MA Education: Creative & Academic Practices in Higher Education

The best teachers are also learners, so learning about teaching provides an opportunity to take a scholarly look at teaching and to reflect on the literature, practices and contexts of the creative curriculum.

The higher education (HE) sector increasingly recognises the need to develop informed professionalism to support the teaching and learning of an increasingly diverse student group. This Masters course is designed to meet the requirements of the Professional Standards Framework for Teaching and Supporting Learning in HE (2006) and is accredited by the Higher Education Academy. It provides a recognised teaching qualification for those involved in key roles that impact on student learning in higher education.

Professional Practice

This course is intended for those in existing teaching and/or learning support roles. It is designed to take advantage of this in order to facilitate reflection on teaching events.

A minimum of 90 hours teaching is required in the academic year of the course (60 hours for Associate Teacher route). Arrangements for this teaching are participants' own responsibility.

Assessment

By the end of the PGCHE, you'll have compiled a teaching portfolio comprising individual assignments that encourage critical reflection on teaching in your subject area. This portfolio is designed to provide a relevant and meaningful resource for future reference and will be extended through the scholarship and research of the PGDip stage of the course in preparation for the final MA research project.