BSc (Hons) Mathematics and Secondary Teaching (QTS)
| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2023-09-18 | - |
Program Overview
Overview
Open a gateway into the teaching profession as a qualified secondary mathematics teacher
If you’re hoping to become a secondary mathematics teacher, you could qualify within three years through this undergraduate degree route.
Our BSc (Hons) Mathematics and Secondary Teaching (QTS) course offers you a gateway into the teaching profession as a qualified secondary mathematics teacher with a recommendation for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), allowing you to teach in England and Wales.
Mathematics
Our team of expert tutors take you through our mathematics courses and what you can expect as a student at the University of Chichester.
Develop your knowledge of maths and learn the art of teaching
You will study a range of undergraduate mathematics and pedagogical modules that build on your current knowledge as you learn the practical, professional, and academic skills of teaching.
You will also spend 120 days of the course on school placement developing your practice in order to become an inspirational secondary mathematics teacher.
Proud history of teacher training
The University of Chichester has been training teachers for over 180 years and we look to train employable professionals who can get out there and make a difference.
You will be taught by experienced mathematics education specialists and our dedication to small teaching groups allows you develop strong professional relationships with the University teaching team.
On this course you will:
Program Outline
Teaching and Assessment
Innovative teaching methods that develop your full potential as a future teacher
Teaching
You will learn from expert and experienced staff who are here to help develop your mathematical knowledge and your skills leading the classroom.
Many of our staff have a strong background within education and use their experience to inform their teaching, as the help your development into a professional and capable teacher.
You will learn through seminar, tutorials and workshops across your degree. Our dedicated learning areas simulate real world classrooms, allowing you to become more familiar, confident and comfortable in teaching spaces ahead of your professional placements.
All learning is supported by contemporary pedagogical research, theories and discussion within a small class environment.
This allows our staff to really get to know you as individuals, and support you in your journey.
Assessment
Your assessments are built to support your theoretical learning and develop your communication skills, through essays, lesson plans, research reports, risk assessments or development plans.
For mathematics modules, assessments may include examinations, task sheets, and computer-based tests. We offer high levels of individual support throughout to ensure that you feel confident to take each step in your journey towards your degree.
The Course
Study fundamental mathematical concepts as you learn to become an outstanding teacher
You will study fundamental areas of mathematics including advanced calculus, statistical theories and applications, network analysis, machine learning, optimisation and game theory.
In addition, you will also take modules designed to enable you to study and appreciate the effective ways of teaching mathematics. These will draw on your and others experiences of learning. You will consider ideas and theories of inclusion, equality and diversity and how to respond as a professional, to contemporary issues in education.
You will spend time looking at the historical background of contemporary theories, debating and analysing their strengths and weaknesses and what this might mean in the classroom for learners.
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Calculus I
Calculus II
Childhood to Adulthood
Equality of Opportunity and Diversity
Introduction to Statistical Theory
Learning Communities – Children Learning, Children Thinking
Preparing for Professional Practice
Probability and Random Variables
Calculus I
Calculus I
This module builds on the material covered at A level and introduces some new fundamental areas of mathematics. Differential Calculus will be extended and you will start the study of the applications of differentials, as you learn to apply these to a variety of contexts including optimisation problems.
Calculus II
Calculus II
This module builds on the material covered at A level and introduces some new fundamental areas of mathematics. You will explore Integral Calculus in more detail and begin to study of the applications of integrals. These techniques will be applied to a variety of contexts including area and volumes.
Childhood to Adulthood
Childhood to Adulthood
This module develops your awareness of the biological, intellectual, social and emotional changes that occur from childhood through to adulthood. You will examine the phases of development in children from conception through to puberty, early adolescence and adolescence in a changing world. You also will examine growth and physical development in the early years, motor development and maturation.
Equality of Opportunity and Diversity
Equality of Opportunity and Diversity
This module will explore relationships between cultural identity, social policy and issues of equality and diversity.
You will examine key features of the theory and practice of social and educational inclusion from several perspectives, and explore issues, central to inclusion, human rights, equal opportunities, and social justice.
You will explore patterns of inequality in selected areas of social policy and provision with reference to the British experience and some international issues.
While the focus of the module will be on the British experience, some international issues will also be explored with the help of practitioners and your reading of literature.
You will have the opportunity to develop and share individual case studies, which will enable you to understand how policy affects the very real experience of individuals and institutions.
Introduction to Statistical Theory
Introduction to Statistical Theory
Statistics involves the analysis and interpretation of data with a view to making more informed decisions. As such, its importance in the 21st century can hardly be overstated: statistical techniques are fundamental tools in Data Science, Economics and Biology, to name a few.
In this module, you will gain an introduction to statistical inference and investigate topics such as point and interval estimation, hypothesis testing, and regression models.
Learning Communities – Children Learning, Children Thinking
Learning Communities – Children Learning, Children Thinking
This module explores the sociological influences relating to our success as learners.
You will use research on thinking, learning and development to consider how individuals can maximise learning opportunities for themselves and help others to learn.
In addition, you will explore influences on learning, development and identity and discuss how learners are included or excluded from education settings.
Central to the module is a sociocultural perspective on learning and education that looks beyond the individual to communities and the historical contexts in which learning takes place.
Preparing for Professional Practice
Preparing for Professional Practice
This module introduces you the core competencies that are required to enable development as a professional secondary mathematics teacher and in preparation for the 4-week school placement at the end of the module.
The content will equip you with the knowledge and understanding required for the 4-week full time placement.
Probability and Random Variables
Probability and Random Variables
This module provides a grounding in the theory of probability, and is an essential precursor for the subsequent study of mathematical statistics and operations research.
The emphasis will be on modelling real situations, including probability calculations motivated by statistical problems.
Applications of Probability
Calculus III
Developing Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching
Network Analysis
Perspectives in Research in Mathematics Education (Prime)
School Experience: Developing As A Teacher
Statistical Methods
Teaching and Learning Mathematics
Applications of Probability
Applications of Probability
This module aims to develop techniques in the use of probability in real-world contexts. Exploration of the theoretical mathematical models used to describe patterns of events that occur in time, and in space.
Calculus III
Calculus III
This module builds on the material covered within the first year calculus courses. Calculus will be extended to functions of more than one variable and applications of partial differentiation and multiple integrals.
Developing Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching
Developing Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching
This module explores what effective mathematics teachers need to know in terms of their own subject knowledge and depth of cognitive understanding.
Using current theoretical frameworks, you will develop your own cognitive understanding of key, foundational topics in the secondary curriculum, and analyse the important difference between knowing how to do maths and knowing how to teach mathematics.
Network Analysis
Network Analysis
In recent years, interest in the theory of complex networks has exploded. The advent of social media and progress in artificial intelligence have made network analysis into an indispensable tool.
In this course, you will study the mathematical theory that underlies network analysis; namely, graph theory. Graph theory is an exciting and rich subject in its own right and many of its results and principles will be studied in this module.
Perspectives in Research in Mathematics Education (Prime)
Perspectives in Research in Mathematics Education (Prime)
This module provides opportunities for studying how mathematics education is researched, and changing emphases in mathematics education and in research.
It provides insights into key questions, factors and issues associated with the study of school mathematics contexts.
It enables you to critically examine the evidence basis for current policies and initiatives in schools, and the application of research methodologies.
School Experience: Developing As A Teacher
School Experience: Developing As A Teacher
You will work on placement for ten weeks to support and develop your confidence to teach the whole class in mathematics at Key Stages 3 and 4.
You will be able to demonstrate a competent level of subject and pedagogical knowledge towards teaching mathematics in a secondary setting and through effective reflection will be able to understand the impact of your teaching on pupils’ learning.Statistical Methods
Statistical Methods
In this module, you will build on the material introduced in the first-year module to take a more in-depth look at the idea of estimation.
You will learn how to compare the relative strengths and weaknesses of estimators and how you would find good estimators.
We will guide you as to how to answer, as this is crucial to being able to make sensible predictions from given datasets.
Teaching and Learning Mathematics
Teaching and Learning Mathematics
This module focuses on developing pedagogies and skills that enhance specifically the effective teaching of mathematics with cognitive understanding. These are developed alongside an awareness of the historical and contemporary approaches to teaching mathematics responsibly.
Advanced Calculus
Advanced Game Theory
Applied Statistics
Independent Project
Perspectives in the Teaching and Management of Mathematics
School Experience: Developing As A Professional
Social Justice and Equity in Education
Advanced Calculus
Advanced Calculus
This module follows from the Calculus modules in levels 4 and 5 and continues the study of calculus and associated applications.
You will link Linear Algebra and calculus to investigate vector functions, extend your knowledge to include functions of a complex variable, and further develop your understanding of the solutions of partial differential equations
Advanced Game Theory
Advanced Game Theory
Game theory tries to model how decision makers interact during situations of conflict or cooperation.
The implications of this theory are widespread and have had a significant impact on many subjects including economic, biology and computer sciences.
Applied Statistics
Applied Statistics
This module builds on statistical ideas and techniques studied in earlier modules and introduces you to using SPSS.
The emphasis of this module is on statistical modelling and case studies will be drawn from various areas including Education, Environmental Science and Health.
Independent Project
Independent Project
The Independent Project is a substantial piece of work that makes a significant contribution to your overall degree classification.
This module is an exciting opportunity to pursue your own personal lines of enquiry.
Perspectives in the Teaching and Management of Mathematics
Perspectives in the Teaching and Management of Mathematics
In this module, you will consider the teaching styles, leadership qualities, and resources that are effective in the delivery of the secondary mathematics curriculum.
You will also examine the management structures of the wider school setting and explore decision making and leadership styles of those in higher positions.School Experience: Developing As A Professional
School Experience: Developing As A Professional
This is the final placement, where you will spend 10 weeks in a secondary school.
It is designed for student teachers to gain proficiency in whole class teaching across the KS3 and KS4 secondary curriculum and to develop your knowledge about school management, performance, and national targets.
This placement is linked to, and designed to, enable student teachers to meet the Teachers’ Standards for QTS The placement aims to increase student teachers’ understanding and application of the relationship between theory and practice in education and develop their professional confidence and competence within a school setting.
Social Justice and Equity in Education
Social Justice and Equity in Education
For teachers to become truly competent practitioners, it is vital for them to have an awareness of social justice, equity, and social democracy, knowing both what this means in a broader global context and how this translates more locally; specifically, being aware of what the implications are for this in a whole school context and in their classroom.
This module will enable student teachers to develop and critically reflect on matters relating to; educational inequality in schools; what it means to practice social justice principles; discrimination; the relevance of meritocracy; inclusive pedagogy and breaking the cycle of disadvantage in and through education.
Careers
Develop your career opportunities to teach mathematics in secondary schools
Our BSc (Hons) Mathematics and Secondary Teaching (QTS) leads to the recommendation of Qualified Teacher Status enabling you to teach in schools in England and Wales.
You will graduate with the all-round experience, knowledge and skills to meet the Department for Education’s Teachers’ Standards in relation to Key Stage 3 and 4 (11-16 years).
Many graduates continue into teaching mathematics in secondary schools, whilst other continue their academic learning through postgraduate study.
Postgraduate pathways
University of Chichester alumni who have completed a full undergraduate degree at the University will receive a 15% discount on their postgraduate fees.
