Expand your knowledge and skills to reinforce and promote health, guidance care and well-being of children, young people, and adults in education. Explore inclusive pastoral practices that support students and staff in your workplace. You must work with or have practical experience helping children, young people, and adults within an educational workplace setting or other appropriate agency.
The programme puts health and well-being at the heart of educational leadership and development, offering applied practice and specialist knowledge to extend your skills into health and well-being, guidance, care, and support. You can build your practice and understanding to offer pastoral communication and support to individuals in their professional learning.
We aim to foster your professional development and role to support the needs of children, young people, and adults across different educational settings. You form skills to self-reflect and self-evaluate health and well-being policies to influence positive practices within your workplace.
We deliver an interactive, online learning environment designed by qualified tutors, offering flexibility to fit study into your life and access course materials no matter your location. Our courses explore how educational settings can be trauma-informed and meet the needs of children, young people, and adults. You also gain insights into health and well-being practices within education systems while appreciating varied perspectives shared within our vibrant online community.
Our diverse programme provides excellent preparation to become principal teachers of health and well-being or enter roles in guidance and support, pastoral care, and other management positions within educational settings.
| Fee category | Cost |
|---|---|
| EU / International students | £2,300 |
| Tuition Fees for 2023/24 Academic Year Charged on a modular basis. Fee quoted is per 30 credits. | |
| UK | £790 |
| Tuition Fees for 2023/24 Academic Year Charged on a modular basis. Fee quoted is per 30 credits. |
| Fee category | Cost |
|---|---|
| EU / International students | £2,300 |
| Tuition Fees for 2023/24 Academic Year Charged on a modular basis. Fee quoted is per 30 credits. | |
| UK | £790 |
| Tuition Fees for 2023/24 Academic Year Charged on a modular basis. Fee quoted is per 30 credits. |
Select ONE course from the following options:
*Please note – the ‘Supportive Relationships in Schools’ and ‘Leading on Health and Wellbeing’ courses run bi-annually, so it will depend on the year of entry which course will be covered in the first and second years.
30 Credit Points
This course aims to provide participants with a critical working knowledge of the key aspects of research and enquiry, in the context of professional learning and the enhancement of professional practice. Participants will source and critically engage with relevant literature and other evidence to provide a backdrop to the design of a small-scale enquiry in professional context. Decisions taken during all aspects of enquiry design will be justified using evidence. Enquiry processes implemented will be critically evaluated, and implications for future practice uncovered.
Select ONE course from the following options:
*Please note – the ‘Supportive Relationships in Schools’ and ‘Leading on Health and Wellbeing’ courses run bi-annually, so it will depend on the year of entry which course will be covered in the first and second years.
| Fee category | Cost |
|---|---|
| EU / International students | £2,300 |
| Tuition Fees for 2023/24 Academic Year Charged on a modular basis. Fee quoted is per 30 credits. | |
| UK | £790 |
| Tuition Fees for 2023/24 Academic Year Charged on a modular basis. Fee quoted is per 30 credits. |
| Fee category | Cost |
|---|---|
| EU / International students | £2,300 |
| Tuition Fees for 2023/24 Academic Year Charged on a modular basis. Fee quoted is per 30 credits. | |
| UK | £790 |
| Tuition Fees for 2023/24 Academic Year Charged on a modular basis. Fee quoted is per 30 credits. |
We will endeavour to make all course options available. However, these may be subject to change - see our Amendments to Programmes and Courses document.
Self-funded international students enrolling on postgraduate taught (PGT) programmes will receive one of our Aberdeen Global Scholarships, ranging from £3,000 to £8,000, depending on your domicile country. Learn more about the Aberdeen Global Scholarships here.
To see our full range of scholarships, visit our Funding Database.
You study with highly-qualified tutors using the MyAberdeen Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) therefore, good working knowledge of ICT and communication using webcam facilities is required to engage with the online learning platform.
Our study routes
You can choose to study for:
You engage in a range of assessments to support your personal growth and professional development. Across our courses, you may undertake tutor, peer, or self-assessments. You have assessments in many formative and summative ways throughout the course.
You must work with or have practical experience supporting children, young people, and adults within an educational workplace setting or other appropriate agency to enable collaborative discussion across the modules offered.
The information below is provided as a guide only and does not guarantee entry to the University of Aberdeen.
Entry requirements for this programme as with other PGT programmes is an honours degree at 2:2 or above from a recognised university or body. In exceptional circumstances applicants without this qualification may be admitted at the discretion of the Programme Director subject to having an alternative qualification, or an approved level of experience, appropriate to the field of study.
Please enter your country to view country-specific entry requirements.
To study for a Postgraduate Taught degree at the University of Aberdeen it is essential that you can speak, understand, read, and write English fluently. The minimum requirements for this degree are as follows:
IELTS Academic:
OVERALL - 6.5 with: Listening - 5.5; Reading - 6.0; Speaking - 5.5; Writing - 6.0
TOEFL iBT:
OVERALL - 90 with: Listening - 17; Reading - 21; Speaking - 20; Writing - 21
PTE Academic:
OVERALL - 62 with: Listening - 59; Reading - 59; Speaking - 59; Writing - 59
Cambridge English B2 First, C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency:
OVERALL - 176 with: Listening - 162; Reading - 169; Speaking - 162; Writing - 169
Read more about specific English Language requirements here.
You will be required to supply the following documentation with your application as proof you meet the entry requirements of this degree programme. If you have not yet completed your current programme of study, then you can still apply and you can provide your Degree Certificate at a later date.
Should your programme necessitate a visit to the University you may find the following information helpful.
You develop different transferable and practical skills to progress your promotional aspirations. Our programme provides excellent preparation to enter a range of careers within different educational settings. These roles include and are not limited to:
This part-time, online programme is accredited by the University of Aberdeen and participants are drawn from full time teachers, mainly from the secondary educational sector, although it is open to primary and FE colleagues to join us. In addition, this programme is open to professionals in Health, Social Work and Community Education.
You will be taught by a range of experts including professors, lecturers, teaching fellows and postgraduate tutors. Staff changes will occur from time to time.
Educational inclusion and well-being are at the heart of much of the research carried out in the School of Education. Staff research interests range from studies of the practice and teaching of mindfulness to exploring inclusive approaches to learning and teaching in the classroom.
You learn online using MyAberdeen VLE, accessible on computers and mobile devices. You can find your learning materials, resources and notifications associated with your courses on the platform.
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