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Course syllabus - Higher Education Project 1

Scope

3.0 credits

Course code

PEA942

Valid from

Autumn semester 2026

Education level

Second cycle

Progressive Specialisation

A1N (Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements)

Main area(s)

Organisation

Department of Educational Sciences and Arts

Ratified

2022-12-13

Revised

2025-11-03

Literature lists

Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.

    • Ratified date: 2023-08-14
    • Latest update: 2025-05-27

    Other Materials

    "Kursens litteratur avgörs av projektets inriktning och är ej lika för kursdeltagarna. Det ingår att i kursen själv finna relevant litteratur för sitt projekt".

Objectives

The objective of the course is to provide the participant with opportunity to develop ability to take part in the development of higher education.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the participant is expected to be able to

  1. discuss and problematise education, based on research in educational sciences and/or subject didactics of relevance for teaching in higher education
  2. jointly with others, plan, implement and evaluate education based on scholarship or artistic practice within their own area of knowledge
  3. collect, analyse and communicate their own and others' experiences and relevant outcomes of research, as a basis for the development of education and of the academic profession
  4. present an independent group project, concerning education within their own field of knowledge

Course content

  • Planning, implementation, analysis and reporting of a project in higher education

Specific requirements

Employment intended for teaching at Mälardalen University.

Examination

PRO1, Project report, 3 credits, presentation of a project concerning learning outcomes 1-4, grades Fail (U) or Pass (G).

A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding disability study support, can request adaptions for the examination. It is the examiner who takes decisions on any adaptions, based on the certificate and other conditions.

Grade

Two-grade scale