CAS in Higher Education

This CAS develops the basic pedagogical skills of a teacher in higher education:

• Define learning objectives for various types of teaching, taking into account the specific features of their discipline.
• Devise teaching and learning activities consistent with the pursued learning objectives and plan them, considering a variety of possible learning locations, times, and instruments.
• Choose and use a variety of teaching and learning methods.
• Accompany students or groups of students in their learning, both face-to-face and remotely, considering their personal learning environment.
• Design and implement high-quality assessments of student learning that are consistent with the pursued learning objectives and the teaching and learning methods used.
• Evaluate their own teaching and adjust it accordingly.
• Reflect on teaching practice and professional development.
• Exchange views with peers on teaching-related topics.

It offers participants training that enhances their practice, stimulates exchange and collaboration, and applies a variety of learning methods.

Each module contains one or more individual validation activities. These activities, carried out at a distance, enable participants to assimilate the content and apply the objectives to their own practice.

 A teaching activity (course, seminar, exercises, supervision of students' work, etc.) in progress or in preparation is required to participate in the programme, in particular to be able to carry out the validation work required in the different modules

• Target audience

  The CAS is aimed at higher education teachers (university or HES/HEP) with a Master's degree or equivalent, from all disciplines.

  It is characterised by its openness to the needs and questions of participants and is aimed at both beginners and experienced teachers.

• Requirements

  Module A: Fundamentals for tertiary education	5 ECTS
  Module B: Advanced studies for tertiary education	2 ECTS
  Module C: Continuous developments in my pedagogical approach	3 ECTS
  Skills Assessment	1 ECTS
  TOTAL	11 ECTS

   

• Organisation and duration of the programme

  The modules are offered in a different language each year:

  • 2026/2027: French
  • 2027/2028: German
  • 2029/2030: English
  • ...

  It is not possible to start the CAS in the spring semester.

  The CAS can be completed in one academic year. Depending on availability, participants may be able to extend their course for up to three years.

• Languages

  The CAS can be taken in French, German, English, or in a bilingual or trilingual format.

• Costs

  The CAS registration fee is CHF 1,000 for faculty members of the University of Fribourg (including teaching assistants) and CHF 5,900 for external participants.
  The registration fee is due upon confirmation of enrollment and must be paid before the program begins.

• Attendance 'à la carte'

  CAS modules can also be taken 'à la carte'. In this case, the participant is free to choose whether or not to submit the validation work. A certificate of attendance will be issued for participation without submission of the validation work; a certificate of validation with the number of ECTS credits awarded will be issued if all face-to-face and distance learning activities have been completed and the validation work has been submitted and accepted. Certificates are issued on request by e-mail.

  Participation in modules without assessment is free of charge.

  Assessment of a module for the purpose of earning ECTS credits must be completed no later than one year after the end of the course.

  It is possible to have 'à la carte' validated modules recognised for a subsequent CAS, which must then be completed within three years of the first module taken.