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Degree Programme Table: MA (Hons) in Primary Education with Gaelic (Learners) (UTMAHGAPRL3F)

Jump to: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5

Year 1 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: September

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Educational Studies 1b: Teaching, learning and the Curriculum for Excellence

Must be passed

EDUA08100 20 credits
Primary Literacies 1: Developing literacy in the early stages

Must be passed

EDUA08097 20 credits
Educational Studies 1a: Introduction to Education and Education Research

Must be passed

EDUA08105 20 credits
Primary Studies 1: The Nature of Knowledge

Must be passed

EDUA08106 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Gaelic 1A

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be passed
Gaelic 1A
CELT08004 40 credits
OR

Gaelic 1B

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be passed
Gaelic 1B
CELT08005 40 credits

Year 2 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: August

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Mathematics in Primary Education

Must be passed

EDUA08096 20 credits
Linguistics and the Gaelic Language

Must be passed

CELT08019 20 credits
Primary Studies 2: Learning and Integrating the Curriculum

Must be passed

EDUA08111 20 credits
Educational Studies 2a: Child & Adolescent Development in Education

Must be passed

EDUA08099 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Gaelic 2A

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be passed
Gaelic 2A
CELT08006 40 credits
OR

Gaelic 2B

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be passed
Gaelic 2B
CELT08007 40 credits

Year 3 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: August

Notes:
1. Students will study on a one-year immersion course at Sabhal Mor Ostaig, University of the Highlands and Islands.
2. The work-based module (Greis-gniomhachais) for University of Edinburgh students on An Cursa Comais will be in a Gaelic-medium school.
3. Students and the Programme Director will receive a transcript of the marks attained by each student in the six completed modules.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
An Cùrsa Comais
EDUA07002 0 credits

Year 4 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: August

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Primary Studies 3: Learning Through and For Practice (Gaelic)
EDUA10189 20 credits
Education and Gaelic in Scotland
EDUA10187 20 credits
Professional Experience and Practice (Gaelic-medium education)
EDUA10202 80 credits

Year 5 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: August

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Educational Studies 4: Independent Research Project in Education
EDUA10172 40 credits
Theory and Pedagogy of Bilingual and Immersion Education
EDUA10198 20 credits
Primary Literacies 2: Developing literacies in the middle and upper stages
EDUA10168 20 credits
Additional Support for Learning: Inclusive Approaches
EDUA10082 20 credits

Course options

Primary Education with Gaelic

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Please note that all courses may not run every year.
Gender and Primary Education
EDUA10093 20 credits
Cognitive and Social Child Development in Education
EDUA10150 20 credits
Promoting Health and Wellbeing in Primary School: theory and policy into practice
EDUA10186 20 credits
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