Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Researcher Development SPARK Programme & Classes 4 Internally and Externally Accredited Course Pathways Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Researcher Development Knowledge Exchange Academic Practice MSc Teaching & Learning MSc Researcher Development MSc Knowledge Exchange MSc Academic Practice PgDip Teaching & Learning PgDip Researcher Development PgDip Knowledge Exchange PgDip Academic Practice PgCert Teaching & Learning PgCert Researcher Development PgCert Knowledge Exchange PgCert Academic Practice Teaching Only Path HEA Accredited Research Only Path VITAE Recognition KE Only Path Academic Path Award Sought Equivalence Classes Required Postgraduate Certificate 60 Credits 1 Core + 1 Recommended + 1 Optional Postgraduate Diploma 120 Credits 1 Core + 3 Recommended + 2 Optional Masters 180 Credits PgDip + Dissertation

Learning and Teaching in Higher Education Researcher Development Knowledge Exchange Academic Practice CORE Teaching, Learning and Assessment within the Disciplines Building A Successful Research Career Understanding and Exploring Knowledge Exchange OR Knowledge Exchange and Innovation Training Teaching, Learning and Assessment within the Disciplines Building A Successful Research Career Exploring and Understanding Knowledge Exchange OR Knowledge Exchange and Innovation Training Note: For the Academic Practice course pathway, all three modules above are core, reflecting the dynamic roles of academics in UK Higher Education. All other modules are optional. RECOMMENDED Course (re)Design Teaching and Learning Online Supervising Postgraduate Research (online only) Management & Leadership in Higher Education Academic Writing Independent Enquiry Supervising Postgraduate Research (online only) Research Bidding & Design (Grant Writing Challenge) OR Research Bidding & Design: Getting Started Management & Leadership in Higher Education Academic Writing OR Academic Writing (Publication Challenge) Independent Enquiry Engaging and Managing Stakeholders for Impact Engaging Different Audiences Enterprise, Commercialisation, and Intellectual Property The Knowledge Exchange Challenge Management & Leadership in Higher Education Academic Writing Independent Enquiry OPTIONAL Options - To provide maximum flexibility in SPARK, all classes may be taken as Options regardless of programme registration, including the Core classes from another path. Example 1. An academic registered in the the Learning and Teaching in Higher Education path may choose ANY class from their own Recommended path or ANY class from the Research or Knowledge Exchange path as an option. Example 2. A researcher registered in the Researcher Development path may choose ANY class from their own Recommended path or ANY class from the Knowledge Exchangeor the Learning and Teaching in Higher Education path as an option.