Mathematics with Education and Qualified Teacher Status
Sheffield Hallam University
Mathematics with Education and Qualified Teacher Status
Course Summary
**Please note that the information provided relates to the current academic year and is subject to change without notice by Sheffield Hallam University.
Please check the Sheffield Hallam University website for the latest information.**
**Course summary**
- Gain a deep understanding of mathematics and learn to teach effectively.
- Benefit from a 90% course employment record, and healthy job market.
- Qualify as a teacher faster than through a PGCE.
- Gain hands-on experience with school placements from your first year onwards.
- Prepare yourself for advanced qualifications in maths.
- Move quickly into a full-time secondary teaching post in mathematics. You develop your understanding of the subject, starting from your own level, while attaining vital theoretical and practical experience of teaching. You graduate with Qualified Teacher Status, ready for full-time employment in a subject with a national shortage of such.
**How you learn**
- All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.
- This rounded course allows for rewarding individual and collaborative study alongside school placements from your first year. As well as developing an in-depth knowledge of Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 (GCSE) and post-16 mathematics, you'll learn how to effectively impart this knowledge via teaching theory lessons and school-based experience.
**You learn through:**
- lessons from mathematics tutors and education specialists
- school placements from early in the course, with at least 24 weeks in total
- advanced modules preparing you for the different stages of secondary teaching
- small groups and a collaborative atmosphere
- research, practical work, presentations and written assignments
- academic tutorials
**Applied learning
Work placements**
- Starting from one day per week in your first year to longer periods in your second and third, you will work in schools to gain practical experience vital for teaching. - You will be assigned a school-based mentor to help you hone your practical skills and apply your theory - helping you to work with individual students up to full classes. Sheffield Hallam has strong links to regional secondary schools to ensure your training is of the highest quality. Many of our graduates attain full time employment at their placement schools.
**Future careers**
The majority of our graduates go directly into employment as qualified teachers, and the course's employment record currently stands at 90%. A number of key transferrable skills are also developed throughout the course allowing for alternative progression or career routes.
**This course prepares you for a career in:**
- teaching
- academic careers as a researcher via Masters level study and PhD
- local authority/voluntary sector worker or researcher
- non-government organisation (NGO) administrative and research posts
- enrichment work with young people
- more general graduate careers including, for example, retail management and the civil service
Course Details - Modules
Module and assessment information for future years is displayed as currently validated and may be liable to change. When selecting electives, your choices will be subject to the core requirements of the course. As a result, selections may be limited to a choice between one of two or more specified electives in some instances.
Year 1
Compulsory modules
Development Of Mathematical Thought 20 Coursework
Mathematics For Meaning A 20 Coursework
Mathematics For Meaning B 20 Coursework
Practice In The Context Of Learning And Teaching 20 Coursework
Problem Solving Through Modelling 20 Coursework
Sets And Matrices 20 Coursework
The Experience Of Learning Mathematics 20 Coursework
Year 2
Compulsory modules
20Th And 21St Century Applications Of Mathematics 20
Development Of Geometric Ideas 20
Introduction To Fundamental Constructs In Mathematics Education 20
Relations And Functions 20
School Based Training 1 -
Statistical Literacy 20
Elective modules
Developing Learning And Teaching Within The Curriculum 20
Final year
Compulsory modules
Becoming A Mathematics Teacher 20
Development Of Ideas In Number Theory 20
Groups And Geometry 20
Infinite Processes 20
Professional Studies In Education 20
School Based Training 2 -
Course Details – Assessment Method
Coursework
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.
How to Apply
26 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:
XG11
Institution code:
S21
Campus Name:
Main Site
Campus code:
Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
This must include at least two A levels or equivalent BTEC National qualifications, including at least 32 points from A level Mathematics. For example:
BBC at A Level including a relevant subject(s).
A combination of qualifications, which may include AS Levels, EPQ and general studies.
60 credits with at least 45 at level 3 (the rest at level 2) from a relevant Open College Network accredited course. At least 18 level 3 credits should be in mathematics at merit or distinction level. It will support your application to be studying mathematics to at least AS level.
Please note the University will only admit students who are aged 18 or over at the point of enrolment.
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs):
70%
Go onto work and study:
90%
Fees and funding
Additional Fee Information
Our tuition fees for UK students starting full-time undergraduate study in 2022/2023 are regulated by the UK government and are yet to be confirmed. For an indication, our tuition fees for UK students starting this course in 2021/22 are £9,250 per year.
Our tuition fees for International/EU students are also yet to be confirmed, however you can see the course page on the Sheffield Hallam Website for more information.
Provider information
City Campus
Howard Street
Address3 are not listed for this Course.
Sheffield
S1 1WB
Career tips, advice and guides straight to your inbox.