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Course syllabus - Teaching in Higher Education

Scope

3.0 credits

Course code

PEA945

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: 2023-08-18
    • Latest update: 2025-05-27

    Books

    Elmgren, Maja; Henriksson, Ann-Sofie

    Universitetspedagogik

    Alternativ 1

    ISBN: 9789144108353

    LIBRIS-ID: 18723628

    3., [uppdaterade och omarb.] uppl., Lund, Studentlitteratur, 334 s.

    Elmgren, Maja; Henriksson, Ann-Sofie

    Academic teaching

    Alternativ 2

    ISBN: 9789144124025

    LIBRIS-ID: pxl3blwdmfbrhd6q

    Second edition, Lund, Studentlitteratur, 368 sidor

    Other Materials

    Övrig litteratur finns tillgänglig via kursens canvasplats.

Objectives

The objective of the course is to provide the participant with the opportunity to develop understanding of teaching in higher education.

Learning outcomes

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

  1. independently and jointly with others, plan, implement and evaluate teaching and assessment in higher education with a scientific, scholarly or artistic basis and within their own area of knowledge
  2. make use of, and assist in the development of, physical and digital learning environments to promote learning for groups and for individuals
  3. collect, analyse and communicate their own and others' experiences of teaching and learning practices, and relevant outcomes of research, as a basis for the development of educational practice and of the academic profession

Course content

  • The theory and practice of teaching in higher education
  • Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Specific requirements

Employment intended for teaching at Mälardalen University.

Examination

SEM1, Seminar, 1 credit, active participation in seminars concerning learning outcomes 1-3, grades Fail (U) or Pass (G).
INL1, Assignment, 2 credits, written report concerning learning outcomes 1-3, 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