PGCE, PG Cert & Masters
The Post Graduate Certificate in Education is a qualification offered to all academic staff at the University of Sunderland, as well as students external to the University.
The web links below list the courses and routes which are currently available, all routes are part-time. The PGCE/PgCert in Medical Education and year 1 of the Master's consists of a core module of 30 credits and a route module of 30 credits. Each route module is unique to the course, consisting of key pedagogy reflecting the title of the award. Year 2 of the Master's detail the remainder of the credit structure.
Students undertaking these courses are expected to have a substantial teaching workload which should equate to more than 100 hours of direct student contact per annum. The majority of participants will be academics on a teaching or research contract although the course is open to research assistants and associates who also contribute to teaching in clinical education roles. All internal staff must have their line manager's approval to undertake the course, and complete and send the Staff Qualifications Form to HR (this can be found on the internal SharePoint site).
External applicants apply through direct entry, and the links to apply can be found on the course pages:
- PG Cert in Medical Education
- Master of Medical Education
- PGCE Higher Education
- Master of Education (Higher Education)
- PGCE Health Professions
- Master of Education Health Professions
More Information
For further details or if you have any questions please contact us at celt@sunderland.ac.uk.