Overview

The Community Education (CPD) programme at the University of Dundee is workplace-based. You will combine online study with workshops and tutor support, providing you with continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities.

Throughout the course you will identify, reflect on, develop, and appraise critical community-based practice, while integrating your learning and practice with theoretical studies and investigative techniques.

You will be encouraged to engage in processes of active learning, involving cyclical processes of action and reflection with participants.

Practitioners with an existing community education or community learning and development qualification can choose to study through this continuing professional development route. The course is also suitable for returning students who already have a PG Diploma in CE/CLD, and want to complete the Masters qualification.

Careers

The course offers a professional qualification for ongoing continuing professional development if you are seeking practitioner and managerial posts in:

local authority services and projects
third sector organisations
community learning and development services
culture and leisure services
community health
youth work
housing
community development
adult literacies and numeracies
family learning
community and adult learning
local economic regeneration
social enterprise development
further & higher education

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Critical Pedagogies
Transforming Practice (Being a Critical Practitioner)
Community-based research
Research Methods for Professional Inquiry
Education MEd Dissertation

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Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-16 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

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Deadline date to be confirmed.

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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PTE Academic

62

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TOEFL^® IBT

87

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

Blended

Campus Location

Dundee, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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PTE Academic

62

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TOEFL^® IBT

87

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Other requirements

General requirements

Recognition of prior learning is available for up to 50% of the CPD route. Recognition of prior learning is not available for the SC Approved route. Credit claims will be considered on application and certificates have been submitted.
A degree and appropriate work. You should ideally be able to undertake work related to a course specialism in their workplace setting or other appropriate agency.

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Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
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Tuition Fee

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International

7530 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 7530 GBP per year during 36 months.
National

2940 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 2940 GBP per year during 36 months.

England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Republic of Ireland: 2,940

Living costs for Dundee

787 - 1494 GBP /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Programme Structure

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Key information

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Credits

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Academic requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

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Tuition Fee

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Living costs for Dundee

Funding

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