Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCHE)
Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCHE)
Develop the expertise to support you within your role in both digital and face-to-face teaching and learning contexts.
- Engage with your peers and scholarship and develop as a creative, confident, competent and committed practitioner, able to learn from both your own work and examples of best practice.
- Benefit from our ‘learning by doing’ approach and discover through your own learning experience, what it’s like to learn and teach, both face-to-face and online.
- The PGCHE has been designed in consultation with education professionals and external bodies for professional teaching and learning practice, such as the Higher Education Academy (HEA).
All applications are considered on an individual basis. You would normally be expected to hold an honours degree. Applicants with qualifications other than a first degree, and those without formal qualifications or accreditation but with substantial, relevant professional experience are also encouraged to apply.
As part of the application process you will be asked to submit a description of your prior experience, motivations for studying the course and how you believe it will develop your career aspirations.
Within your application you will be expected to demonstrate sufficient previous and current practice in supporting student learning in Higher Education (HE). As a guideline, we expect applicants to be actively engaged in supporting student learning in HE for a minimum of 50 hours over the course’s duration, and be able to evidence this.
If your first language is not English, you'll need to take one of the following tests to verify your proficiency:
- IELTS - minimum overall score of IELTS 6.5 with at least 6.0 in Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening
- TOEFL iBT (online test) - minimum of 88 overall and at least 21 in all 4 components
- LanguageCert (online test) - a High Pass from the ESOL B2 Communicator test in reading, writing, speaking and listening (2 parts)
What you will learn:
Investigate current theories, concepts and practices within higher education, and explore and develop the ways you can support student learning in a variety of different learning environments.
You will need to complete two 30-credit modules (60 credits in total). Both modules are compulsory and must be passed to complete the award.
Please note the module orders are subject to change.
- Module one: Supporting Student Learning (30 credits)
- Module two:
- Reflect on and develop different areas of your practice in teaching and/or supporting learning in Higher Education (HE).
- Investigate and apply a range of theories, concepts and practices of planning teaching, learning and assessment that are current in HE.
- Be introduced to key areas of activity, knowledge and professional values commonly viewed as important (e.g. by professional recognition bodies such as the UK HEA) for practitioners working to support student learning in HE.
- Through online and offline activities, learning-by-doing, preparatory readings and reflective discussion, share your experience in supporting student learning.
- Demonstrate your understanding of pedagogy in your own teaching context, incorporating perspectives from sector and subject scholarship into your evaluation and development of your practice.
Total course fee
£3,295 (including £250 acceptance fee)
Payment options
- One-off payment
- Two equal instalments
- The first payment is due at the start of the course and the final payment is due one week before the second module begins.
Payment methods
Payments can be made online or by phone, using a credit or debit card, or by bank transfer.
