MSc Medical and Clinical Education at University of Essex

The MSc Medical and Clinical Education is a part-time, modular postgraduate programme for healthcare professionals who teach and assess in medical and clinical practice. It develops a systematic and critical understanding of learning, teaching and assessing in the clinical environment, with progression routes through postgraduate certificate and diploma to MSc. It is delivered at the Colchester Campus, with some modules online.

Department: School of Health and Social Care  |  Duration: 2 - 6 years part-time  |  Intake: October 2027  |  Study mode: part-time  |  Location: Colchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules cover Learning, Teaching and Assessment (30 credits), Learning Organisations and Quality Enhancement (30), Course Design and Development (15) and Using Technology to Enhance Learning in Practice (15), plus 30 credits of options and a 60-credit dissertation.

Career pathways

The programme prepares health professionals to teach and assess students in medical and clinical settings; GPs who complete the first two core modules and work in a registered GP Training Practice can qualify as GP trainers, and the Learning, Teaching and Assessment module may lead to Fellowship of AdvanceHE (FHEA).

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