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Chemistry with Secondary Education (QTS) at Nottingham Trent University - UCAS

Course summary

This course is ideal for students who want to develop their Chemistry knowledge as well as gain Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) which will allow them to teach in a secondary educational environment. Students on this course will be supported to become a confident and competent secondary school teacher who can enable children to learn effectively in a chosen subject specialism. Why choose this course?

  • The course allows you to explore Chemistry in depth and gradually moves from an emphasis on the acquisition of subject knowledge and its applications in Year One and Year Two, to an emphasis on the pedagogical and professional knowledge and understanding required by an effective subject specialist teacher in the final year.
  • The course design combines the essential elements required to prepare you to become a successful Early Career Teacher (ECT). These are: advanced subject knowledge at undergraduate level; knowledge of how children learn and are taught; specialist knowledge required to teach the chosen school subject and experience of being a practitioner in secondary schools.
  • Years Two and Three of your study include educational placement elements in order to prepare you for the workplace.
Course accreditation We are accredited by the UK Government's Department for Education as a provider of initial teacher-training courses. Successful completion of the course leads to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). This means you can be employed as an Early Career Teacher (ECT) in a school to complete your induction year.

Modules

In Year One, you will study the following Chemistry modules: Organic Structure and Function; Inorganic Bonding and Solid State Materials; Physical State of Matter; Spectroscopic and Chromatographic Analysis; Professional Development; Introduction to Specialist Areas of Chemistry. In Year Two, you will study a number of Chemistry modules, as well as a year long education module which includes a work-based placement. The core modules include: Organic Chemistry; Inorganic Chemistry; Physical Chemistry; Analytical Chemistry; and Learning Chemistry: Pedagogy, Progression and Practice. You'll also choose from one of the following optional modules: Modern Day Materials; Chemical Technology; Pharmaceutical Chemistry; and Applied Instrumental Analysis. In the final year of your study, you focus on you developing an in-depth knowledge of the pedagogical skills, assessment requirements and self-reflection required to be a successful Early Career Teacher: Learning to be a teacher; Learning to teach; Learning to teach a subject 1; and Learning to teach a subject 2.

Qualified teacher status (QTS)

To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:

  • Secondary

How to apply

Application codes

Course code:
F111
Institution code:
N91
Campus name:
Clifton Campus
Campus code:
2

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

We also consider equivalent qualifications and combinations. Please contact Nottingham Trent University Admissions team for further information.

Additional entry requirements

Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)

Health checks

Interview


Student Outcomes

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

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

Tuition fees for Home undergraduate students for 2024 are £9250. The current expectation is that the University may increase this for future and subsequent years of study in line with inflation and as specified by the Government.
Chemistry with Secondary Education (QTS) at Nottingham Trent University - UCAS