Management
of Training & Development
(MSc, PG Dip, PG Cert).
The Moray House School of Education
offers a range of programmes for people who wish to pursue their interest
in the management of training, learning and development in organisations.
Our taught postgraduate programmes include a Postgraduate
Certificate,
Postgraduate Diploma and Master
of Science degree in The
Management of Training & Development. The programmes are designed
to develop the critical understanding and knowledge of professionals involved
in staff development and the management of organisational learning and
change. The Programmes are validated by the UK Chartered Institute of Personnel
and Development (CIPD), and students can follow a path leading to qualification
for graduate entry to the CIPD.
"... aimed
at practitioners with an interest in training, staff development and
organisational learning."
The programmes are aimed at practitioners with an interest in training,
staff development and organisational learning. This includes human resource
development and training officers; people in other positions who have responsibility
for staff development, management development or organisational change
programmes; or people who are interested in pursuing a career in this area.
The programmes attract an international group of participants with experience
gained in various sectors, including a wide range of commercial businesses
sectors, public authorities (e.g. local authorities, the health service,
social services, education and the armed forces), and voluntary organisations
(e.g. the churches, welfare organisations).
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Mode of study
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Taught programmes are offered for full-time or part-time study. The full-time
MSc. programme runs over 12 months, commencing in September. Part-time
study is on a modular basis, which can be tailored to individual students.
Part-time students must complete the Certificate within 2 years of commencing
study, the Diploma within four years and the Masters dissertation within
6 years. Courses usually run in the School of Education Moray House premises
in Holyrood Road, in the historic Old Town centre of Edinburgh. The usual
delivery pattern for each course is a weekly three-hour session over
one semester. Some courses may be offered in the evening or by block
delivery.
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Programme structure |
Three levels of postgraduate qualifications are available within the Programme: Certificate, Diploma or
a full MSc. Each qualification is constructed
from a range of core and optional courses.
The Postgraduate Certificate (60 credits)
consists of:
- Human Resource Development: Theory and Practice (20 credits) or Managing
Organisational Learning and Knowledge (20 credits)
- Human Resource Management (20 credits) or Management Concepts and Applications (20 credits)
- Along with either one 20 credit or two 10 credit option courses from
List A
The Postgraduate Diploma (120
credits) includes all the requirements of the Certificate along with:
- Human Resource Development: Theory and Practice or Managing
Organisational Learning and Knowledge (whichever
not taken)
- Research Methods in the Management of Training and Development (10 credits)
- One 10 or 20 Credit option course from List A
- 10 or 20 Credit option course(s) from List A or B
Optional course List A
- Managing the Training and Development Function (10 credits)
- Designing and Delivering Training (10 credits)
- Managing Communication, Information and Decision-Making (10 credits)
- Work-Based Learning (PG Diploma only, 20 credits)
- Evaluation in Context (20 credits)
- Human Dynamics in Work Settings (20 credits)
- Digital Environments for Training and Development (10 credits)
 Further
details about these courses
Option List B courses can be taken from some
of the following areas:
Please Note: Not all courses run every year.
The MSc involves completion of the Diploma
followed by completion of a dissertation of 12,000-15,000 words.
Timetables for 2009-2010: Semester
1 Semester
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Further information |
Further information about the MSc Education can be obtained from:
Gemma Ramsay, Programme Secretary,
or Claire Valentin, Programme
Director
Higher and Community Education
The Moray House School of Education
Holyrood Road
Edinburgh EH8 8AQ
Scotland, UK
Tel. 44 (0)131 651 4241 or 6195
Fax. 44 (0)131 651 6111
Email: gemma.ramsay@ed.ac.uk or
claire.valentin@ed.ac.uk
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