2021-22
Postgraduate Certificates and Diplomas in Education
1. Postgraduate Certificates and Diplomas in Education may be awarded by the University of Glasgow in the College of Social Sciences.
2. Candidates for Certificate or Diploma programmes shall normally:
a) hold a degree or equivalent qualification
b) have an initial teaching qualification and have or be eligible for full registration with the General Teaching Council or be practitioners in a related field with at least five years’ experience.
Appropriate work experience may also be a requirement for admission to certain courses and a selection interview may be required.
3. For a Certificate, normally the minimum period of part-time study is one year and the maximum period of part-time study is four years. For a Diploma, normally the minimum period of part-time study is two years and the maximum period of part-time study is four years.
Postgraduate Certificates and Diplomas are offered in the following:
Inclusive Education: Research Policy & Practice
Postgraduate Diploma is offered in the following:
Headship
Postgraduate Certificates are offered in the following:
Developing Leadership & Learning
Into Headship
Middle Leadership & Management in Schools
Religious Education with Additional Teaching Qualification.
4. The list of qualifying courses for each Certificate and Diploma is available from the relevant School. Core courses are compulsory. Some optional courses may not be available every session. Successful completion of three courses, or equivalent, (60 credits at M level) is required for the award of a Certificate. Successful completion of six courses or equivalent, (120 credits at M level) is required for the award of a Diploma.
5. All courses operate within the SCQF framework at postgraduate or M level for the purposes of credit accumulation or transfer. Final decisions regarding credit transfer requests reside with the Higher Degrees Committee.
6. Within the terms of the SCQF framework, candidates may apply for accreditation of prior learning (APL). The regulations governing such applications are set out in the document Accreditation of Prior Learning at Postgraduate M level. No more than 30 credits of APL will be recognised for a postgraduate Certificate and no more than 60 credits will be recognised for a postgraduate Diploma. The procedure for submitting an APL claim may be initiated through the relevant course leader.
7. A variety of modes of assessment may be used. Candidates who fail to satisfy the examiners are permitted to resubmit assessments or resit examinations on one occasion only.
8. At the discretion of the Board of Examiners, candidates who fail to satisfy the requirements for a Diploma may be awarded a Certificate.