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Higher Education Practice


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PGCertificate Part-time

Suitable for International Students?

Not suitable for International Students

Award Tuition Fees Attendance Mode Length of Course
PGCertificate

2012/13:

  • TBC - at least £630 per 20-credit module

(A small increase can be expected for the subsequent year)

 Part-time Typically 18 months
September
Study mode Part-time, distance-learning (Namal College)

Course Introduction

This course is aimed primarily at staff who are currently employed in the higher education sector in teaching and/or learner support roles. Courses of this nature are an accepted part of the career development of HE teaching staff.

Course Syllabus

2011/12: (C) = Core, (O) = Option

Stage 1 (30 Credits - 2 x (C) Modules and 1 x (O) Module):

  • Inclusive Curriculum Design (20 Credits split over both Stages, 10 Credits per Stage) (C)
  • Teaching Practice and Professional Development (20 Credits split over both Stages, 10 Credits per Stage) (C)
  • Learning and Teaching in Higher Education  (20 Credits split over both Stages, 10 Credits per Stage) (O)
  • Learning and Teaching in Higher Education  (GTAa and P/T Tutors) (20 Credits split over both Stages, 10 Credits per Stage) (O)

Stage 2 (30 Credits - 2 x (C) Modules and 1 x (O) Module)

  • Inclusive Curriculum Design (20 Credits split over both Stages, 10 Credits per Stage) (C)
  • Learning and Teaching in Higher Education  (20 Credits split over both Stages, 10 Credits per Stage) (O)
  • Learning and Teaching in Higher Education  (GTAa and P/T Tutors) (20 Credits split over both Stages, 10 Credits per Stage) (O)
  • Teaching Practice and Professional Development (20 Credits split over both Stages, 10 Credits per Stage) (C)

Special Features

  • It serves the needs of you and your fellow participants, in terms of helping to support you to build on and develop your existing professional knowledge, skills and values associated with being a teacher and enabler of student learning in higher education
  • Unusually for the field of education, many people start work as teachers in HE without having had much experience or training. In this course we therefore support people in making the transition to becoming an established HE teaching professional. As an accredited programme, successful participants will be eligible to become Fellows of the Higher Education Academy
  • The course is a work-based learning course developed in collaboration with the employer (the University), and this is recognised by the fact that the PGCHEP is one of the University's ESCALATE programmes (the University's employer engagement initiative). The course forms a key part of the University of Bradford's framework for the professional development of teaching staff, and will act as a platform for your ongoing CPD in this area
  • The course is addressed to the needs of students - through engaging with the course, you will be in a better position to evaluate and enhance the quality of your own students' experiences

Entry Requirements

  • Admission to the course is by direct application to the Centre for Educational Development
  • To be eligible for the course you must be employed (at least part-time) in a teaching and/ or learner support role within higher education. Participants will normally have at least a first degree awarded by an approved UK or overseas university, or a professional qualification
  • You must demonstrate that you have sufficient breadth, depth and quantity of teaching and/or learner support practice within your professional role to enable you to show engagement with the range of areas of professional activity required of the UK Professional Standards Framework

Participants who have previously been enrolled as associate students to study the module 'Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (GTAs and P/T Tutors)' will be permitted to proceed onto the full programme only if they satisfy the normal entry requirements for the programme. If such participants do move onto the full programme they will need to study the remaining two modules: Inclusive Curriculum Design and Teaching Practice and Professional Development.

Level of English Required

IELTS at 6.0 or the equivalent.

[Full information on our General English Language Requirements]

Contact Details

PGCHEP Course Secretary, Centre for Educational Development

Download Prospectus

SLED Brochure Cover

Lifelong Education and Development School Prospectus 2012 (PDF 1.8MB)

Please note that these PDFs are correct as at time of print (September 2011). For the most up to date course information please use the web page.