PGDip Clinical Education and Leadership Online at University of East Anglia

Programme overview

Advance your career with a flexible postgraduate diploma designed for busy healthcare professionals, wherever you're in the world. Develop the leadership, scholarship and evidence-informed practice needed to shape the future of clinical education. This fully online, part-time postgraduate diploma supports clinicians and healthcare professionals who wish to develop as educational leaders and scholars.

Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences | Department: Norwich Medical School | Duration: 2 years part-time | Study mode: part-time | Intake: Entry points: September; next start January 2027 | Location: Norwich, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Your journey begins by developing a strong foundation in contemporary clinical education. Compulsory modules by year: Year 1: Leading Teaching Learning and Assessment in Clinical Education. Year 2: Leadership and Management in Clinical Education.

Career pathways

With an PGDip Clinical Education and Leadership, you could launch or advance a career as a: Clinical Educator: Design, deliver and evaluate teaching across undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing professional development programmes Educational Leader: Lead curriculum development, faculty development and educational innovation within healthcare organisations or universities Faculty Development Lead: Design and deliver programmes that support educators and clinical supervisors across healthcare organisations Educational Supervisor or Mentor: Support the professional development of students, trainees and healthcare professionals across clinical settings Programme or Training Lead: Contribute to the leadership and quality assurance of educational programmes within healthcare and academic institutions

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Application information

Entry requirements

Degree classification Bachelors degree - 2.2 Degree Subject A Health Care profession or related Applicants will be asked to provide a reference that evidences their current employer will provide them an opportunity to teach whilst on the course. This is essential for the completion of specific core modules. English language: IELTS: 6.5 overall (minimum 6.0 in all components).

Domestic applicants: GBP 7,470 a year (2026/27). Full-time annual tuition fee; part-time fees are charged pro rata Source

International applicants: GBP 7,470 a year (2026/27). Full-time annual tuition fee; part-time fees are charged pro rata Source

Intake: Entry points: September; next start January 2027

Duration: 2 years part-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.uea.ac.uk/apply/postgraduate/taught

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