Normally up to 12 months part time*
*Please note that the programme can be studied over more than one year through credit accumulation allowing each module to be studied for in different years.
Fees per 60 credits (for academic year 2013-14)
UK and EU: part time £1,468
More information is available about tuition fees and discounts.
Current government policy is creating significant changes in curriculum, and teaching and learning in all areas. As a result of these changes it is becoming clear that there will be opportunities for teachers to develop areas of the curriculum beyond the constraints of the current National Curriculum.
Teachers and lecturers in FE and HE also continue to face changing demands in relation to curriculum and pedagogy, often driven by the desire to improve the student learning experience
This new Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert) programme is designed to provide effective postgraduate professional development in the field of innovation in curriculum and pedagogy through practitioner enquiry.
The focus on the programme will be on applying research knowledge, much of it related to: research skills; Learning 2 Learn; formative assessment; and collaborative group and enquiry-based learning. You will become skilled in both analysing existing curriculum and developing new innovative curriculum units.
The programme builds on a strong research base in the Research Centre for Learning and Teaching (CfLaT) at Newcastle University and the experience of tutors who have substantial experience of teaching, research and consultancy in pedagogy and curriculum.
Find out more detailed information about the programme modules.
It is also possible to study additional Masters’-level modules, including a dissertation, in order to gain an MEd qualification.
If there are sufficient numbers of students in a school or cluster group, it is also possible to organise an out-posted group.
A first degree and relevant professional experience in an educational context. You are expected to gain the support of your employer in order to undertake this programme, and to be assured that opportunities for developing relevant professional practice will be available in your workplace.
More information on scholarships, studentships, bursaries and other funding is available from our database.
Visit our postgraduate application site.
There is no closing date for this programme. However, international students applying for September 2013 entry should apply by Friday 12 July 2013 to ensure that they have time to put appropriate arrangements in place.
Please note: As a formal condition of the offer to study at Newcastle University, students from outside the UK/EU are required to pay a deposit of £1,500 or submit an official letter of sponsorship for their chosen programme. The deposit payment is non refundable, but will be deducted from tuition fees upon registration.
There are two intakes for this programme each year - one in September and one in January.
For further information please contact:
Rachel Lofthouse
School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences
E-mail: rachel.lofthouse@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone:+44 (0) 191 222 6576