Course descriptionThe programme is a professional qualification endorsed by regulatory bodies and voluntary organisations in the field of adult education. It is aimed at people who have little or no experience of working in the field of adult education. It therefore contains a substantial practice-based element and combines the study of adult education's underpinning theoretical disicplines with the development of students' practical skills as adult educators.
Content
Participants on the PgDip will undertake six units of study:
* Principles and theories of adult and continuing education
* Psychology of adult learning
* Issues in adult and continuing education
* Curriculum development
* Placement practice equivalent to two units of study.
Students registered for the MSc will take the following units in addition to those required for the PgDip:
* Theories of educational research
* Methods of educational research
* Research dissertation.
Students initially registered for thePgDip may apply to be considered for transfer to the MSc subject to achievement of the required grades. Similarly, students initially registered for the MSc may apply to transfer to the PgDip