Program Overview

If you’ve already successfully completed the University of Bolton’s Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher and Professional Education (or an equivalent 60 credit programme), and are currently employed in one or both of these fields, then this master’s course is ideal. With modules specifically designed for ambitious educationalists, you can access the knowledge required to achieve higher levels of responsibility and greater satisfaction in your work.

We aim to help you develop an enhanced and critical awareness of current key issues in the higher and professional education sector, as well as your knowledge and understanding of the principles and theories that underpin best practice in education. As well as reflecting on your own professional practice, we’ll encourage and guide you in formulating creative solutions to complex educational problems.

Our highly experienced and research active team will support you as you develop critical thinking and research evaluation skills and apply these during your independent master’s-level project. You’ll also have the chance to develop enhanced key skills in line with your personal and professional development needs; for instance, team working and leadership, problem solving, autonomy and professional accountability.

Highlights

• Our students are drawn from a wide variety of backgrounds – sharing the individual and unique educational insights and perspectives of your peers helps to enrich your learning experience.
• Our highly experienced and research-active team will support you as you develop critical thinking and research evaluation skills and apply these during your independent master’s-level project.
• You'll have the chance to develop enhanced key skills in line with your personal and professional development needs; for instance, team working and leadership, problem-solving, communication and numeracy.
• Intensive use of learning technologies and multimedia resources, such as virtual learning environments, cloud technologies and eLearning tools, enhance your ICT skills and raise your awareness of resources from across the educational spectrum.
• This pathway's specialist modules are underpinned by the Professional Standards Framework (UK PSF).

Key Features

• This course has been developed by academic staff and practitioners and the content incorporates a broad range of issues relevant to your role. Inter-professional working is embedded throughout the programme.
• This programme is at a higher level than a teaching qualification and is designed to further develop those engaged in teaching and learning, giving you the opportunity to gain a qualification which reflects your professionalism and status.
• Face-to-face sessions and one-to-one support are offered by our team of highly experienced, enthusiastic and dedicated experts who are actively involved in educational research. You’ll have the opportunity to explore areas of interest from a robust research-informed knowledge base.
• You can investigate the diversity of educational practice and learn how to balance subject knowledge, theoretical perspectives and professional best practice with creativity and originality in your own classroom and organisation.
• Our well-stocked library offers a comprehensive selection of relevant texts and access to an extensive online database of multimedia sources including eJournals, podcasts, vodcasts and eBooks.

  Program Notes

• Completion of a 4 year degree with upper second class (55%) from a recognised University
• Completion of a 3 year bachelors degree with grades of 65% or above from a recognised University.