Clinical Education (PgCert, MSc)

Entry requirements

Please see our website for further information on entry requirements for this course.

Months of entry

October

Course content

This course is an excellent opportunity for a range of health professions, including medicine, nursing, paramedicine, radiography, pharmacy and other allied health professions who are involved with teaching and supervising students to strengthen their skill-set and progress their career. The General Medical Council and other health profession regulating bodies recognise that educators require the necessary knowledge for this role and that there is a need for greater professionalism and accountability as clinical teachers.

Why study Clinical Education at Keele University?
- Our teaching Faculty include specialist clinical educators along with educationally qualified clinicians, working in both Primary and Secondary care
- The Postgraduate Certificate pathways are accredited by both the Academy of Medical Educators, and Advance HE (formally the Higher Education Academy), HEA
- On successful completion of the PG Certificate, you will be able to teach in a range of clinical settings, with a broad range of expertise and sector specific knowledge
- Option to choose a MSc in Clinical Education (with simulation) pathway

Course summary

Postgraduate Certificate
Open to Home (UK) and international students part time as a distance learning (online) course.

This 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

MSc
Open to Home (UK) and international students part time as a distance learning (online) course.

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. To complete the masters, you undertake a clinical education-based research project.

The total academic credit rating for the MSc degree is 180 credits, of which the taught modules comprise 120 credits and the research project 60 credits. You must choose the Designing and Delivering Simulation optional module for the MSc in Clinical Education (with simulation) award.

On successful completion of your research project, you should 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.

Information for international students

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Fees and funding

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