MProf in Professional Development (Part Time)
2013 Entry
- Three years Standard Entry
2012 Entry
- Three years Standard Entry
Entry level
Entrants to the MProf will normally be graduates who have experience in a professional or managerial role and who are looking to inform and develop on their practice and to achieve a Master's level qualification.
An applicant may be admitted to the MProf without a degree following an interview, provided that they can demonstrate the appropriate level of abilities, knowledge and skill to benefit from the course.
Career opportunities
You will add to your portfolio of practice and experience, engage in meaningful projects and so develop the ability to move to new professional or management roles.
Course Overview
The MProf Professional Development at Southampton Solent University is designed to provide people with a flexible means of study and gives scope to build on personal and organisational development needs. It is intended principally for those who are currently in employment who want to develop themselves further, regardless of their discipline or profession.
The course focuses on generic personal development that is pertinent to anyone engaged in a leadership or management role, rather than the traditional range of business-related disciplines. It therefore emphasises the interdisciplinary nature of work-based situations, thus engaging you in identifying your learning needs and helping you to critically evaluate current practice. You will relate projects to your occupational context and may also undertake project work that builds on a secondment, consultancy or outreach activities in which you engage.
As well as appealing to a broad range of occupations, the course offers an opportunity, via options, for individuals from the further and higher education sector to build on their postgraduate teaching qualification in order to gain a Master's degree.
Course content
All students will be expected to undertake the Learning Contract unit, the Research Methods unit and at least one project/dissertation unit.
Other indicative units are:
-
Challenging Strategic Thinking
-
Transformation in Professional Practice
-
Politics in Organisations
-
Creative Analysis of Practice
-
Leadership
-
Managing Complex Teams
-
Issues in Learning Technology
-
Designing the Online Learning Experience
-
Enhancing Higher Education Through Knowledge Exchange
-
Linking the Organisation Into the Wider Community.
Attendance
The course will be delivered through a mixture of supported online delivery through our Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) and short block attendance which will normally be arranged during weekends. Although most students are expected to undertake the course over two years, there is scope to study units at a different pace, providing that this is agreed with the Course Leader.
Fees
Fees for the 2011-2012 academic year are:
Full Time: UK and EU students - £2,050
Overseas students - £4,700
|