- Location: Maynooth University, North Campus, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland - Ireland
- Duration: 1 Year
Course details
The Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education is designed specifically for academic staff currently teaching in the higher education sector (e.g., teaching in universities, institutes of technology, or other designated higher education institutions). One of the central aims of this programme is to provide opportunities for academics to deepen their awareness and build their knowledge of a range of practical and theoretical issues fundamental to learning and teaching within higher education. Additionally, this programme aims to help academic teaching staff feel more confident about their teaching roles and the ways in which they can support student learning and enhance the learning experience for all students.
Entry Requirements
Academics who are currently teaching in a higher education institution (e.g., university, institute of technology) are welcome to apply for this programme. Teaching could include lecturing, demonstrating and facilitating seminars, tutorials or practicals. Applications are invited from NUI Maynooth academics and academics teaching in other higher education institutions across Ireland. There is no minimum prior higher education teaching experience needed to participate in the course. The Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education is offered to recently appointed academics lecturing for the first time and more experienced academics. Although it is recommended that course participants are teaching throughout the duration of the Diploma, please note that participants must be teaching during the second semester of the course (i.e., September 2015 to December 2015). If you are unsure about whether your present teaching responsibilities meet the requirements for this course, please contact the Programme Director, Dr Úna Crowley.
Minimum English language requirements:
- IELTS: 6.5 minimum overall score
- TOEFL (Paper based test): 585
- TOEFL (Internet based test): 95
- PTE (Pearson): 62
Module
Year 1
- TEACHING AND LEARNING PROJECT
- INTRODUCTION TO LEARNING,TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION
- THEORY & PRACTICE-DEVELOPING TEACHING & LEARN
- THEORY & PRACTICE-DEVELOPING TEACHING & LEARN
Course Location
About Maynooth University
This means that students at Maynooth benefit from an international outlook, and those of you who wish to study abroad for a semester or an academic year during yTheir degree have a network of connections to tap in to. During the cTheirse of their academic degree students from Maynooth have studied subjects such as Law at Boston College, Mandarin Chinese at Beijing Foreign Studies University and Music in the University of Vienna.
Maynooth has many shared research projects with universities around the world.
- In the Dept of Psychology, Prof Dermot Barnes-Holmes is working with academics in Columbia University in New York to predict the success of cocaine abuse treatment.
- Mathematician Dr. Ken Duffy is working with immunologists from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in MelbTheirne, Australia to analyse cell behaviTheir in a study that could have significant implications for Their understanding and treatment of diseases like Coeliac disease, diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis.
- Historian Dr Tom O Connor is working with colleagues from the University of Alcala and the Irish Colleges in Spain, discovering the hidden stories of Irish people who got caught up in the Spanish Inquisition.
- Becoming a Higher Level Teaching Assistant Certification Courses Distance Learning Ltd.EUR 48
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