Unitec Institute of Technology

Graduate Diploma in Higher Education

Programme summary

Career opportunities

Courses & timetables

Admission requirements

[GDipHE]

Programme summary

Improve your ability to work with and educate adults, and further your knowledge of educational development, learning technologies and educational management.

Are you working in an adult learning environment, and want to improve your knowledge of educational and management issues? You may be teaching evening classes, supporting adult refugees as they learn English, or be involved in training within your company/organisation.

The Graduate Diploma in Higher Education reflects the needs of the workplace, and helps you work with and educate adults, whether you’re a lecturer, manager or support staff. You expand your expertise in adult teaching, as well as your understanding of educational development, learning technologies and educational management.

Highlights

• Ability to tailor the programme to the needs of your career.
• A wide range of courses, including educational development, learning technologies and aspects of educational management.
• Highly qualified teaching professionals who are supported by up-to-date technology and responsive to the learning communities they serve.
• Focus on user-friendly tools for students and tutors.
• Emphasis on self-reflection.
• Courses are a mix of block courses and interactive workshop-based sessions, self-directed courses and/or face-to-face sessions. Courses can be completed by distance learning.