Professional Education and Training MA/PG Dip/PG Cert
Postgraduate
In London
Description
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Type
Postgraduate
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Location
London
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Duration
1 Year
The Professional Education and Training MA will develop the skills and knowledge needed to operate, manage and lead effectively in a role responsible for enhancing expertise and performance in the public or private sector, in professions such as accountancy, law or professional services, as well as adult, community, further, higher and professional education, or in work-based training and human resource development.
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About this course
Graduates are currently working in a variety of sectors. Some are working as lecturers in FE, adult and community learning and higher education institutions, while others have jobs as human resources managers or consultants. Graduates in this area can also be found working as academic standards and quality managers and team leaders in adult education.
A minimum of a second-class Bachelor's degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard and relevant professional experience is required.
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Subjects
- Professional education
- Training MA
- Community
- Work-based training
- Human Resource
- Teaching for Adults
- Adult Literacy
- Numeracy
- Policy and Practice
- Vocational Learning
Course programme
This programme will give students critical insight into a range of theories, perspectives and approaches for studying policies and practices in professional education and training and how they might apply these in their workplace. It will develop understanding of conceptual and analytical frameworks in professional education and training and how they can be used to develop expertise.
Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits.
The programme consists of two core modules (60 credits), and either two optional modules (60 credits), and a dissertation (60 credits), or three optional modules (90 credits) and a report (30 credits).
A Postgraduate Diploma, two core modules (60 credits), two optional modules (60 credits), full-time nine months or flexible study up to five years, is offered.
A Postgraduate Certificate, one core module (30 credits) and one optional module (30 credits) or two core modules (60 credits) flexible study over a period of up to two years.
Core modules- Professional Enquiry
- Professionalism and Expertise: Theories and Perspectives
- Learning and Teaching for Adults
- Learning and Working in International Contexts
- Perspectives on Adult Literacy, Language and Numeracy
- Vocational Learning: Policy and Practice
All students undertake an independent research project which culmintates either in a dissertation of 20,000 words (60 credits) or a report of 10,000 words (30 credits).
Teaching and learningTeaching is delivered both face-to-face and online and includes lectures, plenary discussion/question and answer sessions, small group work and tutorials. In addition, online students use whiteboard, audio channel, text chat, polling, discussion groups, desktop sharing and breakout rooms. Assessment is by written assignments, portfolio and a dissertation or report.
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Professional Education and Training MA/PG Dip/PG Cert