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  MSc Medical and Clinical Education


University of Essex    School of Health and Social Care

Part time October MSc 6 Years Part-Time
Education (11) Medicine (26) Nursing & Health (27) Politics & Government (30)

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The MSc Medical and Clinical Education programme offers flexible study pathways for busy professionals who want to enhance their teaching and assessing skills. Developed in response to requests from local healthcare practitioners, this accredited programme provides a systematic and critical understanding of learning, teaching, and assessing in the medical and clinical practice environment. With a modular structure, you can choose to study part-time for two to five years. The programme enables you to apply educational, legal, and ethical frameworks to enhance others' learning and professional practice. You'll also gain transferable skills and benefit from the expertise of staff with clinical and academic backgrounds. Current registration with a relevant professional regulatory body and teaching experience are required for entry.

About the course

We understand that you may not have the time to do a full-time degree, so our CPD pathways allow you to study flexibly, in the way that best suits you. The structure, mode of delivery and level of support allow you to progress towards a qualification at postgraduate certificate, postgraduate diploma or Masters level.

Medical and Clinical Education (MaCE) was developed in response to requests from local GPs, nurses and allied health professionals. The desire of these practitioners to develop their teaching and assessing skills, and to pursue an accredited programme, reflects the increasing recognition of the value of work-based learning in professional education.

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Entry Requirements

Current registration with a relevant professional regulatory body.

A relevant first degree, or equivalent e.g. professional experience and responsibility.

Current involvement in teaching and assessing in practice, plus 3 years healthcare experience.

Applicants wishing to achieve NMC Practice Teacher or Teacher qualifications must supply on application:

a statement of support from their service manager;
the name of the practice teacher or teacher that will be supporting their practice learning; and
evidence of successful completion of a mentor preparation programme or equivalent.



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