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Online PGCert Design for Learning Environments

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Course Description

Online PGCert Design for Learning Environments

Online education has dramatically increased in recent years, and learning environments in many sectors and industries now incorporate both digital and physical environments. The 100% Online PGCert from Russell Group University will equip you with the skills and knowledge to design programmes of learning that meet the needs of learners and organisations.

Enjoy short sessions and unique coursework to improve others’ learning outcomes

The course incorporates design, technology, education, social sciences, data science, and digital development to provide you with a rich diversity of perspectives. You will work with academics, active practitioners, and designers of learning environments from the fields of education, computer science, theoretical physics, and engineering - each bringing their unique disciplinary perspectives to instructional design. Get crafty with innovative techniques as you participate in hands-on experiences that build both digital and traditional learning platforms' knowledge.

Short courses in Design for Learning Environments

If you are unable to commit to the full programme, you can exit with a micro-credential certificate instead.

Lasting just eight weeks, short courses in Design for Learning Environments allow you to specialise in a particular area of instructional design, completing with a micro-credential certificate worth 10 master’s credits.

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We are also excited to be offering a 10% early bird discount from the first module for the March 2025 intake to those who have accepted an unconditional offer and are registered on the programme by 31st January 2025.

Curriculum

The Online PGCert Design for Learning Environments is a 60-credit, 12-month programme of study. As a student in the programme, you will study six 10-credit modules over the year, with each module lasting 8 weeks.

You have a maximum of 5 years to finish your online programme and under certain circumstances, you can break up your studies and take time out between modules if you need to. Please discuss this with a recruitment coordinator

  • Applied data science for learning environments
  • Communicating design storeys
  • Design and design thinking
  • Developing digital artefacts for learning
  • Perspectives on learning
  • Sociotechnical learning environments

Rankings

  • 84th in the world (QS World University Rankings 2024)
  • 14th in the UK (Complete University Guide 2024)
  • 35th most international university in the world (Times Higher Education 2024)
  • 1st in the UK for being targeted by the country’s top employers (High Fliers Research 2024)
  • World-leading Russell Group member
  • Universitas 21 member – the leading global network of research-intensive universities
  • Top 100 world leading university (QS 2025, THE 2025)
  • 4th in the UK for online learning (Uswitch 2022)
  • Russell Group university member
  • 1st in the UK for graduate employability (High Fliers Research 2024)

The course represents the cutting edge of this industry and equips the student with the broad range of valuable skills required to play an integral part of any learning design team. The lecturers are highly qualified, experienced and extremely knowledgable, the materials are accessible and the assessment methods are valid. I cannot recommend the course highly enough.” – Tyrone Bishop, Online PGcert Design for Learning environments graduate, United Kingdom

Entry Requirements

To be eligible to apply for the Online PGCert Design for Learning Environments, you will need to have obtained:

• An upper second-class degree or postgraduate diploma from a UK university OR an equivalent qualification from a recognised institution OR a lower second-class degree with 2 years of work experience (in design, computing, or education) OR no degree with 5+ years’ work experience.
• A reference (this is dependant on your entry mode and may not be required)
• A statement of purpose (this is dependant on your entry mode and may not be required)

For international students, standard English language requirements apply. You must have an IELTS 6.5 with no less than 6.0 in any band.

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