PG Dip Education

Develop your knowledge and career with our PG Dip Education, created for those working within teaching and education practices. Adding to the skills gained in our PG Cert course, this programme allows you to attain the knowledge and skills to engage in a range of processes to ensure ongoing professional development. These include research and enquiry, critical reflection and participation in discourse with relevant communities of practice. During the course you’ll work with fellow professionals to develop the necessary skills and knowledge to critically review academic literature and apply the findings to practice, enhancing your own learning and teaching. You’ll also develop key real-world skills including the ability to use methods which promote and facilitate inclusivity in education and equality of opportunity for learners. You’ll also discover the key issues in, and key skills required, to perform a specialised non-teaching role. Upon completion of your Postgraduate Diploma, we offer the opportunity for you to progress to study for a full Masters (awarded after 180 credits).

PG Dip Education

Who we are

Our mission is to make education accessible to everyone, everywhere, by delivering quality online undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes. All of our courses are delivered by Kaplan Open Learning (Essex) Limited, an experienced online learning provider and part of Kaplan, Inc., the UK’s leading global provider of diverse education and training.

Our courses

All of our courses are 100% online and part-time. We offer undergraduate and postgraduate courses in topics such as business, law, psychology, criminology, health and our ever-popular MBA.

Our programmes are developed by industry leaders and subject experts and all module content is tailored specifically to promote maximum engagement while learning online. University of Essex Online students will benefit from receiving all the support students normally receive on campus, plus the invaluable benefit of flexibility. Our recorded lectures, access to eBooks (included in the price of your fees) and online class discussion forums mean that you can fit your study around your work, family and other commitments.

Support we offer

All of our students have a dedicated Student Support Adviser who acts as a first point of contact, and mentor. Students also receive regular and prompt academic feedback from their tutors. We have consistently received outstanding overall student satisfaction ratings from the independent National Student Survey, scoring an average of 92% across all five years.

Fees and funding

Our fees are the same for all students and in order to make it more affordable, we offer simple monthly payment plans to spread the cost of your studies. Alternatively, our students can benefit from 10% discount if they pay the full course fee up-front.