Taught course

Education for Clinical Contexts

Institution
Queen Mary, University of London · Institute of Health Sciences Education
Qualifications
MA

Entry requirements

A 2:2 or above at undergraduate level in a relevant subject.

Additional information

The programme has been specifically designed for doctors, dentists, senior nurses, allied health professionals and academics, who are involved in undergraduate or postgraduate teaching of clinicians. Applicants will have at least one year of experience in practice as a clinical educator to enrol on the programme. This includes experience teaching in the clinical context.

Months of entry

September

Course content

Find better ways to motivate and engage learners in clinical education with this Education for Clinical Contexts MA programme. Discover how to create clinical education programmes that achieve maximum results, improve teaching practice and develop the expertise needed to lead clinical education programmes in your workplace.

  • Study part-time alongside professional commitments
  • Apply what you've learned directly to professional work
  • Conduct research and practical work in our outstanding research facilities
  • Develop industry contacts and enjoy networking opportunities and support from Academic Advisors and the student office

This MA Education for Clinical Contexts has been specifically designed for doctors, dentists, senior nurses, allied health professionals and academics, involved in undergraduate or postgraduate teaching of clinicians.

It aims to attract committed educators working in and around clinical contexts, who seek to both improve teaching and learning. You'll gain a deep understanding of how to evaluate and improve curriculum; and you'll understand more fully the educational potential of the working environment.

You will be given opportunities to develop knowledge and skills as educators, using your own practice and workplace setting as a research context. You will engage with like-minded colleagues and analyse the nature and dynamics of teaching and learning in clinical education, drawing on a wide range of educational theories. This programme requires you to become an active researcher of clinical education in order to develop teaching and learning opportunities for students.

Qualification, course duration and attendance options

  • MA
    part time
    36 months
    • Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
    • Distance learningis available for this qualification

Course contact details

Name
Institute of Health Science Education
Email
pgtadmissions@qmul.ac.uk
Phone
+44 (0) 207 882 7147