Career Education Information and Guidance in HE MA
University of Warwick
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The MA in Career Education Information and Guidance in Higher Education enables you to make a distinctive contribution to higher education career and employability work through taught modules and independent research. The course is taught via collaboration between Warwick’s Centre for Lifelong Learning and AGCAS. You will gain a comprehensive understanding of the theories and practices issues ethics and models surrounding higher education career and employabiltys work. Gain a comprehensive ...Read more

The MA in Career Education Information and Guidance in Higher Education enables you to make a distinctive contribution to higher education career and employability work through taught modules and independent research. The course is taught via collaboration between Warwick’s Centre for Lifelong Learning and AGCAS. You will gain a comprehensive understanding of the theories and practices issues ethics and models surrounding higher education career and employabiltys work. Gain a comprehensive understanding of the theories and practices issues ethics and models surrounding higher education career and employabilty work.

Course Overview

This MA enables you to make a distinctive contribution to higher education careers work through independent research. It is approved by the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS) and designed and taught in partnership with this professional body. It is also approved by the Career Development Institute (CDI) as meeting the qualification requirement for the UK Register of Career Development Professionals.

Teaching

Each module is taught via a blend of contact time and distance learning with the precise blend varying according to each module. You will be taught by experienced AGCAS Trainers for at least two modules. The workshops are highly interactive and led by experienced career development professionals. The distance-learning elements are taught via a virtual learning environment and include use of multimedia materials and forums. Everyone on the MA PG Diploma and PG Certificate starts with the core modules firstly in Career Development Theories and then Challenges of Careers Work in Higher Education. These modules run twice a year.

Assessment

The course is generally assessed through work-based projects depending on the module choices each student makes.

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Our graduates occupy a range of relevant career development roles in the private and public sectors Former students have gone on to publish and disseminate their work in a range of academic and professional contexts. PhD opportunities are available at Warwick within the Centre for Lifelong Learning and the Warwick Institute for Employment Research.

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Minimum requirements 2:1i in any discipline. If you have alternative qualifications and relevant experience you are welcome to discuss these with the course team. You must be working in a higher education career and employability development context.

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