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Post-compulsory Education and Training (PCET) – (M.A.)
Sheffield Hallam University
Faculty of Development and Society
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 4,292 - ≈ € 10,789 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Sheffield / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Sheffield Hallam University
This course is for graduates working as
* lecturers
* tutors
* managers
* administrators
* advisors in post-compulsory education.
It enables you to engage critically with educational ideas, theories, research evidence and latest developments in the PCET sector.
You gain a deeper and broader understanding of PCET, and apply your learning to your own professional context. You develop ideas, strategies and materials to use in your own practice, and engage in work-based projects.
Typically, students work in all areas of education including
* further and higher education
* adult and community education
* prison education
* healthcare
* work-based training
* company training organisations
This provides a diverse and rich community of practice that supports the development of your ideas and understandings.
If you wish you can enrol on an individual basis and attendance is mainly at weekends. In recognition of your professional responsibilities we aim to provide flexible support, for example by e-mail, through Blackboard, our virtual learning environment and by phone.
Contents
Postgraduate certificate and diploma
To gain a postgraduate certificate you normally study two modules from
* learners and learning in the PCET sector: implications for practice
* innovation in PCET (includes e-learning)
* policy and practices in PCET contexts
* work-based learning project
To gain a postgraduate diploma you normally study four modules. This is normally
* research methodologies in education plus one module from the list above or
* two modules from the list above
MA
To gain an MA you need the postgraduate diploma and then submit a dissertation or take PCET extended project module.
As the course is part of the Professional Development Programme in Education, there are also opportunities to access modules from other areas of the programme.
Assessment
A variety of assessment methods are used during the course modelling good practice in the sector. In most modules part of the assessment involves investigations or tasks done in your workplace. There are no written examinations.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
The normal entry requirement is a degree or a certificate in education and some relevant professional experience. Exceptions can be made for non-graduates who can demonstrate relevant professional experience.
If your first language is not English you must have one of the following
* IELTS score of 6.5
* TOEFL score of 550
* Cambridge Advanced English (level 4)
* recognised equivalent qualification
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.0 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 550 |
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