Clinical Education PGDip at University of Leicester

Programme overview

This postgraduate course enhances your expertise as a healthcare educator and scholar, with the knowledge and skills to support students’ learning more effectively.

Faculty: College of Life Sciences | Department: Medicine | Duration: 1 year full-time; 2 years 10 months part-time; 11 months full-time; 1 year 10 months part-time; 10 months part-time | Study mode: full-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Leicester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules include Principles and practice of clinical education; Innovation, quality, research and evaluation; Assessment in clinical education; Curriculum design. The PGDip covers the taught modules without the dissertation.

Career pathways

Clinical educators play a vital role in shaping the next generation of healthcare professionals.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A Bachelors degree (or equivalent) in a clinical discipline in which you actively practise and hold professional registration, or a Bachelors degree in another subject with recent experience or current involvement in clinical education. English language: IELTS 6.5 or equivalent.

Domestic applicants: GBP 7,735 for the whole programme (2027/28). Fee as listed for the PGDip course. Source

International applicants: GBP 15,165 for the whole programme (2027/28). Fee as listed for the PGDip course. Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 1 year full-time; 2 years 10 months part-time; 11 months full-time; 1 year 10 months part-time; 10 m

Apply through the official page: https://le.ac.uk/courses/clinical-education-msc

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