MSc Clinical Professional Development (Clinical Education) at Edge Hill University

Programme overview

Support your professional development on our MSc Clinical Professional Development (Clinical Education) degree. Aimed at a multi-professional audience, the course offers a supportive and challenging learning environment in which you can critically review and develop theoretical perspectives and practical skills. The clinical education Masters degree will be run on a multi-professional basis, allowing health professionals to share knowledge, experience and skills in teaching and supporting learning, and the assessment or evaluation of teaching.

Faculty: Faculty of Health, Social Care and Medicine | Department: Medical School | Duration: Typically 3 years part-time | Study mode: part-time | Intake: September 2026; January 2027; September 2027 | Location: Ormskirk, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

This must include a minimum of 40 credits focused on clinical or medical education. You may be able to enter directly into Year 2 if you have studied an equivalent or relevant Postgraduate Certificate from another university, however this would be reviewed on an individual basis. Modules include Dissertation for Clinical Professional Development, Research Methods, Teaching and Learning in the Clinical Context, Delivering Teaching and Facilitating Learning Opportunities, Assessing Learning and Evaluating Teaching, Context of Advanced Practice, Developing a Business Case for Change and Innovation, Developing Potential in Others.

Career pathways

On completion of this programme you will be able to demonstrate critical insight of yourself and your teams/other professions educational and development needs, taking account of organisational culture, and promulgating the ethos of life-long learning. The MSc Clinical Professional Development (Clinical Education) programme will provide specialist knowledge that would be useful for any career that involves the support of learning and assessment in practice.

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Application information

Entry requirements

To join this course, prospective participants are expected to be experienced professionals in a medical, dental, nursing or allied health speciality, with some responsibilities for education within the workplace. You must be able to evidence that you have access to appropriate workplace opportunities that will provide the specific experience relevant to the student’s pathway at application. Entry to this course can be as a progression route from an Edge Hill University Postgraduate Certificate in Medical or Clinical Education or alternative routes such as the Postgraduate Certificate Teaching and Learning in Clinical Practice or the Postgraduate Certificate Postgraduate Medical Education. Or, you can enter this course with an equivalent or relevant Postgraduate Certificate from another university. Please note, if you wish to access any of the modules on a stand-alone basis you do not need to have completed the Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Clinical Practice or an equivalent course of study. These applications will be considered on individual merit.

Intake: September 2026; January 2027; September 2027

Duration: Typically 3 years part-time

Apply through the official page: https://qpl.edgehill.ac.uk/apex_qlive/f?p=PV_ONLINE_APP:101::::APP:APP_COURSE_INSTANCE:906414887

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