Biology and Professional Education

About this course

Biology and professional education is a degree that combines the scientific study of living organisms with the professional qualification to teach biology in secondary schools. Biology is the study of life in all its diversity, from the molecular mechanisms of cells and genes to the ecology of populations and ecosystems. It is a discipline that asks fundamental questions about how living systems are organised, how they develop and reproduce, how they interact with their environments, and how evolution has shaped the extraordinary variety of life on Earth. Professional education equips you with the pedagogical knowledge, practical skills, and classroom experience needed to inspire the next generation of scientists. At the University of Stirling, this four-year programme qualifies you as a secondary school biology teacher in Scotland within the degree itself, meaning you can begin your te

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 85% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 68 / 100Customer service occupations · 2% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 3% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 1% of graduatescards →
• 30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 2% of graduatescards →
• 18 / 100Teaching Professionals · 77% of graduatescards →

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