Teaching
Taught delivery of the Postgraduate Certificate in Philosophy is conducted face-to-face via Day Schools (2 days per term), via one-to-one supervisions and online via the ICE’s Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). Day Schools provide both content-focused and skills-focused tuition. Workshops and group exercises will be supplemented with additional readings, exercises and discussion forums accessible via the VLE.
Students will also attend supervisions once per term to support their independent study and to help prepare them for the second summative assessment. Students are expected to attend all supervisions.
| One to one supervision |
1 supervision per term. |
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| Seminars & classes |
Teaching Teaching and learning on the course is delivered through a combination of presentations by the tutor, a range of interactive and participative methods of teaching and learning, and through reading and assignments to be undertaken by students outside of the teaching sessions. Such interactive and participative methods of teaching and learning may include small and whole group exercises, projects, case studies, structured seminar discussion, videos, and oral presentations. The course will be supported by the Institute’s Virtual Learning Environment |
| Taught/Research Balance |
Predominantly Taught
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Placements
n/a
Feedback
Feedback on summative assignments will be provided in a written format via the VLE.
Formative assignments will also be conducted throughout the year of study to support student learning.
Students will attend supervisions once per term to support their independent study and to help prepare them for the second summative assessment
Assessment
Thesis / Dissertation
There is no thesis component in the assessment of this course.
Essays
Assessment
You will be required to submit summative assignments totalling 10,500 – 13,500 words across the course, further details of which will be given in the course guide when available.
In addition to attending both the face-to-face teaching during each day school and submitting assignments, you will need to set aside time for independent study. Credit is generally calculated in terms of hours of study and assumes that each credit is awarded for around 10 hours of successful learning; so, by this calculation, a 60-credit course will involve around 600 hours of successful study. Examples of how study may be broken down are: pre-class preparation, classroom time (lectures, seminars, discussion, presentations, debates, case-studies etc.); engagement with the VLE; peer-to-peer interaction, preparations for assignments, assignment writing and feedback, and so on.
Written examination
There are no written examinations in this course.
Practical assessment
There are no practical assessments for this course.