UCSI University

Overview of Post Graduate Diploma in Tertiary Teaching in UCSI University Malaysia

Designed for both new and experienced educators, this Postgraduate Diploma provides a platform for you to discover the best methods to teach and assess your students. Explore being a critical, reflective practitioner and learn techniques to enhance your teaching and research. The programme also trains you to use and integrate the latest technologies into your academic practice to enliven the classroom and make your classes engaging, fascinating and fun. Explore the craftsmanship in designing curriculums appropriate to your purposes and outcomes while working with your inter-faculty colleagues in projects to attain multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives of teaching and learning. Imagine the flexibility to learn from your home, office or even a café while sipping on coffee as long as you are connected to the internet. Designed for dedicated educators with active schedules, our courses are 70% online. That’s not all. As the world gradually becomes borderless, seize opportunities to broaden your knowledge, obtain the necessary skills and experience different cultures through short study tours at the University of Melbourne and Durham University. Our versatile programme is guaranteed to make you into a better educator.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

FULL-TIME (12 months)

Semester 1

• Critical Practices of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
• Assessment, Evaluation and Feedback in Higher Education
• Learning with Technologies for Higher Education

Semester 2

• Curriculum Planning, Development and Evaluation
• Effective Communication Skills and Group Dynamics
• Mentoring and Reflective Practice for Higher Education

PART-TIME (18-24 months)

Semester 1

• Critical Practices of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
• Assessment, Evaluation and Feedback in Higher Education

Semester 2

• Learning with Technologies for Higher Education
• Curriculum Planning, Development and Evaluation

Semester 3

• Effective Communication Skills and Group Dynamics
• Mentoring and Reflective Practice For Higher Education

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS

?Master Degree
(Level 7, Recognised by MOHE) in any field

?Master Degree
(Level 7, Recognised by MOHE) in any field

Bachelor Degree
(Level 6, Recognised by MOHE) in any field

CGPA 2.5 or above

?Bachelor Degree
(Level 6, Recognised by MOHE)

(Level 6, Recognised by MOHE)
AND 5-year work experience in a related field

?Others equivalent qualifications recognised by Malaysian Government

To be reviewed by the faculty on a case-to-case basis

ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

For Local & International Students

As is the medium of instruction for all postgraduate programmes at UCSI University is the English Language, applicants must meet one of the following requirements to gain admission

• IELTS

Band 5.0

• GCE 119 English/ O-Levels English

Grade B+

• TOEFL IBT

80

• TOEFL PBT

550

• TOEFL CBT

213

• MUET

Band 3

CAREER PROSPECTS

• Lecturer
• Tutor
• Trainer
• Facilitator
• Educational Training Consultant