Medical Education MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert

Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits.

The MSc programme consists of eight core modules (120 credits), and a research project (60 credits).

A Postgraduate Diploma comprising eight core modules (120 credits, part-time two years) is offered.

A Postgraduate Certificate comprising four core modules (60 credits, part-time one year) is offered.

• Teaching and Learning in Medicine I
• Teaching and Learning in Medicine II
• Assessment in Medical Education
• Educational Supervision and Clinical Teaching
• Advanced Teaching Skills
• Research Methods in Medical Education
• Course and Curriculum Design in Medical Education
• Advanced Clinical Education

• There are no optional modules for this programme.

All MSc students undertake an individual research project which culminates in a dissertation of 15,000 - 20,000 words.

The programmes are part-time, requiring onsite attendance only during the contact days of teaching sessions and tutorials, which include workshop style discussion and practical application 'simulation' sessions. Assessment is through evaluative reports, investigative study proposal and report, a viva during the final stage and the dissertation.

UCL regulations require attendance for 70% or more of the module's face-to-face teaching before a student is eligible to submit the assessment for that module.