Medical Education MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert
Postgraduate
In London
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Type
Postgraduate
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Location
London
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Duration
1 Year
Designed by the Royal College of Physicians and UCL to meet the requirements of doctors who are intending to have a significant role in medical education, these programmes are taken sequentially starting with the Postgraduate Certificate in year one, the Postgraduate Diploma in year two, and finally the Master's in year three.
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About this course
Whilst many clinical practitioners will continue to practise as doctors, this award carries with it the opportunity to develop a formal role in either undergraduate or postgraduate education. This programme has helped our graduates obtain high-quality posts as NHS consultants or academics in a university setting.
Entry to the Postgraduate Certificate of the MSc in Medical Education requires a primary medical qualification. Eligibility for the Postgraduate Diploma requires successful completion of the RCP/UCL Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education.
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Subjects
- Teaching
- Medical training
- Medical
- Medical Education
- Medicine
- Educational Supervision
- Clinical Teaching
- Teaching Skills
- Curriculum Design
- Evaluative reports
Course programme
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.
Core modules- 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.
Teaching and learningThe 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.
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Medical Education MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert