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Higher Education (PGCHE) PCert
This is a taught programme within the Education subject area.
Outline
This programme offers theoretical and practical support for those embarking on a career in HE. It considers different approaches to teaching and learning, grounded in educational research, and related aspects such as curriculum design and delivery and the principles and purposes of assessment. It enables you to bring these considerations to bear on your own work and experience as a teacher, researcher or practitioner.
The emphasis throughout is on developing an understanding of the HE context, recognising the diversity of provision – universities, Further Education institutions, specialist institutions, professional providers – and practices, for example, in different disciplinary fields.
Key facts
- Subject area: Education
- Location: Canterbury
- School: Centre for the Study of Higher Education
- Start: September or January
- Fees and funding: More info
- Entry requirements: You should be teaching at Higher Education (HE) level for at least two hours per week throughout one term, so that there are opportunities for sustained teaching observation. Please also check our general entry requirements (including English language requirements).
Programme structure
Course content
Core modules
- Critical Perspectives on Academic Practice
- Introduction to Learning, Teaching and the Academic Environment
Optional modules
- Two from: Assessment and Professional Development in Higher Education; Developing as a Research Degree Supervisor; Developing as a Researcher in Higher Education; The Inclusive Curriculum; Individual Investigation in Higher Education; Learning and Teaching Innovation; Philosophical and Theoretical Issues in Higher Learning; Technology in the Academic Environment.
Assessment
Assessment is by an essay of 3,000 words or negotiated equivalent for each module.
Key facts
- Subject area: Education
- Location: Canterbury
- School: Centre for the Study of Higher Education
- Start: September or January
- Fees and funding: More info
- Entry requirements: You should be teaching at Higher Education (HE) level for at least two hours per week throughout one term, so that there are opportunities for sustained teaching observation. Please also check our general entry requirements (including English language requirements).
Contact details
Subject enquiries
T: +44 (0)1227 824013
E: cshe@kent.ac.uk
Key facts
- Subject area: Education
- Location: Canterbury
- School: Centre for the Study of Higher Education
- Start: September or January
- Fees and funding: More info
- Entry requirements: You should be teaching at Higher Education (HE) level for at least two hours per week throughout one term, so that there are opportunities for sustained teaching observation. Please also check our general entry requirements (including English language requirements).
How to apply
Before applying, please read our ‘How to apply’ section.
You can then go straight to the online application form by clicking the programme below:
Key facts
- Subject area: Education
- Location: Canterbury
- School: Centre for the Study of Higher Education
- Start: September or January
- Fees and funding: More info
- Entry requirements: You should be teaching at Higher Education (HE) level for at least two hours per week throughout one term, so that there are opportunities for sustained teaching observation. Please also check our general entry requirements (including English language requirements).