted mobility. Facilities/Support are available for students with visual impairment.

Course Venue
Nethergate
Dundee
DD1 4HN

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