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Degree Programme Table: Education Futures (PG Dip) (Fusion Online) (ICL) (Part-Time) - 2 years (PTPGDEDUFU1U)

Jump to: Year 1, Year 2

Year 1 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: September

Notes:
In order to be eligible for the generic Award of Interdisciplinary Futures (PG Diploma) students need to obtain 120 SCQF level 11 credits.

In order to be eligible for the Education Futures (PG Diploma) (fusion online), students need to obtain 120 SCQF level 11 credits AND must take the following courses:

a) 40 credits of programme compulsory core courses.
b) 40 credits of EFI shared core courses.
c) 40 credits of optional courses.*

*A minimum of 20 credits must be selected from the programme optional course collection. The remaining 20 credits may be selected from the EFI educational portfolio.

The PG Diploma must be completed within 2 years.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Edinburgh Futures Institute Level 11 courses

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Edinburgh Futures Institute Level 11 courses
Notes:
Please note that EFI Postgraduate Taught students may only select from courses worth 10-credits within this collection.

Students enrolled on the owning programme of any course will be given priority. Therefore, we cannot always guarantee that you will be successful in gaining a space if student demand is high.
AND

Education Futures (fusion online) - Programme Optional Course Collection

Select between 20 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
EFI Postgraduate Diploma students must take a minimum of 40 credits (4 courses) from this collection.

Any course may only be taken once.
Learning and Resilience (fusion online)
EFIE11063 10 credits
Relationality, Creative Practice and Education (fusion online)
EFIE11065 10 credits
Education, Personalisation and Surveillance (fusion online)
EFIE11067 10 credits
Utopia and the Future (fusion online)
EFIE11287 10 credits
Interrogating Interdisciplinary Practice (fusion online)
EFIE11293 10 credits
Children, Interaction and Design (fusion online)
EFIE11295 10 credits
AND

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

EFI Shared Core Compulsory Course Collection (fusion online)

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Ethical Data Futures (fusion online)
EFIE11028 10 credits
Futures Methods (fusion online)
EFIE11411 10 credits
AND

EFI Shared Core Course Collection (fusion online) - Semester 1

Select exactly 10 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 1
Text Remix (fusion online)
EFIE11003 10 credits
Insights Through Data (fusion online)
EFIE11026 10 credits
AND

EFI Shared Core Course Collection (fusion online) - Semester 2

Select exactly 10 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 2
Representing Data (fusion online)
EFIE11001 10 credits
Building Near Futures (fusion online)
EFIE11030 10 credits
AND

Group C

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Education Futures (fusion online) - Programme Optional Course Collection

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
The Future of Learning Organisations (fusion online)
EFIE11380 20 credits
Educating for a Challenging Future (fusion online)
EFIE11382 20 credits

Year 2 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: September

Notes:
In order to be eligible for the generic Award of Interdisciplinary Futures (PG Diploma) students need to obtain 120 SCQF level 11 credits.

In order to be eligible for the Education Futures (PG Diploma) (fusion online), students need to obtain 120 SCQF level 11 credits AND must take the following courses:

a) 40 credits of programme compulsory core courses.
b) 40 credits of EFI shared core courses.
c) 40 credits of optional courses.*

*A minimum of 20 credits must be selected from the programme optional course collection. The remaining 20 credits may be selected from the EFI educational portfolio.

The PG Diploma must be completed within 2 years.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Edinburgh Futures Institute Level 11 courses

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Edinburgh Futures Institute Level 11 courses
Notes:
Please note that EFI Postgraduate Taught students may only select from courses worth 10-credits within this collection.

Students enrolled on the owning programme of any course will be given priority. Therefore, we cannot always guarantee that you will be successful in gaining a space if student demand is high.
AND

Education Futures (fusion online) - Programme Optional Course Collection

Select between 20 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
EFI Postgraduate Diploma students must take a minimum of 40 credits (4 courses) from this collection.

Any course may only be taken once.
Learning and Resilience (fusion online)
EFIE11063 10 credits
Relationality, Creative Practice and Education (fusion online)
EFIE11065 10 credits
Education, Personalisation and Surveillance (fusion online)
EFIE11067 10 credits
Utopia and the Future (fusion online)
EFIE11287 10 credits
Interrogating Interdisciplinary Practice (fusion online)
EFIE11293 10 credits
Children, Interaction and Design (fusion online)
EFIE11295 10 credits
AND

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

EFI Shared Core Compulsory Course Collection (fusion online)

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Ethical Data Futures (fusion online)
EFIE11028 10 credits
Futures Methods (fusion online)
EFIE11411 10 credits
AND

EFI Shared Core Course Collection (fusion online) - Semester 1

Select exactly 10 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 1
Text Remix (fusion online)
EFIE11003 10 credits
Insights Through Data (fusion online)
EFIE11026 10 credits
AND

EFI Shared Core Course Collection (fusion online) - Semester 2

Select exactly 10 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 2
Representing Data (fusion online)
EFIE11001 10 credits
Building Near Futures (fusion online)
EFIE11030 10 credits
AND

Group C

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Education Futures (fusion online) - Programme Optional Course Collection

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
The Future of Learning Organisations (fusion online)
EFIE11380 20 credits
Educating for a Challenging Future (fusion online)
EFIE11382 20 credits
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