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Programme Structure
The programme consists of four courses – one of which (Project) runs over two years. You must successfully complete all courses in order to gain the PCAP qualification. In addition, you need to complete a Fellowship document – which is fully integrated into the course – in order to be awarded Fellowship (FHEA).
| Year 1 | Semester 2 | Teaching in Higher Education: Professional development (6 credits) | Project (6 credits) |
| Semester 1 | Effective Curriculum and Learning Design (12 credits) | ||
| Year 2 | Semester 2 | ||
| Semester 1 | Student Learning in Higher Education (6 credits) |
The Courses
Teaching in higher education: professional development (6 credits)
The focus of this course is to explore your own teaching practice and how to enhance it. You will be introduced to the UK Professional Standards Framework, which underpins this postgraduate programme. You will be introduced to ways in which you can evaluate the effectiveness of your teaching, and how to use Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) to make your teaching practice evidence-based and share good practice. You will explore opportunities to develop leadership in teaching and learning and engage in teaching observations and professional dialogues with peers in order to develop your own practice. The course will also introduces you to reflective practice and helps you develop the skills to write reflectively about your teaching practice.
Project (6 credits)
During the first semester of the programme, you will select an aspect of higher education teaching and learning that particularly interests you. You will form a group with one or two colleagues from other disciplines and develop a small project that can be an intervention, or an innovation related to teaching, learning and assessment. Members of the programme team and a mentor from your own faculty will support you throughout the process.
Effective curriculum and learning design in higher education (12 credits)
This course engages you in a critical examination of current evidence and practices on effective teaching and learning in higher education, and the practical applications of them to better analyse, understand, reflect, and improve your teaching effectiveness, students’ achievement of the learning outcomes, and students’ overall university experience. The course will be delivered through a combination of lectures and tutorials. It will also spaces for you to explore the topics you are interested in.
Student learning in higher education (6 credits)
This course focuses on the student experience and how to support students’ motivation and engagement. You will be introduced to a range of teaching strategies that can be applied in your own learning environment(s) to ensure that your instruction is effective and supports students in self-directed learning.