MSc/PgDip/PgCert Healthcare Education
Previously known as clinical education
Full-time, Part-time, Distance learning
This course is subject to approval
Location • Collegiate Campus
Subject area • Medical and dental
Related subjects • Diagnostic radiography • Nursing and midwifery • Operating department practice • Occupational therapy
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This course helps your career path in education and clinical practice. The ability to facilitate learning in others is an essential part of professional practice in modern healthcare settings.
Students from the medical professions use this course as part of their preparation for consultant posts. The course allows you to evidence and demonstrate educational leadership.
Nurse educators use this to gain recognition with the NMC as a nurse teacher. Others choose to enhance their career as part of a higher education team providing pre-registration nursing and midwifery education.
Dental trainers have used this course to enhance their eligibility in the support of dental trainees.
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Full-time – typically 8 months
Part-time – typically 24 months
Starts September
The distance learning route begins in 2014
Complete the application form available at www.shu.ac.uk/study/form
2013/14 academic year
Full-time – typically £4,590
Part-time – typically £1,530 a stage for PgCert, PgDip and MSc stages
The course fee may be subject to annual inflationary increase. For further information on fees and funding see www.shu.ac.uk/funding
2013/14 academic year
Typically £10,980 for the course
2014/15 academic year
Typically £11,250 for the course
The course fee may be subject to annual inflationary increase. For further information on fees, scholarships and bursaries see www.shu.ac.uk/international/fees
Includes • work based learning • conference presentations • reflections • evaluations • assignments such as creation of simulations, online learning assets, observed teaching assessments • portfolio development
When you successfully complete the postgraduate certificate you may receive Higher Education Agency (HEA) accreditation, which qualifies you to teach in higher education.
If you are an allied health professional then by completing a module in year one you can gain accreditation as a practice educator
The course is mapped to AoME standards and COPDEND standards for doctors and dentists to use as evidence for continuing professional development
