Online PGCert Design for Learning Environments
UK Online, United Kingdom
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Jun 2025
TUITION FEES
GBP 4,680 *
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
* £780 per module
Key Summary
Introduction
Online PGCert Design for Learning Environments
Online education has dramatically increased in recent years, and learning environments in many sectors and industries now incorporate both digital and physical environments. The 100% Online PGCert from Russell Group University will equip you with the skills and knowledge to design programmes of learning that meet the needs of learners and organisations.
Enjoy short sessions and unique coursework to improve others’ learning outcomes
The course incorporates design, technology, education, social sciences, data science, and digital development to provide you with a rich diversity of perspectives. You will work with academics, active practitioners, and designers of learning environments from the fields of education, computer science, theoretical physics, and engineering—each bringing their unique disciplinary perspectives to instructional design. Get crafty with innovative techniques as you participate in hands-on experiences that build both digital and traditional learning platforms' knowledge.
Short courses in Design for Learning Environments
If you are unable to commit to the full programme, you can exit with a micro-credential certificate instead.
Lasting just eight weeks, short courses in Design for Learning Environments allow you to specialise in a particular area of instructional design, completing with a micro-credential certificate worth 10 master’s credits.
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Admissions
Curriculum
The Online PGCert Design for Learning Environments is a 60-credit, 12-month programme of study. As a student in the programme, you will study six 10-credit modules over the year, with each module lasting 8 weeks.
You have a maximum of 5 years to finish your online programme and, under certain circumstances, you can break up your studies and take time out between modules if you need to. Please discuss this with a recruitment coordinator.
- Applied data science for learning environments
- Communicating design stories
- Design and design thinking
- Developing digital artefacts for learning
- Perspectives on learning
- Sociotechnical learning environments
Rankings
- Top 100 in the world (QS 2025, THE 2025)
- Ranked 35th most internationally diverse university in the world (THE 2024)
- Ranked 14th in the UK (Complete University Guide 2024
- 1st in the UK for graduate employability (High Fliers Research 2024)
- Russell Group University member