Professional Practice

Program Overview

The Professional Practice program at UWS offers unparalleled flexibility, allowing learners to tailor their learning from a wide range of modules across all four schools. This personalized program empowers professionals to accelerate their development while balancing existing commitments, preparing them for leadership roles in various sectors. The program emphasizes personal development and academic studies, ensuring each learner's unique needs are recognized and integrated into their qualification.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

• Objective: This program empowers professionals to tailor their learning to meet current and future demands, accelerating and personalizing their development while balancing existing commitments.
This creates a personalized learning experience where individuals build their own program of study to perfectly fit their needs and goals.
• Approach: The program blends personal development with academic studies, ensuring each learner's unique needs are recognized, supported, and integrated into the qualification they receive.

Outline:

• Content: Learners can choose specific classes from across the extensive postgraduate provision offered by all four schools at UWS.
This allows them to personalize their learning to meet specific career goals and interests.
• Structure: The program offers three levels of award: Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert), Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip), and Professional Master's degree (MProf).
Each level builds upon the previous one, allowing learners to progress at their own pace and customize their learning journey.
• Course Schedule: Start dates are available in January, May, and September across various locations: Fully Online, Ayr, Dumfries, Lanarkshire, London (coming soon), and Paisley.
• Modules: Learners can select from a diverse range of modules across various disciplines, including:
• Core Modules:
• Your Professional Learning Environment (10 credit points)
• Advancing Your Professional Practice (10 credit points)
• Professional Project (60 credit points)
• Optional Modules:
• Learners can choose from a wide variety of modules offered across all four schools at UWS.
These modules cover a broad range of topics and disciplines, allowing learners to tailor their learning to specific needs and interests.

Assessment:

• Methods: Assessment methods will vary depending on the chosen modules and may include essays, assignments, presentations, projects, and examinations.
• Criteria: Assessments are designed to evaluate learners' knowledge, understanding, and application of concepts learned throughout the program.

Teaching:

• Teaching Methods: The program utilizes a variety of teaching methods, including lectures, seminars, workshops, group discussions, and online learning resources.
• Faculty: The program is taught by experienced and qualified faculty members who are experts in their respective fields.
• Unique Approach: The program emphasizes a personalized learning approach, where learners work with their own Personal Academic Advisor to develop their own professional practice structured around a personalized curriculum.

Careers:

• Potential Career Paths: This program prepares graduates for a wide range of careers across various sectors.
Some potential career paths include:
• Education
• Healthcare
• Business
• Social Work
• Public Service
• Research
• Opportunities: Graduates will be equipped with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to pursue leadership roles and advance their careers in their chosen field.
• Outcomes: The program is designed to help graduates achieve their career goals and make a positive impact in their chosen field.

Other:

• Entry Requirements: The program is open to all students who meet the minimum entry requirements.
Applicants with relevant qualifications and experience may also be considered.
• Application Process: Applicants can apply directly through the UWS online application system.

PgCert Professional Practice Full-time: Scottish applicants: £3,210 All other UK / Republic of Ireland applicants: £5,040 International applicants (including all other EU/EEA): £6,600 Modular tuition fees (Face-to-face, 20-credit points): Scottish applicants: £1,070 All other UK / Republic of Ireland applicants: £1,680 International applicants (including all other EU/EEA): £2,210 PgDip Professional Practice Full-time: Scottish applicants: £6,420 All other UK / Republic of Ireland applicants: £10,080 International applicants (including all other EU/EEA): £13,250 Modular tuition fees (Face-to-face, 20-credit points): Scottish applicants: £1,070 All other UK / Republic of Ireland applicants: £1,680 International applicants (including all other EU/EEA): £2,210 MProf Professional Practice Full-time: Scottish applicants: £7,500 All other UK / Republic of Ireland applicants: £11,750 International applicants (including all other EU/EEA): £15,500 Modular tuition fees (Face-to-face, 20-credit points): Scottish applicants: £1,070 All other UK / Republic of Ireland applicants: £1,680 International applicants (including all other EU/EEA): £2,210