Coaching and Mentoring Practice - 2012 entry

Course content

This part-time programme comprises seven modules of study amounting to 180 level-7 credits. Its modular structure will allow you to design a programme of work according to your particular area of interest.

Coaching and Mentoring Practice Fundamentals

Study begins with this 20-credit module, in which you have your own professional supervisor for a period of five months. The module provides vital experience of acting as mentor/coach and of being professionally supervised in that role. It is an opportunity to apply coaching and mentoring methodologies such as personal profiling and personal development planning, which are then translated into rigorous intellectual study through reflective practice and critical analysis. You may choose whether to focus specifically on mentoring, performance coaching or developmental coaching. The practice module draws on the expertise of internationally recognised coaching and mentoring experts. The module also includes a 180 degree feedback system and systematic reflection on practice which enables you to gain insight into areas for personal and organisational growth.

Alongside the practice module you undertake two core 20-credit modules:

Transformational Learning and Adult Development encourages critical thinking and expands awareness of issues in adult learning and development which impact directly on coaching and mentoring.

Psychotherapeutic Dimensions of Coaching and Mentoring focuses on the implications for coaching and mentoring of the three main areas of psychotherapy and counselling: psychodynamic, humanistic and cognitive behavioural. We will explore the philosophy and theory of the different schools within these orientations, along with their different techniques and models, and we look at how these may be used to inform coaching and mentoring practice. Boundaries and ethical issues will be considered and respected.

After successfully completing these three modules, students may leave the programme with the Postgraduate Certificate in Coaching and Mentoring.

At Diploma stage, participants also complete three 20-credit modules:

Advanced Coaching and Mentoring Practice takes you into a more challenging level of professional practice, with in-depth workshops developing the practice of the reflective, evidence-based professional practitioner. You continue to develop your coaching and mentoring practice, and to receive one-to-one supervision over three months during this module.

In addition, you select two 20-credit modules from the following:

• Psychological Perspectives on the Self
• Coaching and Mentoring in Organisations
• Positive Psychology
• Independent Study (may be work-based or theoretical)
• Research in Coaching and Mentoring (compulsory for students completing the full MA)

Master's-level study culminates in a 60-credit Dissertation module. The dissertation involves a piece of investigative research and comprises one third of the work for the MA degree. The dissertation focuses on a research problem of particular interest to the participant and is often work-based.

As our courses are reviewed regularly, course content and module choices may change from those currently listed in the course entry.

Faculty

Faculty of Business

Department

Business School

Course length

Part-time: MA: 2-5 years, PGDip: 16 months, PGCert: 8 months

Teaching location

Wheatley Campus

Start date

September 2012

UKPASS code

P023402

Entry requirements

You should normally have a first degree or equivalent professional experience.

If you have already gained a coaching or mentoring qualification at an appropriate level, you may be given exemption from the Practice Fundamentals module.

Scholarships and funding

Some part-time courses may be eligible for scholarships for UK and EU applicants.

Scholarships will be awarded for academic excellence and each award will be paid towards the tuition fee for a taught master's degree. These scholarships do not include a maintenance grant.

For further information, visit our postgraduate scholarships page.

For general sources of financial support, see funding for Postgraduate students from the UK and EU.

Why Oxford is a great place to study Coaching and Mentoring Practice

As a student in Oxford you'll be at the heart of the UK's most successful economic region and in a centre for leading industries which provides you with a host of learning opportunities. As a business student you'll have easy access to London and the 'M4 Corridor' - a hub for technology and financial services - as well as the numerous businesses and hi-tech firms located in the Oxford area.

Because Oxford is one of the world's great academic cities, it is a key centre of debate, with conferences, seminars and forums taking place across education, science, the arts and many other subjects.

In addition to our own excellent libraries and resource centres, our postgraduate students have access to the world-renowned Bodleian Library, the Bodleian Law Library and the Radcliffe Science Library.
 

How Brookes supports postgraduate students

Supporting your learning

From academic advisers and support co-ordinators to specialist subject librarians and other learning support staff, we want to ensure that you get the best out of your studies.

Personal support services

We want your time at Brookes to be as enjoyable and successful as possible. That's why we provide all the facilities you need to be relaxed, happy and healthy throughout your studies.

Research areas and clusters

 The Business School has an active programme of research based around six key research areas:

• accounting, governance and information management
• economics and strategy
• hospitality, leisure and tourism management
• human resource management and organisational behaviour, including coaching and mentoring
• marketing and operations management
• pedagogy.

The school maintains a rigorous and dynamic doctoral programme leading to the higher degrees of Doctor of Coaching and Mentoring (DCM), MPhil and PhD. Postgraduate students join a supportive, friendly and multicultural research environment.