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Postgraduate Diploma
University of Glasgow
Online
JAN
24 months
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Postgraduate Diploma
University of Glasgow
Online
APR-25
24 months
Postgraduate Diploma
University of Glasgow
Online
JAN
24 months
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Studying in the University of Glasgow’s online Health Professions Education programme will help you achieve your goals, even as you support learners in achieving theirs. Ideal for busy professionals, our health education programme offers maximum flexibility combined with excellence in instruction. Depending on the route they choose, MSc students will complete a dissertation through systematic review or empirical research.
WHY THIS PROGRAMME
Our online health professions education programme is designed for professionals working in healthcare roles who are seeking to qualify for a teaching, management or research-based career in health professions education.
Run by the prestigious School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing, this programme offers the opportunity to study at the heart of a growing network for contemporary educational thinking.
Glasgow is ranked 1st in the UK for nursing and 2nd in the UK for medicine.
With a focus on active, collaborative online learning, we challenge and support you to apply evidence-based methods in your teaching to fellow health professionals.
This Health Professions Education online distance learning programme is especially designed for working professionals wishing to develop specialist skills and to apply these in their professional teaching practice.
Our online Health Professions Education programme offers you the flexibility to take one of two routes. We offer a research pathway oriented around the design, conduct and governance of education research. Our secondary route is based on the application of educational theory and evidence to specific contexts.
Using practical, collaborative peer learning, we will help you to develop the necessary confidence and specialist skills.
Over 95% of the research submitted by the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences was deemed ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally-excellent’ by the Research Excellence Framework in 2021.
CAREER PROSPECTS
This programme is ideal if you're an ambitious health professional seeking an influential role in the management and delivery of education. Through leading research, world-class faculty and practical, collaborative peer exercises, we will help you to develop the confidence and specialist skills you need to further your career in this field.
It will also provide an ideal grounding for those who decide to pursue doctoral research in health professions education.
To be accepted to this programme, you must have: a 2:1 honours degree or equivalent in medicine, dentistry, or nursing; or a recognised degree from another appropriate health profession; ideally be employed in a relevant professional context.
Students living in
Domestic
£5,000 per year
Students from Domestic
£10,000 (total cost). You can pay in instalments of £1,667 per 20 credits. Fees for NHS-funded students (after NHS-discount): Sep 2024 entry: £1,237 per 20 credits.
£5,000 per year
Students from EU
£10,000 (total cost). You can pay in instalments of £1,667 per 20 credits. Fees for NHS-funded students (after NHS-discount): Sep 2024 entry: £1,237 per 20 credits.
£5,000 per year
Students from International
£10,000 (total cost). You can pay in instalments of £1,667 per 20 credits. Fees for NHS-funded students (after NHS-discount): Sep 2024 entry: £1,237 per 20 credits.
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