Course summary

Be ready to thrive in this rapidly expanding field which is increasingly crucial to the delivery of education in all contexts, and explore in depth the various concepts, opportunities and challenges associated with delivering education digitally.

• Benefit from both theoretical insights and practical understanding thanks to the collaborative delivery of the programme by academic staff and digital education practitioners.

• The programme allows for flexible part-time study while working.

• 20% of each module grade is derived from an online group written interactive forum. This enables students to interact with and learn from a wide variety of students both in St Andrews and around the world.

• There is no live teaching so you can study in your own time, to suit your own lifestyle and commitments.

• Assessment is by coursework and in many modules it enables students to tailor the nature of the assessment to their particular interests, and apply theory to real-world scenarios

• Attend an optional two-week summer school in St Andrews focusing on dissertation preparation, and providing the opportunity to experience living and studying in St Andrews.

• Conduct original research supported by experts within the Institute.

• Learn about a range of research methods appropriate to digital education.