Program Overview

Introduction

Further your professional development as a teacher or lecturer in higher education. Reinforce your practice with theory to have a greater impact on teaching and learning in the sector.

Whether you are new or experienced in teaching in higher education, our highly interactive distance learning PG Cert Learning and Teaching in Higher Education will support you to reflect on your own practice, learn from sharing practice with others, and develop an understanding of educational models that frame higher education in contemporary university settings.

Throughout the course, you'll be taught by our experienced team of active researchers in education, ensuring you can incorporate the most up to date theories and strategies into your teaching practice.

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Teaching times

• Tuesdays 6-7pm

With the needs of the 21st century classroom and learners constantly changing, our PG Cert Learning and Teaching in Higher Education will ensure you learn the necessary knowledge and skills to progress in your career.

You’ll learn how to use reflective practice to consider the impact of your teaching on student learning, drawing on relevant theoretical models of learning as well as your own experience as a teacher and learner.

You’ll focus on developing practical teaching skills such as teaching in large and small groups, using technology to support learning, and developing courses based on the principle of constructive alignment – the idea that learners construct meaning from what they do to learn, and that teachers should make a deliberate alignment between learning activities and outcomes.

Through our Canvas learning management system, you’ll have access to a wide range of teaching and learning resources, but you’ll also have plenty of opportunities to engage with other students too.

Please note that in order to meet the course requirements you must currently be teaching and supporting learning and assessment in the higher education sector, both when you apply and throughout the course.

This course does not contain Fellowship of Advance FE (FHEA). For more information about this, or if you work for the NHS or teach ARU students, please contact to discuss your options.

Course Leader: Ruth Platt

Course options

• 1 year (January start)
• 1 year (September start)

Key facts

• STUDY OPTIONS: 1 year (January start)
• START DATES: January
• LOCATION: Distance learning
• FEES:
  • £2,866 Distance learning students starting 2025/26 (part-time, per year)

Teaching and assessment

1 year part-time (January start)

• Year 1

Year 1

Our PG Cert Learning and Teaching in Higher Education course will introduce you to the knowledge and skills needed to plan, deliver and evaluate learning.

You'll take two modules on the course, both of which include a compulsory teaching observation. You'll learn how to use reflective practice to consider the impact of your teaching on student learning, drawing on relevant theoretical models of learning as well as your own experience as a teacher and learner.

You'll focus on developing practical teaching skills such as teaching in large and small groups, using technology to support learning, and developing courses based on the principle of constructive alignment.

You’ll also explore theoretical frameworks relating to formative assessment, feedback and feed-forward as ways of promoting learning, and develop skills in using these to help you devise assessment criteria that can be used to assess your own work.

Modules are subject to change and availability.

Core modules

• Developing Assessment for Learning
• Enhancing Learning and Teaching Through Reflective Practice

Entry Requirements

• As a candidate for the course you must already be employed in an appropriate higher educational context and must have regular access to teaching students there. This is so that throughout the course you can actively engage with the course outcomes, be observed teaching and reflect upon and develop your continuing practice. A first degree is desirable and a high standard of written English is essential.
• If English is not your first language you will be expected to demonstrate a certificated level of proficiency of at least IELTS 6.5 ( Academic level) or equivalent English Language qualification, as recognised by Anglia Ruskin University.

Fees and Paying for University

Tuition fees for distance learning students (2025/26)

• £2,866 Distance learning students starting 2025/26 (part-time, per year)

ARU graduates may be eligible for an Alumni Scholarship and get a 20% fee discount.

Facilities and support

• Outstanding student support
• Join our postgraduate student community and:
  • benefit from award-winning learning facilities, including extensive library and IT resources
  • learn from expert staff who will guide your research interests and career development
  • receive full support from our Employability Service, while you're studying with us and after you graduate
  • access support, should you need it, with study skills, health and wellbeing, and more.

Lecturers

• Joanne Bowser-Angermann, Deputy Dean
• Tara Jakes, Senior Lecturer
• Hannah Durham, Director of Learning, Teaching & Assessment

Careers

• Our PG Cert Learning and Teaching in Higher Education will give you a range of skills and knowledge to enhance your professional practice as a teacher and help you further your career by focussing on the very latest issues and techniques.
• You will gain the transferable skills to communicate, research, and apply relevant teaching knowledge and understanding to your practice.
• By focussing on your continuing professional development, you'll also discover opportunities to develop your own evidence-based practice.
• Graduation doesn’t have to be the end of your time with us. You could choose to continue your academic career with one of our MA Education degrees or ultimately a PhD in Education. Take advantage of our Alumni Scholarship and save money on your fees.