The Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education Practice (PGCert HEP) is designed for graduates who are professionally engaged in higher education and wish to reflect on and enhance their teaching and/or student learning support practices. Aligned with Birmingham Newman University's mission and strategic values, this Level 7 programme fosters evidence-based, inclusive, and reflective approaches to higher education practice.
Programme Highlights
- Values-Driven Practice — respectful dialogue and formative learning
- Student-Centred Focus — academic/professional practices for diverse student success
- Policy & Contextual Engagement — HE policies, strategies and quality frameworks
- Pedagogical Excellence — curriculum design, assessment, and HE teaching methodologies
- Reflective Development — continuous improvement through reflective practice
- Professional Networking — cross-disciplinary HE practitioners and academics
- Research-Informed Practice — critically engages with HE scholarship
Who Should Apply?
Ideal for HE lecturers, tutors, and learning support professionals seeking to advance their practice.
Level 7 modules
- FDM701: HE Practice (10 credits)
- FDM702: Programme Design in HE (20 credits)
- FDM703: Academic Practice Development (30 credits)
How you are assessed
Reports on work-based assignments, research project reports, portfolios, reflective learning journals, reviews, proposal papers, presentations, essays and exams.
Entry Requirements
An Honours degree in a relevant subject area from a UK university (or NARIC equivalent), subject to IELTS/EU requirements. Applicants must be professionally engaged in a higher education setting.
Fees and Funding
PSC Global Study's programmes are delivered under franchise agreements with PSC Global Study registered as OfS Approved Providers. Students are eligible to apply for student finance from the Student Loans Company.