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MMedSci PG Dip PG Cert Medical Education

  • DeadlineStudy Details:

    MMedSci 1 year full-time; 3 years part-time (with the opportunity to complete in a minimum of 2 years). Durations vary for PGDip/PGCert awards.

Course Description

Interested in teaching the medical and healthcare professionals of tomorrow? Our Medical Education course is the perfect way to give you the skills and understanding of education to help you support your learners.

At Nottingham you will gain a solid understanding of the core principles and theories which underpin teaching and learning. You’ll also learn about curriculum design and structuring teaching environments to enable your learners to be the best they can be when studying with you.

On the course you’ll be taught by nationally and internationally renowned clinicians and scholars across a range of compulsory and optional modules including specialist subject areas within medical education. You can tailor the course to your academic interests with everything from technology-enabled learning through to the fundamental science of assessment.

Entry Requirements

2:1 or Pass in Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, Veterinary Medicine and other health related subjects (as appropriate)

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Fees

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Student Destinations

Many of our graduates go on to develop careers in education.

Examples include:

  • Head of School of Medicine, University of Nottingham
  • Dean of Medical Education, University of Nottingham and Nottingham University Hospitals
  • Director of Undergraduate Studies at Nottingham University Hospitals
  • GP Trainers
  • Clinical Associate Professor
  • Undergraduate course leads
  • Director of Postgraduate Medical Education
  • Teaching Fellows

Module Details

Core modules:

  • Principles and Practice of Teaching and Learning
  • Principles and Practice of Assessment and Feedback
  • Principles and Practice of Curriculum Design and the Educational Environment
  • Introduction to Research Methods in Medical Education
  • Medical Education Research and Dissertation

You must also take 40 credits from this group:

  • Coaching, Mentoring, Supervision
  • Learning in Complex and Uncertain Environments
  • Problem-Based Learning, Case-Based Learning and Clinical Diagnostic Decision-Making
  • Principles and Practice of Applying Psychometrics in Assessment
  • Technology Enhanced Education
  • Underperformance and Performance Enhancement

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