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- Degree awarded
- PGCE
- Duration
- 10 months
- Entry requirements
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- Minimum 2:2 honours degree in business, management, economics, or a related subject, with at least half of the content directly related to business education.
- A strong academic record at A-level (or equivalent).
- Minimum grade C or 4 at GCSE (or equivalent) in English language and mathematics.
- How to apply
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This programme has now reached capacity for September 2021 entry and as such no further applications are being considered. Applications for September 2022 entry will be accepted from October 2021.
Course options
| Full-time | Part-time | Full-time distance learning | Part-time distance learning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PGCE | Y | N | N | N |
Course overview
- Become an outstanding secondary school Business Education teacher with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
- Study courses rated as 'outstanding' by Ofsted (Ofsted Report, 2019).
- Enjoy extensive periods of classroom experience supported by outstanding tutors and mentors.
Open days
We are carefully reviewing all of our recruitment events in light of the developing coronavirus outbreak. View the latest updates on measures we are taking.
As we're unable to host on-campus visits, or attend events like UCAS and overseas recruitment fairs at the moment, take a look at our virtual open day content to help you learn more about the University. You will be able to watch videos about the university, including accommodation, student finance and course-specific sessions. We'll update our website once plans for 2021 events are able to be confirmed.
We also attend the Department for Education's virtual Train to Teach roadshows.
Fees
For entry in the academic year beginning September 2021, the tuition fees are as follows:
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PGCE (full-time)
UK students (per annum): £9,250
International, including EU, students (per annum): £20,000
Further information for EU students can be found on our dedicated EU page.
The fees quoted above will be fully inclusive for the course tuition, administration and computational costs during your studies.
Self-funded international applicants for this course will be required to pay a deposit of £1,000 towards their tuition fees before a confirmation of acceptance for studies (CAS) is issued. This deposit will only be refunded if immigration permission is refused. We will notify you about how and when to make this payment.
For general fees information, please visit postgraduate fees
Policy on additional costs
All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).
Scholarships/sponsorships
- tax-free bursary or scholarship;
- tuition fee loan and maintenance loan;
- extra financial support if you're a parent, or have an adult dependant or a disability.
Depending on your circumstances you could receive all three. Find out more at the Department for Education website .
You can find out more about the scholarships and bursaries we have available on our funding page .
Contact details
- School/Faculty
- School of Environment, Education and Development
- Contact name
- Recruitment and Admissions Team
- pgce@manchester.ac.uk
- Website
- http://www.seed.manchester.ac.uk/subjects/education/pgce/
- School/Faculty
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See: The School .
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