Clinical Education

Entry requirements

This degree is designed for those individuals with a recognised degree level award in their chosen area of healthcare.

• The next taught PG Certificate course starts 15 September 2022 with an application deadline of 2 September 2022.
• The next Distance Learning course starts 4 April 2022 with an application deadline of 25 March 2022.

Months of entry

April, September, October

Course content

Please note, all course information including entry requirements relates to the 2022/23 academic year.

This course is an excellent opportunity for health professionals such as Doctors, Nurses, Midwives, Physiotherapists, Pharmacists and Radiographers who are involved with teaching and supervising students to strengthen their skill-set and progress their career. The General Medical Council recognises that educators require the necessary knowledge for this role and that there is a need for greater professionalism and accountability as clinical teachers.

PG Certificate:

The course will cover the fundamentals of clinical education, introduce you to the latest theoretical base and expose you to the challenges of teaching and assessing students in the clinical environment. The overall aim of the course is to improve the quality and effectiveness of clinical teaching through:

• Understanding a learner-centred approach
• Developing practical teaching and assessment skills
• Promoting understanding of educational theory
• Promoting reflective practice in education and clinical practice
• Promoting evidence based education

PG Diploma:

The course will cover more advanced aspects of clinical education, building upon the foundations of the Certificate Course. It will introduce you to the latest theoretical base and expose you to the challenges of teaching students in the clinical environment. The overall aim of the course is to improve the quality and effectiveness of clinical teaching. Participants will develop expertise and specialist knowledge in their chosen areas of clinical education.

Master's:

Achieving the MSc will develop your knowledge and necessary skills to ensure professionalism is reached and maintained for clinical leaders. It will provide the individual with advanced expertise and specialist knowledge in clinical education and enable you to display critical analysis and independent thinking, to progress you in clinical education teaching.

The total academic credit rating for the MSc degree is 180 credits, of which the taught modules comprise 120 credits and the dissertation 60 credits.

On completion of Dissertation, the student will be able to:

• Communicate a framework of reference (such as a literature review), to show the relevance of the proposed research.
• Display evidence of critical analysis, independence of thought and an understanding of advanced concepts and methods related to research.
• Demonstrate the appropriateness and intellectual coherence of the research design/plan of argument for linking questions to methods and conclusions.
• Select appropriate information gathering methods and implement these effectively and with a high level of judgement.
• Show evidence of advanced methods of analysis and of a high level of skill in their execution.
• Where appropriate, evidence of critical evaluation and reassessment of results and techniques during the research period.
• Show evidence of intellectual rigour in the interpretation of the results of the analysis.
• Analyse ethical issues (where appropriate).
• Produce a report of appropriate style, organization and structure.
• Display a high level of written English and expository methods.

TEACHING FACILITIES

The course is hosted by the Keele University School of Medicine, which is one of the top ranked universities in the UK. Students have access to university libraries (online facilities for distance learning) facilities and enjoy the support of the wider university. Teaching Faculty include specialist medical educators along with educationally qualified clinicians working in both Primary and Secondary care who ensure the course is relevant to the clinical environment.

Information for international students

The course will be delivered in English. If English is not your first language, you must either hold a degree from an institution where English was the language of instruction or take the IELTS (overall score of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component).

The University also accepts a range of internationally recognised English tests.

If you do not meet the English language requirements, the University offers a range of English language preparation programmes.

During your degree programme you can study additional english language courses. This means you can continue to improve your English language skills and gain a higher level of English.

Fees and funding

For information related to fees and funding, please visit the individual course page on the Keele University website.