Society expects higher education to deliver high levels of qualification to a highly diverse student population in large groups. Against this background, introducing the necessary teaching methods requires special professional skills, based on the latest scientific and technological developments. The programme of the Advanced Master in Pedagogy in Higher Education aims to develop these skills.
Course objectives :

The programme is designed to develop the necessary skills capable of putting students at the centre of their own learning.

It is designed to enable candidates to acquire the knowledge, information and skills relevant to the different areas of higher education (universities and colleges of higher education) and to the application in these areas of the latest developments in research on learning and education.

It involves developing skills in designing, implementing and analyzing relevant teaching methods and techniques, particularly those which can drive and direct the interaction in student groups of different sizes, help students to achieve as much independence as possible in their learning by using the latest technology such as multimedia, software and e-learning.

It also involves making teachers aware of scientific and technical aids which can enable them to achieve the best results for the largest possible number of students and nurture the personal development of each one and to understand the development of higher education and the issues involved.
The programme also develops the skills necessary for working in mutidisciplinary teams to implement teaching projects and syllabuses.

General presentation of the programme

The programme for the Advanced Master in Pedagogy in Higher Education is tailored to the experience and project of each student. There is a combination of three main elements :
- theory and practice
- cross-disciplinary and disciplinary skills
- research and teaching.
The programme has two parts : the theoretical and practical courses (45 credits) and the final assignment (dissertation) (15 credits) .

Programme détaillé

This Advanced Master is a programme of 60 credits organized by the Louvain Academy.

The programme is open to holders of a second cycle university degree who wish to develop their skills and knowledge in university level teaching.

This programme may also form additional training for holders of the teaching certificate for higher education (certificat d'aptitude pédagogique approprié à l'enseignement supérieur - CAPAES).

Prérequis :

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See the general admission requirements

Procédures particulières :

The general admission conditions are outlined at http://www.uclouvain.be/68958.html

In accordance with the general regulations of the academic authorities, the following students may be admitted to the programmes of Advanced Masters :
- holders of a Master in the same subject confirming second cycle studies of at least 120 credits;
- holders of a Master, in accordance with a decision by the academic authorities to specify additional conditions and on the basis of a reasoned opinion from the panel;
- an academic degree similar to those mentioned above, awarded in the Flemish Community, the German Community or the Royal Military School, under the same conditions;
- a foreign academic degree recognized as equivalent to the first two above, according to decree, a European directive or an international convention;

- a foreign degree confirming second cycle studies and recognized as being worth at least 300 credits, under the same conditions.

Special admission conditions for this programme
Students with a second cycle university degree in a subject other than psychology or education awarded by a university in the French-speaking Community must provide evidence of working professionally for at least one year in a university or higher education institution (teaching, teaching assistant, management).
Application files are examined by a committee of the admissions panel.

Prerequisites :

Individually tailored access :Entry to all Masters (with the exception of Advanced Masters) can be gained through the special procedure for accrediting prior learning and experience known as VAE (validation des acquis de l'expérience).

Various features in the way the programme is organized provide greater flexibility for mature students :
- being awarded this Advanced Master enables candidates to gain a certain number of credits which can be used in the Academy’s teacher training programmes
- the classes are only held on certain days, in Louvain-la-Neuve or Namur
- there is a limit on the number of participants to ensure the excellence of the training

Strong points of the pedagogical approach
Evaluation

Originality

- Combination of theory/ practice
This programme encourages active teaching, closely linked with developing candidates’ teaching practice. The contact hours of teaching (classes, seminars), the supervision time for special projects, teaching practice, assessment of the teaching practice, presentation of the results of the assessment to ensure real professional development as well as thorough assessment, informed by research : all of these are closely linked. There is a combination of three main elements : theory and practice, cross-disciplinary and disciplinary skills, research and teaching.

- Links with research
Collaboration between partners involved in the development of training and research in university teaching, particularly on the following themes :
+ analysis of effects of teaching methods on the process of learning, transfer of knowledge and engagement in higher education
+ learning, motivation and identity in mature students
+ teaching methods at university
+ use of e-learning
+ assessment of what students have gained from university education
+ comparative approach to educational policies and teaching methods in higher education

- Using technology
There is special emphasis on using technology in teaching and learning as these are powerful catalysts in education.

There is active participation in the programme from institutional players who, for many years, have worked together to develop training in university teaching and educational research : at UCL, the UNESCO Chair in university teaching, the Institut of University Teaching and Multimedia (Institut de pédagogie universitaire et des Multimédias - IPM) and the FOPA; at the Facultés universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix in Namur , the University Teaching Service of the Department of Education and Technology.

Support teams for the Advanced Master

A team (made up of a visiting lecturer, an adviser from one of the university teaching centres if the candidate comes from a university or an adviser from a college of higher education if the candidate comes from this sector) will supervise students’ progress and their final review assignment.
In addition, a review seminar is attended by all students on the programme and to provide support for the production of the final review assignment, a genuine teaching portfolio which should be able to show evidence of critical distance based on theoretical reasoning relating to students’ own teaching.

The assessment of the Advanced Master is done through the production of the final review assignment, in which students show evidence of their ability to analyze and assess their professional practices and make use of the appropriate theoretical frameworks. There is a review seminar to give students help and support for the final review assignment.

Satisfactory completion of the Advanced Master is conditional on the defence of the final review assignment (written report to be submitted).
The assignment is defended orally before a panel of examiners made up of the support team, lecturers from the programme as well as an outside examiner who is a specialist in the relevant subject. A seminar is held to bring the work of participants to a wider university audience.

In the context of the diploma for university teaching, the academic year 2007-2008 saw confirmation to continue the international agreements. These enabled students to do a month’s placement in one of seven partner universities under the terms of a joint programme between the European Union and Canada (2002-2005).

The programme has two parts : theoretical and practical and the final assignment (dissertation).

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	Mandatory		Optional
	Courses not taught this academic year		Periodic courses not taught this academic year
	Periodic courses taught this academic year		Two year courses

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Dossier d'intégration (15credits)
Ce dossier se veut intégratif et concerne donc l'ensemble des compétences développées dans les volets théorique et pratique

FOPC2000

mémoire
(Il comprend une composante de: production - publication, innovation, support pédagogique -, argumentation orale et écrite - distance critique et réflexivité - communication - colloque, formation des pairs -. Cette dernière composante pourrait faire partie des activités proposées dans le cadre de l'IPM. ) (in French)

15credits

Tronc commun (32credits)

Volet théorique commun (12credits)
Formation approfondie en pédagogie universitaire et de l'enseignement supérieur, proposée par modules intensifs. L'étudiant capitalise 12 crédits en suivant soit FOPC2100 (UCL) soit FCAP2001 & FCAP2002 (FUNDP)

FOPC2100

Approches psycho-socio-pédagogiques de l'enseignement supérieur: questions approfondies (in French)

Etienne Bourgeois, Mariane Frenay, Benoît Galand, Marcel Lebrun, Léopold Paquay (coord.), Julia Schmitz

60h

12credits

FCAP2001

Pédagogie de l'enseignement supérieur (in French)

30h

6credits

FCAP2002

Introduction à la pédagogie de l'enseignement supérieur (in French)

30h

6credits

Volet pratique (20credits)
Pratique d'enseignement et/ou d'accompagnement supervisée dans le contexte professionnel du candidat par une équipe composée d'un professeur de la discipline concernée et d'un conseiller pédagogique spécialisé.

FOPC2202

Séminaire d'intégration (in French)

Marielle Dony, Mariane Frenay (coord.), Mireille Houart, Nathalie Kruyts, Marcel Lebrun, Léopold Paquay, Marc Romainville (coord.), Denis Smidts

30h

20credits

Cours au choix dans le domaine (13credits)

Volet théorique spécifique : développement de compétences spécifiques déterminées sur la base du projet de formation du candidat, au travers d'activités individuelles et collectives. (13credits)
Ces activités peuvent être choisies dans le portefeuille de cours de l'Académie Louvain ou dans les activités de formation proposées par l'IPM, le DET (Dpt Education & technologie des FUNDP) ou tout autre service de pédagogie universitaire, sous réserve d'acceptation par les responsables du programme. Chaque activité doit comporter un minimum de 2 crédits.

Exemples de cours pouvant être choisis (13credits)

Recherche

FOPM2007

Séminaire de recherche en sciences de l'éducation : entretien de recherche, récit de vie et traitement des données (in French)

Luc Albarello

30h

4credits

FOPM2008

Séminaire de recherche en sciences de l'éducation : récolte et traitement de données quantitatives (in French)

Caroline Letor

30h

4credits