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Medical Education: Educational Theory to Educational Practice

Short Course

The Educational Theory to Educational Practice short course gives you the skills needed for teaching healthcare students.

Why study with us

  • Enhance your confidence and skills in medical and healthcare education, supervision, and assessment.
  • Tailor your study to suit your healthcare context, educator role and career aspirations.
  • The course is taught online so you can fit your studies around your work and other commitments.
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Level: Postgraduate, Level 7
Delivery: Online
Study mode: Part time
Duration: one semester (approx. 13 weeks)
Module code (if applicable): MB4102
Campus: Online
Start date: January

On successful completion, you will be able to:

  • Examine how different philosophies and psychology theories influence healthcare education practices today.
  • Describe and evaluate the challenges, opportunities and benefits of using different teaching methods.
  • Analyse and reflect on the role of the educator in supporting the learning of students, trainees and patients.
  • Create and apply educational theories to plan, prepare, deliver learning activities. You will learn how to appropriately evaluate chosen educational theories.

Accreditations

Entry requirements

Applicants should:

  • Hold at least 2:2 degree in a medical, dental or other healthcare discipline or equivalent
  • Be actively engaged in medical or dental or healthcare practice
  • Have an IELTS score of at least 6.5 or equivalent.
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This course is delivered by the School of Medicine and Dentistry

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