Career Education, Information and Guidance in HE (MA) (Pre-May 2024 Version - for reference only)
Explore our Career Education, Information and Guidance in HE, taught Master's degree.
The MA in Career Education, Information and Guidance in Higher Education enables you to make a distinctive contribution to higher education career and employability work through taught modules and independent research. The course is taught via collaboration between Warwick’s Centre for Lifelong Learning and AGCAS. You will gain a comprehensive understanding of the theories, practices, issues, ethics, and models surrounding higher education career and employability work.
This MA covers all aspects of higher education career and employability work. It is approved by the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS) and designed and taught in partnership with this professional body. It is also approved by the Career Development Institute (CDI) as meeting the qualification requirement for the UK Register of Career Development Professionals.
2:2 in any discipline.
If you have alternative qualifications and relevant experience, you are welcome to discuss these with the course team. You must be working in a higher education career and employability development context.
Duration
The course lasts up to 4.5 years and you are able to complete earlier if your circumstances allow.
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- Band A
- IELTS overall score of 6.5, minimum component scores not below 6.0.
Student VISAs
The University of Warwick is not currently sponsoring students on part-time courses, including part-time courses that are akin to distance learning, with a Student visa.
Therefore, we will not be able to produce a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) for a part-time course.
Please visit our visa pages and read the guidance provided to see if your visa permits study at The University of Warwick.
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There are no additional entry requirements for this course.
Career Development Theories
This module aims to develop systematic knowledge and comprehensive understanding of classic and contemporary career development theories from a range of discipline areas. It also aims at enhancing confident and creative theoretically-informed practice in relation to a range of relevant roles.
Challenges of Careers Work in Higher Education
This module enables participants to develop an overview of the wider context in which higher education careers work takes place. The module is designed to develop reflective practice in HE careers work focusing on: the student experience; the evolution and current development of higher education; the management of career and employability work; roles, organisations and policies; professional ethics, theoretical perspectives and values.
Research in Professional Practice
This module aims to develop understanding of the research process and its relevance to your professional practice, including designing research into your own practice field. This includes identifying research questions, appropriate research strategies, and sources using a variety of methods. It will enable you to design research in an aspect of career development work of interest and relevance to you.
Dissertation
This module enables participants to develop knowledge and understanding of a specialist area within the broad fields of career development, career coaching, coaching and work-related learning. You will apply the research methodology knowledge developed under the supervision of an academic member of staff. You can choose a shorter (A) or longer (B) dissertation which will impact the number of other modules you need to take.
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- Technology-based Career Learning and Provision
- Employability and Career Development Learning
- Guidance Skills (Advanced)
- Employer Engagement and Labour Markets
- Recruitment Practices and Talent Management
- Work-related Learning in Higher Education
- Career Coaching (Information, Advice and Guidance)
- Marketing the Service
- Group Work
- Management of Higher Education Career and Employability Services
Each module is taught via a blend of contact time and distance learning with the precise blend varying according to each module. You will be taught by experienced AGCAS Trainers for at least two modules.
The workshops are highly interactive and led by experienced career development professionals. The distance-learning materials are delivered via a virtual learning environment.
Everyone on the MA, PG Diploma and PG Certificate starts with the core modules, firstly in Career Development Theories and then Challenges of Careers Work in Higher Education. These modules run twice a year.
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Vary between 5-40 students dependent on the module.
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Each module typically consists of independent learning using on-line study materials, links to key readings, online webinars, and tutorial support. Most modules also include workshops of which a small number may be run in-person. The precise blend varies according to each module and is explained in the relevant module section.
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The course is generally assessed through work-based projects depending on the module choices each student makes.
Your timetable
Your personalised timetable will be accessible when you register for each module and you will be allocated to any relevant Warwick small group classes. We will facilitate your registration for the core modules and you will be able to choose your optional modules when you join us.