Postgraduate Certificate in Enhancing the International Student Experience

PgCert

Throughout the sectors of higher and further education there is a continuing growth of various forms of internationalisation. This continuing growth raises issues related to the quality of the provision provided and the overall experience of these international students. It is not just the provision by academic and teaching staff that impact on the international student experience but all parts of an institution including student support and services such as admissions, careers and finance.

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Course level

Postgraduate

Modes of study

Part time

Attendance

Modules will be taught in sequence and delivered by blended learning, an approach that requires attendance at a workshop, one day per module, which is supported by e-learning material and tutorial support.

Location

Park Campus

Entry requirements

The minimum entry requirements are that candidates should normally:

Hold a first degree or appropriate professional qualification
Be currently employed in the higher education (HE) or further education (FE) sector and ideally with a role currently in contact with international students through teaching, research, support services or administration
Candidates without a first degree but who have extensive appropriate experience are encouraged to apply

Length of study

One year

Start date

January

School

Northampton Business School

Course content

Course aims:

To enable participants to operate as reflective practitioners in an internationalised environment in higher and further education
To enable participants to develop a systematic understanding of knowledge and a critical awareness of complex issues relating to internationalisation and globalisation of higher and further education at different levels: globally; nationally; within their own institute; within their own subject area or area of professional activity
To enable participants to develop an understanding of the links between their own individual areas of activity and the learning experience of all students
To enable participants to recognise how differences in cultures of education (including values, beliefs, conventions and language use) affect perceptions, expectations and behaviours of all stakeholders in higher and further education institutions
To enable participants to be able to participate in the creation of effective institutional environments (for example programmes of study and/or student support activities) which will foster an internationalised environment
To enable participants to incorporate research, scholarship, and/or examples of best professional practice concerning internationalisation and globalisation of higher and further education into their own professional activities
To enable participants to design and plan original interventions in their own areas of activity based on relevant techniques of research (for example programmes of study, and/or student support activities), which will foster an internationalised environment

Typical modules

The Postgraduate Certificate comprises of three new 20 credit Level 7 modules and is delivered in sequence:

Module one: Cultures of Education - January to March with a workshop in February
Module two: Sites of Education - April to June with a workshop in May
Module three: Individual Practice - October to December with a workshop in October

Course leader

The course leader, Dr Burnapp, is a National Teaching Fellow and has produced training materials and run workshops for the higher education sector via the Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies for several years.

For general application information please see our how to apply page.