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Programs of Study

The University teaches undergraduate degrees and professional certificates, entirely online, to students globally.

Undergraduate

Degree Programs

Full undergraduate study for those intending to work in education: in the classroom, in curriculum and program design, in training, or in educational administration. Study covers pedagogy, educational psychology, curriculum, assessment, inclusive practice and research methods.

The degree runs to 120 credits across twenty sequenced modules, arranged so that each rests on what precedes it, and concludes with an extended piece of research or applied work.

Undergraduate degree
Professional

Certificates

Shorter qualifications for practitioners who require a specific credential, taught to the same standard and through the same platform as our degree programs. Current provision covers English language teaching, with further certificates in preparation.

Certificates are credit-bearing, and that credit carries the same weight as credit earned on the bachelor's degree: the same credit hours and the same published criteria.

TESOL Certificate
Further programs are in development. Applicants who wish to be notified as they open may register their interest with the Admissions Office.
Common to every program

What Study Involves, Whichever Program You Take

Individual Instruction

Every student is taught through a platform that assesses them individually and adjusts what is taught, in what depth and at what pace. Academic support is available at any hour.

The platform

Three Study Formats

Every lesson is produced to be read, watched or listened to. All three cover identical material and carry identical credit, and students move between them freely.

Study formats

Assessment by Choice

Eight assessment methods, from continuous comprehension credit to dissertation, all marked against the same criteria by the same faculty.

Assessment

Uncertain Which Program Fits?

The Admissions Office will advise on suitability before any commitment is made, and will say plainly where a program does not serve an applicant's stated purpose.