Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCHE) PgCert
Falmouth University
Key Course Facts
Course Description
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).
You will:
Push the limits of your practice by trying new initiatives, and taking risks within a safe, supportive environment
Become more confident in your practice and your ability to respond to the rapidly shifting HE sector and its growing emphasis on the student experience
Benefit from studying alongside peers from different countries, disciplines and backgrounds, allowing you to interact with new perspectives
Develop your ability to critically evaluate your practice in the light of pedagogical research, scholarship and policy
Gain the confidence, knowledge and pedagogical fluency to be able to effectively explain your approach to colleagues, students and managers
Gain the knowledge to be able to prepare applications for professional recognition from various professional bodies. E.g. a portfolio for Fellowship
recognition (FHEA) from the Higher Education Academy (HEA) in the UK
Gain an internationally-recognised qualification for teaching and learning in Higher Education.
Entry Requirements / Admissions
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)
We also accept a range of equivalent recognised English language qualifications. Candidates without a degree or formal qualification are still encouraged to apply.
Costs
Average student cost of living in the UK
| Rent | £518 |
| Water, gas electricity, internet (at home) | £50 |
| Supermarket shopping | £81 |
| Clothing | £35 |
| Eating out | £33 |
| Alcohol | £27 |
| Takeaways / food deliveries | £30 |
| Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food) | £24 |
| Holidays and weekend trips | £78 |
| Transport within city | £17 |
| Self-care / sports | £20 |
| Stationary / books | £13 |
| Mobile phone / internet | £13 |
| Cable TV / streaming | £7 |
| Insurance | £51 |
| Other | £95 |
| Average student cost of living | £1092 |
London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.
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About Falmouth University
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Student composition of Falmouth University
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Total number of students enrolled at Falmouth University by level Academic year 2021/22 - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on February 2022
- undergraduates:
- 5410
- postgraduates:
- 705
- Total:
- 6115
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Number of students enrolled in courses of subject “Education Studies”: 40 Academic year - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on February 2022
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FAQ about Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCHE) PgCert Falmouth University
- If you are interested in online courses go to our list of all online degree programmes to study Education Studies.