Course overview
Shape the future of learning with the online Design for Learning Environments course and graduate prepared for success as an innovative learning designer across a wide variety of industries.

Online and blended learning is increasingly dominating how we learn today – and so too is the demand for skilled individuals with the specific instructional and learning design knowledge needed to create effective learning environments.

Open up a world of opportunities for careers in educational institutions, private learning specialists, in-house training teams and CPD providers.

Course highlights
By bringing together the latest thinking in computing, design, the social sciences and education, this programme will help you design better learning experiences and seize upon new career opportunities across multiple sectors.

Offering a uniquely interdisciplinary approach to the understanding of online and offline learning design, this PGCert will give you the edge when it comes to progressing your career in this expanding field.

As well as exploring classic and contemporary behavioural, social and cognitive approaches, youll build digital artefacts and analyse data. Focused on improving learning outcomes, youll learn how to tailor these experiences to different learners and to different environments.

Explore the role of design, the processes involved, and current theories and practices.
Develop a digital artefact and implement it in a learning environment, drawing on new technologies.
Analyse data sets against key tools and frameworks to evaluate teaching and learning.
Communicate a design proposal and planning for a new learning environment.

Course delivery
This learning design Postgraduate Certificate features expert lecturers and researchers from a range of disciplines. You'll be taught through a blend of tutorials, projects and practical assignments to consolidate your learning.

Receive tailored guidance and feedback in tutorials, enabling you to tackle specific challenges and enhance comprehension of the material
Foster independence through project work, preparing you for professional environments and ongoing personal development
Gain valuable experience by taking part in practical assignments that simulate real-world tasks and cultivate job-ready skills
Enjoy the flexibility and accessibility of online on-demand classes, allowing you to access lectures and course materials at your convenience, accommodating various schedules and preferences.

Career opportunities
This course will give you the skills and knowledge to design programmes of learning which will meet the needs of a wide range of learners and organisations in an expanding field.

We want to ensure that you can progress in this competitive environment and have designed our course with a practical approach and cross-disciplinary subject matter. It is this experience that will give you a commanding position when it comes to taking advantage of the career opportunities in this growing area.