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Challenges of Designing Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Curricula: Case Studies of Interdisciplinary Master's Programmes at a Research-Intensive UK University
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Gantogtokh, Orkhon; Quinlan, Kathleen M. – Teaching in Higher Education, 2017
This study, based on case study analyses of two interdisciplinary programmes in a research-intensive university in the UK, focuses on the challenges involved in designing, coordinating, and leading interdisciplinary postgraduate curricula, including workload, student heterogeneity, and difficulties in achieving coherence. Solutions and approaches…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Study, Curriculum Design, Interdisciplinary Approach
Positively Transformational or Poisoned Chalice? The Impact of a Course on Higher Education Teaching at a Research-Intensive Institution
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Skelton, Alan – Teaching in Higher Education, 2013
This article considers the impact of a masters' level professional development course about higher education teaching on participants from a UK research-intensive university. Drawing upon in-depth interview data, this article explores the perspectives and experiences of the participants, locating their responses within broader notions of teacher…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Masters Programs, Graduate Students, Professional Development