The Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Biology and Education, which will receive its first intake of students this September, has been designed to help plug the potential future skills gap in Science teachers and meets the Scottish Government’s aim of encouraging an increase in the number of teachers with specialisms. 

Elaine Cowan, School of Education, University of Aberdeen said: “Building the foundation for science education needs to begin at the earliest possible stage of learning. This initiative recognises the need to engage pupils across primary and secondary education with the subject of science - and importantly encourage them to realise the significance and relevance of science in their lives. 

“It is therefore crucial to develop the skills and abilities of new teachers to specialise within this area of the curriculum, and the new BSc in Biology and Education directly meets this requirement.”   

Dr Mark Young, School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen added: “The BSc Biology and Education is unique, in that it straddles both the disciplines of education and biology.  Students of the course will have full access to the range of biology courses offered by the University whilst their degree programme will also provide the opportunity to focus on specialist topics and relevant project work.   

“The intent is to equip graduates of the course with an in-depth and robust understanding of modern biology and its place in the world, whilst training them to become effective and engaging teachers.” 

For more information on the BSc Biology and Education visit http://www.abdn.ac.uk/sras