Medical Education

Are you a busy working healthcare professional or academic who has an interest in the teaching of medical and other healthcare professionals? Our MSc Medical Education degree could give you the skills you need to enhance your career prospects.

Our multidisciplinary programme offers a flexible blended learning approach of distance learning with residential workshops to suit busy working professionals. You will study the science of learning and the evidence base for educational practice, it's links to educational theory and the practice of education in healthcare in a variety of settings and roles.

The programme is professionally focused, and applied to education within different contexts, such as classroom, clinic and community.

You will explore the key challenges, contemporary issues and the latest research in medical and health professions education, and help you develop knowledge and skills in curriculum development, teaching, learning, assessment, and conducting educational research into yours and others educational practice.

Why Medical Education at Swansea University?

• Top 5 for overall research quality (REF2021)
• Postgraduate students have access to facilities in the £100 million Institute of Life Science building
• Degree is aligned to the GMC Trainer Recognition criteria
• One to one supervision available to students undertaking research projects
• The programme is designated as an Academy of Medical Educators (AoME) AccreditationPlus course

Your Medical Education experience

As soon as you start your MSc Medical Education degree you will be asked to take a proactive role in directing your learning across all modules.

The majority of your course will be delivered via distance learning, including online activities, lectures, group discussions and assigned tutor meetings.

The residential element of your studies will take place over one week at our Singleton Park campus, where you will take part in a series of workshops, practical sessions and lectures. The residential is a great opportunity for you to meet your peers and lecturers in a supportive learning environment, engage in active learning opportunities, and developing peer-support networks to support your distance learning experience. Dates for the residential are confirmed each year, prior to enrolment onto the programme.