Program Overview

University Award - Introduction to Teaching, Learning and Assessment

Module Information

• Introduction to Learning, Teaching and Assessment: This module explores the concepts of teaching, learning, and assessment, linked to meeting the needs of diverse learners.
• The module (PGLT7011) forms the first module of the PgC in Learning and Teaching in Professional and Higher Education. It can be studied as a standalone module.

Programme Delivery and Assessment

• This module is delivered as a fully online distance learning provision, enabling students to study flexibly around other commitments.
• The module is supported by a range of tools accessed through the virtual learning environment Blackboard, where students will have access to a bespoke course page.
• Throughout the course, there is an emphasis on supporting students to critically reflect on how the theory and research they engage with might influence their own current and/or future practice.
• The focus of assessments undertaken during the course has been particularly designed to be relevant to the needs and interests of individual students, with an emphasis on the interaction between theory and practice.
• Students will be assessed through the successful completion of the one online master's-level module: introduction to teaching, learning, and assessment.

Entry Requirements

• 1st or 2nd class honors degree.
• Students with other qualifications may be admitted to the course at the discretion of the program leader.
• All applicants must complete a pre-entry study skills package such as "preparing for postgraduate study" if they are new to this level of study or have had a break from study for a period of 4 years.

Fees and Funding

• This module is billed as a single 20-credit module.
• For the most recent published fee, please see CPD Tuition Fees.
• Tuition fees are set annually and are subject to review each year.
• The University may therefore raise tuition fees in the second or subsequent years of a course, in line with inflation and/or the maximum permitted by law or government policy.
• Students will be notified of any changes as soon as possible.

Key Details

Tuition Fees

• 20 Credit Module

Minimum Entry Requirements

• 1st or 2nd class honors degree

Course Details

• Credits: 20
• Recruiting to: UK / RoI / Settled in UK
• Course Location: Online
• Institute: Institute of Health
• Delivery Style: Online
• Course Duration: Part-time, 1 Semester
• Course Start Point: January
• Award: University Award

Online Learning

• Online learning at the University of Cumbria is an interactive experience that makes use of a range of technologies and media types to provide a rich learning environment.
• Find out more about online learning at the University of Cumbria.