Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCHE) (Taught)

Develop your teaching expertise on our online PGCHE.

Gain the expertise to support and enhance your work in digital and face-to-face teaching and learning contexts with our online Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCHE). This is an internationally recognised qualification designed in consultation with education professionals and external bodies to give you the skills to succeed in teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

You’ll engage with peers and through academic scholarship to develop as a creative, competent and committed practitioner in higher education (HE). Through our ‘learning by doing’ approach you’ll push the limits of your practice, trying new initiatives and taking risks within a safe, supportive environment and building confidence in your ability to respond to the rapidly evolving university sector and its growing emphasis on the student experience.

Why study this course at Falmouth?
Develop your ability to critically evaluate your practice in the light of pedagogical research, scholarship and wider developments in society and the HE sector
Benefit from studying alongside HE professionals from different countries, disciplines and backgrounds and by interacting with new perspectives
Gain the confidence, knowledge and pedagogical fluency to be able to effectively explain your approach to colleagues and students
Learn how to prepare applications for recognition from various professional bodies, for example Fellowship recognition (FHEA) from Advance HE

Across two modules you will investigate current theories, concepts and practices within higher education, and explore and develop the ways you support student learning in a variety of different learning environments.

You will cover areas of planning, teaching, learning and assessment that are current in HE, as you reflect on and develop areas of your own practice. You will engage with the design, implementation and evaluation of the use of technology to enhance learning as part of a blended or online learning approach. Through reflection and discussion, you will consider strategies for curriculum design for supporting flexible, inclusive learning in online and/or blended learning environments.

By the time you finish the course, you will be confident in critically reflecting on your practice to inform your continuing professional development.