M.Ed in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

Department of Educational Studies

Course re-accredited by the Higher Education Academy until 2015

New Independent Study Route through the programme

New Module on 'Technologies for Learning & Teaching'

   

Why is the University of Sheffield putting on this course?

The University of Sheffield was one of the first institutions to respond to growing concerns about the quality of higher education teaching in the 1990s. In January 1992 it launched the MEd for University Lecturers course to provide professional development for lecturers which would be recognised by the award of a higher degree in education. The main aim of this course was to develop a growing network of lecturers interested in innovation and change in university teaching. The name of the course was changed in 2007 to the ‘MEd in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education’. This reflects a growing recognition that a wide range of professionals are involved in supporting learning in universities not simply ‘lecturers’.

The programme is now well established and has a national and international reputation. It is accredited by the Higher Education Academy (HEA) which is developing sector knowledge, practice and policy related to all aspects of the student experience in higher education. The HEA is a national body, funded by the Higher Education Funding Councils and through subscriptions of higher education institutions. Higher education staff who have successfully completed an Academy-accredited programme and meet the criteria of the UK Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF) are eligible to become members of the HEA. The M.Ed Teaching & Learning in Higher Education has been accredited at level 2 of the UKPSF which means that, on completion of the diploma element of the programme, participants can become full Registered Practitioners of the HEA. The UKPSF is introduced on the first whole day of the programme and features in work undertaken during modules one and two.

The Sheffield MEd in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education offers participants an opportunity to explore their work in depth, within a stimulating interdisciplinary environment.