PGCert in Academic Practice (apply by 12 December)
The University’s Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PGCAP) is a free professional practice programme open to all staff at St Andrews who are engaged in teaching or supporting student learning.
The aim is to give colleagues a supportive space in which they can develop as reflective practitioners in a collegiate, interdisciplinary community, exploring and developing different aspects of their practice in dialogue with peers. The first core module runs in semester 2, allowing staff new to the university to join the programme the year they arrive.
To achieve the PGCAP you must successfully complete four 15-credit modules over two to four years (maximum of one module per semester). This delivery mode of four semesters of study over a maximum of four years recognises that programme participants will often be working full-time and engaging with the modules on top of existing commitments.
It allows you to “pause” your engagement with the programme according to your circumstances; modules do not need to be completed in consecutive semesters. The aim is to provide flexibility to support the needs of a diverse cohort while still ensuring a logical developmental pathway. You must be teaching concurrently to enrol on the first two core modules.
The deadline to enrol for academic year 2025-26 is Friday 12 December.
To find out more and get the enrolment link, please go to the Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice web page or email [email protected].