Academic Practice in Higher Education

The Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice in Higher Education aims to enhance participants’ understanding of, and ability to provide and/or lead, the teaching and supervision of undergraduates and postgraduate students in the context of a research-intensive higher education institution. The programme is flexible, inquiry-led and builds on participants’ ongoing teaching experience and wider academic practice.

KEY BENEFITS

• A professional qualification for those responsible for learning and teaching in higher education.
• Emphasises participants' work-based experience within their disciplinary or professional context.
• Engages with advances in higher education pedagogy and scholarship.
• Provides a unique space for participants to network with colleagues to foster innovation of academic practice.

PURPOSEThe PG Certificate in Academic Practice in Higher Education is designed for individuals with a teaching role in higher education. The programme aims to enhance participants’ understanding and provision of teaching and supervision of undergraduates and postgraduate students. It can be tailored to the specific development needs of participants within the context of their disciplinary and professional field.

DESCRIPTION

The programme aims to enhance participants' understanding of academic practice in higher education and support early career researchers and lecturers in delivering a high quality student learning experience. The programme is modularised to enable participants to shape the programme to their experience and development needs. Topics studied can include student learning, approaches to teaching, evaluating practice, research-teaching nexus, assessment, curriculum design and technology-enhanced learning.