Performance:

• accreditation from the Academy of Medical Educators (AoME) for Membership and Higher Education Academy (HEA) for Fellowship and Associate Fellowship

Teaching and Employability:

• successful completion enables the student to apply for full membership of AoME without going through the individual assessment process
• the programme facilitates teaching experience within an academic setting for those students who are either seeking an NMC recordable teaching qualification or who have an interest in developing their career in teaching within the academic setting

Disclaimer: Module selection options may change.

Education is a core element of professional practice. Mentors, supervisors and teachers are vital to the preparation of the next generation of practitioners and clinicians.

However the role of the healthcare educator in a clinical setting is complex in terms of combining teaching activities with clinical commitments and contextualising the activities within different programmes, professional requirements and individual learners’ needs.

Why this course?

This course has been designed specifically to meet the needs to the healthcare professional engaged in education in the clinical and/or academic setting. 

The Education for the Health Professions Programme will enable the student to develop an in-depth understanding of educational principles and values so as to develop their expertise in teaching, assessing and supervision in clinical and academic settings.

It aims to: 

• develop an in-depth understanding of educational issues, principles and values so as to develop expertise in teaching, assessing and supervision
• develop the core skills of critical analysis, evaluation, synthesis, creative and reflective thinking
• conduct research into their own educational practice
• promote inter-professional collaboration and understanding across a range of health; professions in relation to the practice of education
• develop their ability to design and adapt their teaching and assessing to maximise the learning potential inherent in the range of settings in which they teach and develop their ability to research their practice as educators

Links with practice 

The Education for Health Professions degree is driven by educational practice. 

Students learn about, from and for educational practice.  Students are required to identify an appropriate practising physician for the duration of the programme that will support and facilitate learning in the workplace.

• an appropriate degree or its equivalent from an approved institution (preferably 2:2 or above) and evidence of recent academic study
• a professional qualification and a minimum of two year’s relevant work experience and responsibilities considered by the University to be acceptable for the purposes of postgraduate admission
• registered nurses and midwives seeking to achieve either Practice Teacher (Stage 3 of the NMC (2008) Standards for Supporting Learning and Assessment in Practice (SLAiP)) or Teacher status (Stage 4 of the NMC (2008) SLAiP) must be able to demonstrate that they have developed their own knowledge, skills and competence beyond registration i.e. registered and worked for at least two years, and gained additional qualifications that will support students (NMC 2008)

Applicants are encouraged to click apply online as this will make it easier to track their application progress.

This course is not currently available to international students. 

Annual tuition fees for entry in the academic year 2018/19 are as follows:

Tuition fees for years of study after your first year are subject to an increase of 3%.

You can find further information on fees and how to pay on our tuition fees page.

You may be eligible for funding to help support your study. To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit the University's scholarships and bursaries page.

International students and part-time study: It is now possible for some students to study part-time under the Tier 4 visa route. This is dependent on factors relating to the course and your individual situation. It may also be possible to study with us if you are already in the UK under a different visa category. Please visit the University information on Visas and Immigration for further guidance and support.

Current students: You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page.

Students are likely to encounter additional costs at university. These can include, amongst others:

• Buying stationery and equipment, such as USB sticks, etc.
• Printing and photocopying
• Binding of research projects/ dissertations

Please note there are no mandatory additional costs specified for this course. 

Part one of the course is split into core and optional modules. Students progress to part one after successful completion of part one and will then undertake the dissertation module.

Although there are no specific placement opportunities, the College is able to facilitate teaching experience within the academic setting for those students who are either seeking an NMC recordable teaching qualification or who have an interest in developing their career in teaching within the academic setting. 

Assessment

Students are assessed throughout their coursework (e.g. written assignments such as research projects, child observations and essays and seminar presentations) and a dissertation of approximately 20,000 words. 

This course is suitable for two kinds of teachers:

• health professionals (nursing, medicine and other allied health professionals) who teach in the workplace
• members of either a medical or a healthcare profession who are members of a university faculty

Nurses, doctors, dieticians, general practitioners, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, midwives, audiologists, university lecturers/tutors would all benefit from the course.

The Education for the Health Professions programme provide students with the opportunity to teach and develop their careers within healthcare education across a number of sectors including further education, higher education, the NHS, Adult and Community Education, as well as private training providers

The College of Human and Health Sciences has a vibrant postgraduate community with students drawn from a variety of backgrounds and nationalities. The College is known for its friendly, welcoming and supportive environment, which combined with its extensive facilities, state-of-the-art technology and superb beachside location, helps to ensure that students benefit from an exceptional student experience. 

Facilities 

In addition, students have access to a wide range of excellent facilities and equipment for realistic workplace experiences find out more here  or take a virtual tour  of the college.