Course summary
Are you involved in teaching the medical and healthcare professionals of tomorrow? Our Medical Education MMedSci enables you to gain the skills and knowledge of education to help you support your learners. Develop a solid understanding of the core principles and theories that underpin teaching and learning. You'll also explore curriculum design and develop teaching environments to enable your learners perform as best as they can be when studying with you. The course has been designed using the same principles you'll learn while studying. It is one of the few dual accredited courses in the UK – by Advance HE and the Academy of Medical Educators. You'll be taught by renowned clinicians and scholars, including subject specialists within medical education. You can also tailor the course to your academic interests. Optional modules cover topics such as teaching clinical reasoning, underperformance and remediation, leadership, and coaching and mentoring skills in supervision. An advanced degree at Nottingham will see you graduate with the knowledge you need to become the best educator you can be in healthcare.
Modules
You'll study across a number of compulsory modules designed to introduce you to the principles and practice of education in the healthcare professions from teaching, learning, assessment and feedback to designing curricula and structuring the educational environment. For MMedSci students, this culminates in a research project in an area of your choice. If you choose the Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert), you'll study three compulsory modules for a total of 60 credits. If you choose the Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip), you'll study three compulsory modules and choose three optional modules for a total of 120 credits. If you choose the MMedSci, you'll study the three PGCert compulsory modules, choose three PGDip optional modules, and study the 'Research and Dissertation’ module for a total of 180 credits. For the most up-to-date module information and full details, please visit the course page on our website.
Assessment method
Your work will be assessed during or at the end of each module through a variety of means. To complete a module and gain its credits you'll need to make sure you attend your timetabled sessions and get over the 50% pass mark. To achieve the PGCert, you'll need a total of 60 credits. To achieve the PGDip, you'll need a total of 120 credits. To achieve the MMedSci, you'll need a total of 180 credits.
Entry requirements
2.1 or pass at MBBS (and other medical degrees where no classification is awarded as standard) in a relevant subject e.g. medical/nursing/dental/veterinary and other health related degrees. English language requirements: IELTS 6.5 (no less than 6.0 in any element).
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
For fee information, see www.nottingham.ac.uk/fees
Provider information
University of Nottingham
University Park
Nottingham
NG7 2RD
Course contact details
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