PGCert in Higher Education Practice (HEP)

PGCert in Higher Education Practice (HEP)

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 [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk]’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: Promotes respectful dialogue and formative learning in line with Newman’s ethos.
• Student-Centred Focus: Develops academic/professional practices to support diverse student success.
• Policy & Contextual Engagement: Explores wider HE policies, strategies, and quality frameworks.
• Pedagogical Excellence: Covers key theories in curriculum design, assessment, and HE teaching methodologies.
• Reflective Development: Encourages continuous improvement through reflective and reflexive practice.
• Professional Networking: Connects participants with cross-disciplinary HE practitioners and academics.
• Research-Informed Practice: Critically engages with HE scholarship to inform evidence-based teaching.

### What does the course cover?

• Gain a thorough grounding in current best practice and theory, enriched by real-world problem-solving
• Benefit from access to a valuable network of industry links and opportunities for further accreditation
• Choose a broad programme of study, or specialise in accounting, entrepreneurship, international business or marketing.

### Who Should Apply?

This programme is ideal for HE lecturers, tutors, and learning support professionals seeking to advance their practice, engage with contemporary pedagogies, and contribute to an inclusive learning environment. 

(Note: All assessments align with Master’s-level FHEQ descriptors.)

Course Modules

### Level 7

This course includes or offers the following modules. Contact us for more information on which modules are core, required or optional.

• FDM701: HE Practice [10 credit]
• FDM702: Programme Design in HE [20 credit]
• FDM703: Academic Practice Development [30 credit]

### How you are assessed

You’re assessed in a variety of methods that may include some or all of the following across the various modules on the course:

• Reports on work-based assignments
• Research project reports
• Portfolios
• Reflective Learning and work experience journals
• Reviews
• Proposal papers for projects, funding or events, business plans, or strategy documents
• Project progress reports
• Project evaluations
• Presentations
• Essays
• Exams

Entry requirements

The Post graduate Certificate in Higher Education Practice (PGCHEP) is open to graduates who are professionally engaged in a higher education setting and who will be able to reflect on their practice in teaching and/or the support of learning of students in higher education.

An Honours degree in a relevant subject area from a UK university or an overseas university agreed by NARIC as equivalent and subject to IELTS and EU requirements. Consideration will be given to students with lower-level qualifications who have a relevant range of professional experience. Professional experience that equates to degree level will be considered by the Programme Manager. If some non-graduates are to be considered pre-entry tasks will be considered and used at the Programme Manager discretion.

RPL/RPEL may be applicable to applicants if they hold relevant credits or experiences that meet the Newman RPcL / RPeL processes. This will need to be assessed by the Programme Manager.

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### Fees and Funding

FSB’s programmes are delivered under franchise agreements with partner universities who are registered Approved Providers with the OfS. 

Therefore our students are eligible to apply for student finance from the Student Loans Company to cover the cost of their tuition fees, as well as maintenance grants to help with the cost of living.

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