It recognises that teachers can no longer always comfortably commit themselves to linear programmes of study and so offers the opportunity to obtain postgraduate awards in an incremental fashion. Your success in modules is recorded. Should you have to leave the programme, you may then claim the awards for which you are eligible. One module within your course of study can be 'independent'. This means you and your tutor can negotiate that content.
Courses are regularly updated to keep abreast of the rapidly changing educational scene.
They are specifically designed to combine practical experience with taught components and guest speakers. All courses accord with TTA priorities. This involves the student in producing a dissertation based on a research topic of his or her own choice. Throughout these routes candidates are encouraged to develop their own learning objectives and plans for attaining such objectives. Candidates are expected to move from dependence upon tutors through partnership with tutors to self-discovery and autonomy.