Technological Education

Technological education is the academic and professional preparation for teaching design and technology in Scottish secondary schools. Design and technology as a school subject is concerned with developing students' ability to design, make, and evaluate products and systems, and to understand the role of technology in society. It is a practically engaged discipline that develops creativity, problem-solving, and technical competence alongside critical thinking about the consequences of technological change.

Teachers of technological education inspire young people to engage with the made world analytically and constructively.

At Glasgow this four-year full-time degree is designed to lead directly to professional registration as a teacher with the General Teaching Council for Scotland, qualifying you to teach technological education in Scottish secondary schools. You will develop your subject knowledge across the range of areas that technological education encompasses, including product design, engineering, craft, and digital fabrication, alongside the educational theory, pedagogy, and professional practice that effective teaching requires. Placements in schools are integral to the programme, giving you sustained experience of classroom teaching alongside your academic study.

The typical entry tariff of 184 points reflects the academic and professional expectations of the programme.

Graduating from this programme leads to newly qualified teacher status and employment in Scottish secondary schools, where technological education teachers are in demand. Glasgow's strong reputation in teacher education, combined with the practical focus of the programme, means graduates are well prepared to enter the classroom. With experience, teachers can progress to head of department, pastoral leadership, and management roles, and some move into curriculum development, educational research, or teacher education themselves.

The subject specialism is also valued in further education and in roles in the design and technology industries where experience of education is an advantage.