Programme Specification and Regulations 2011-2012 - Citizenship & History Education

Table of Contents

1. Programme Specification and Regulations for the MA degree, Postgraduate Diploma and Postgraduate Certificate in Citizenship Education, History Education and Citizenship and History Education (including provision of individual modules)
2. Important information regarding the Programme Specification and Regulations
3. Programme Specification
   1. Title and name of awards
   2. Level of the programmes
   3. Relevant QAA subject benchmarks group(s)
   4. Awarding body
   5. Registering body
   6. Lead College
   7. Accreditation by professional or statutory body
   8. Language of study and assessment
   9. Mode of study
   10. Programme structures
   11. Credit value of modules
   12. Entrance requirements
   13. Educational aims and learning outcomes of the programmes
   14. Teaching, learning and assessment strategies
   15. Quality evaluation and enhancement
4. Detailed Regulations
5. Summary of provision for individual modules
6. Detailed regulations for the provision of individual modules
7. Annex A: Structures
8. Annex B Module Outlines
9. Annex C Accreditation of prior learning
10. Annex D Assessment Criteria
11. Glossary of terms
12. Related documents and other sources of information

Title and name of awards

• Master in Arts in Citizenship Education (MA in Citizenship Education)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Citizenship Education
• Postgraduate Certificate in Citizenship Education

• Master in Arts in History Education (MA in History Education)
• Postgraduate Diploma in History Education
• Postgraduate Certificate in History Education

• Master in Arts in Citizenship and History Education (MA in Citizenship and History Education)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Citizenship and History Education
• Postgraduate Certificate in Citizenship and History Education

• The title of the final award depends on which modules are chosen and completed.
• Successful completion of the Postgraduate Certificate enables students to progress to the Postgraduate Diploma and similarly onto the MA degree.
• There is also the provision for students to register for individual modules of the degree on a stand-alone basis.