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Universities United Kingdom King's College London Courses Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Computing) PGCE

Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Computing) PGCE
at King's College London

London, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 19,772
Country Rank-
Duration9 Months
Score IELTS: 7 TOEFL: 100

Program Overview

The PGCE Computing at King's equips computing professionals and graduates to become inspiring secondary school teachers. The course emphasises learning through critical reflection on theory, practice and discussion with colleagues. King's has established strong links with excellent partner schools and can offer trainees a rich and diverse experience of curriculum planning and delivery. Trainees benefit from our central London location and participate in specifically organised visits, which have included trips to the Raspberry Pi Academy and the Science Museum pending availability.

Course Content
Program structure

Professional Practice in Education (45-credit module)

This module covers the teaching practice that students carry out in secondary schools. As such, much of the time commitment is dedicated to teaching and planning lessons. The following will give you an idea of what a typical academic workload might look like as you progress through your studies:

Seminars/tutorials: 14 contact hours (seminars/tutorials designed to evaluate teaching performance and provide feedback).

Teaching: 200-220 hours of teaching (this includes time teaching by oneself and ‘team teaching’ in groups).

Self study/assignment work: 216 hours to include lesson planning, observing lessons, marking pupils work.

School Data (15 credit module)

Lectures/seminars: 10 contact hours

Self-study/ assignment work: 140 hours

Studying Policy & Professional Practice (30-credit module)

Lectures/seminars: 25.5 contact hours

Self-study/assignment work: 274.5 hours of self-study

Focused Pedagogical Studies (30-credit module)

Lectures/seminars: 200 contact hours.

Self-study/assignment work: 100 hours of self-study.
Entry Requirement
Indian universities considered highly prestigious : Bachelor degree (Honours/Special) with a score of: 60% or 7.5 out of 10.
Indian universities considered prestigious : Bachelor degree (Honours/Special) with a score of: 63% or 7.7 out of 10.
Other recognised Indian universities : Bachelor degree (Honours/Special) with a score of; 65% or 8 out of 10. The differing grading systems at Indian universities will be taken into consideration. If your degree is graded out of 4, 7 or 8, your scores would be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

Fees & Scholarships

International Tuition Fees:

£19772 per year

Career Prospect

The majority of trainees go into teaching or other areas of education; many become heads of departments or members of senior management teams; some take up careers in educational administration in the advisory or inspection services.

Cost Of Studying At King's College London

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Computing) PGCE at King's College London