Higher Education Practice PG Cert
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This course is for those for those who teach and/or support learning in higher education. It develops inclusive, evidence-informed practice through enquiry into participants’ own teaching and/or support for learning, curriculum and assessment, with learning applied directly to their professional context.
Why Study This Course?
The course is designed around your own higher education practice. Rather than separating academic study from your day-to-day work, you will use examples and evidence from your teaching and/or support for learning as the basis for your professional development and assessment.
You will develop your practice in areas including inclusive learning, assessment design and feedback. The emphasis is on understanding why particular approaches work in your context, evaluating their impact, and making informed decisions about how your professional practice could develop.
The course is studied part-time and combines workshops, online learning, independent study and structured dialogue with colleagues. This enables you to learn from different higher education contexts while applying what you learn directly within your own role.
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Entry requirements
We welcome students from all backgrounds and accept a wide range of qualifications. If yours aren’t listed, don’t worry – our Admissions Team can help you explore your options. See full entry requirements.
A relevant honours degree, 2:2 or above.
A relevant honours degree, normally at 2:2 or above. Applicants with other qualifications may be considered where they have relevant professional experience.
The Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education Practice is currently open to colleagues who teach and/or support learning at Birmingham Newman University or an approved partner institution. Participants must have access to sufficient higher education practice to support their learning on the course and will normally undertake at least 180 hours of relevant practice during the academic year.
If you are in receipt of overseas qualifications and have no evidence of UK study you may be required to demonstrate your English proficiency through a Secure English Language Test (SELT) such as IELTS.
The Admissions team will provide further details within your offer.
Please contact Admissions if you have any questions.
Course fees & funding
Fees
All fees are shown in GBP (£).
The tuition fee for the 2026/27 academic year is: £3,416.
Fees for the 2027/28 academic year can be found on our Student Finance pages and choosing your degree type.
Please note: If this course includes a Foundation Year, the fees shown above apply to the Foundation Year only. Fees for subsequent years will be charged at the standard undergraduate full-time fee.
Funding
Find out what funding and support might be available to you through Student Finance and Student Success.
Additional costs
The University will review tuition fees and increase fees in line with any inflationary uplift as determined by the UK Government, if permitted by law or government policy, in subsequent years of your course. It is anticipated that such increases would be linked to RPI (the Retail Price Index excluding mortgage interest payments).
Find out about extra costs, timetable details, and how course modules may change through additional course information.
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