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Medical Education PGCert at University of Dundee

University of Dundee, United Kingdom

Programme overview

An online postgraduate certificate in the theory and practice of medical education, giving an overview of the core concepts for people training healthcare professionals. Assignments are contextualised to your own setting.

Faculty: Faculty of Health  |  Department: Centre for Medical Education  |  Duration: 12 months maximum  |  Intake: January 2027, September 2027 or January 2028  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules cover learning and teaching in medical education and principles of assessment in medical education, plus an optional module chosen to suit your goals.

Career pathways

Builds the knowledge and skills to deliver the medical curriculum more effectively and to design and evaluate medical training at all levels.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Second-class upper degree (or 60%, or GPA 3.0/4.0 or 3.5/5.0 for Ghanaian applicants) in medicine, a healthcare discipline or an equivalent qualification, subject to Course Director approval. English language for international applicants: IELTS Academic overall 6.5 (writing 6.0, listening 5.5, reading 5.5, speaking 6.0). Other accepted tests include TOEFL iBT 87 (writing 20, listening 17, reading 18, speaking 22), PTE Academic UKVI 69 (64 in each component) and LanguageCert Academic 65.

Intake: January 2027, September 2027 or January 2028

Duration: 12 months maximum

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