Program Overview

PG Cert Academic Practice in Higher Education

Overview

Ideal for early career academic and support staff or experienced staff looking to update their practice, this course provides the primary source for continuing professional development at the University of Wolverhampton.

Why choose this course?

This course provides the primary source for continuing professional development at the University of Wolverhampton. Learning, teaching and assessment are placed into focus, mindful of practical working needs in teaching and supporting roles. You will develop your classroom practice – including e-learning – within a framework of current andragogical theory, enhancing your employability in Higher Education fields.

Course Modules

Year 1

• Contemporary Challenges and Opportunities in Higher Education
  • Module: 7ED050
  • Credits: 20
  • Period: 1
  • Type: Core
  The module aims to develop your curiosity regarding the wider context in which you teach and/or support learning and to explore challenges and opportunities that may affect your learners’ experience.
• Contemporary Learning, Teaching and Assessment in Higher Education
  • Module: 7ED048
  • Credits: 20
  • Period: 1
  • Type: Core
  This module is aimed at developing your academic practice. We will be analysing and implementing key concepts, strategies and techniques required for learning, teaching and assessment for adult learners in higher education.
• Inclusive Curriculum by Design in Higher Education
  • Module: 7ED049
  • Credits: 20
  • Period: 1
  • Type: Core
  This module focuses on making your learning, teaching and assessment inclusive by design supported by a systematic understanding of current research and advanced scholarship.

Additional Information

Course Fees and Finance

These fees relate to new entrants only for the academic year indicated for entry onto the course, any subsequent years study may be subject to an annual increase, usually in line with inflation.

Entry Requirements

• To hold a good honours Degree (normally a 2:2 or above).
• Active teaching throughout the course in a Higher Education setting (at least 24 hours) and specifically 10 hours teaching over the first two semesters in the year of entry.
• International applicants will be required to hold IELTS with an overall band score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each element.

Funding

• Postgraduate Loyalty Discount: You can get 20% discount on a taught postgraduate course if you’re a University of Wolverhampton Graduate.
• Self-funded: If you are paying for the fees yourself then the fees can be paid in 3 instalments: November, January and April.
• Sponsored - Your employer, embassy or organisation can pay for your Tuition fees: Your employer, embassy or organisation agrees to pay all or part of your tuition fees; the University will refer to them as your sponsor and will invoice them for the appropriate amount.
• Financial Hardship: Students can apply to the Dennis Turner Opportunity Fund for help with course related costs however this cannot be used for fees or to cover general living costs.
• Charitable Funding: You might also want to explore the possibility of funding from charitable trusts. Please contact Association of Charitable Foundations, Directory of Social Change or Family Aid. Most charities and trust funds offer limited bursaries targeted to specific groups of students so you will need to research whether any of them are relevant to your situation.