Dental Education PGCert
University of Bedfordshire
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Putteridge Bury campus

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About the courseThis innovative, flexible course combines face-to-face, online and practice-based approaches to provide a rich range of learning, teaching and assessment opportunities. It will enable you to develop your practice as a dental educator and trainer in both professional practice and educational settings.Build your skills as an educator, scholar and educational leader able to support the development of dental care professionals, their teams and the wider organisation. This course has ...Read more

About the course

This innovative, flexible course combines face-to-face, online and practice-based approaches to provide a rich range of learning, teaching and assessment opportunities. It will enable you to develop your practice as a dental educator and trainer in both professional practice and educational settings.

Build your skills as an educator, scholar and educational leader able to support the development of dental care professionals, their teams and the wider organisation. This course has been designed with the diverse educational roles and responsibilities of dental educators in mind, with a focus on the contemporary practice of dental education in both higher and professional education contexts. It gives you the opportunity to deepen your understanding of dental educational practices and broad your expertise in areas of particular interest.

The course is accredited by the Academy of Medical Educators.

Why choose this course?

  • It is relevant to dental care professionals working in the NHS, higher education, professional bodies and the private sector
  • Its part-time, blended-learning approach helps you maintain your work/life balance while studying
  • It enables you to adopt a critical, analytical and reflective approach to dental education and its practice, placing it within its historical and contemporary contexts
  • You learn from academics who are established medical and dental educators with experience spanning undergraduate and postgraduate dental, medical and healthcare education

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CUG Subject Ranking
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30th
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129th

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Applicants should have a good undergraduate degree at Honours level, or equivalent.

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15 credits: £834

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University of Bedfordshire
University of Bedfordshire , Luton

The University of Bedfordshire is a modern university with a vibrant and cosmopolitan student population that includes around...

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University of Bedfordshire
Hitchin Road Luton LU2 8LE United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Luton  1.6 miles away

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