Busy medical professionals who wish to increase and develop their knowledge want courses that are flexible and adaptable, and this MA fulfils that need.
Each unit combines focused study days that range over a three month period, with interactive online learning and supported self-directed study.
You will have opportunities to concentrate on your work-related professional progression, develop a critical, analytic and reflective attitude to medical and healthcare education, and grow as a medical educator and leader.
Intermediate qualifications available:
This course supports your development as a medical educator, scholar and leader. It provides opportunities to develop your thinking and practice within a dynamic multi-disciplinary community of clinical educators.
The course team models learner-centred teaching, learning and assessment practices and provides plentiful opportunities for you to rehearse them yourself.
Your final assignment is a supervised Medical Education Research Project in an area of professional interest, which provides a clear sense of your educational role responsibilities and the confidence to offer guidance to peers who wish to develop their own educational practices. You thus evidence emerging educational leadership capabilities along with developed skills in project design, management and evaluation.
Students complete either the Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education (PGCertMedEd) or the Postgraduate Certificate in Simulation in Practice (PGCertSiP)
PGCertMedEd consists of:
Then students choose one unit from:
PGCertSiP consists of:
Then students choose one unit from
Students complete the Postgraduate Diploma in Medical Education (PGDipMedEd)
PGCertSiP students complete Medical Education in Practice and then choose 1 unit from:
PGCertMedEd students choose 2 units from:
Your work will be assessed using a combination of formative and summative elements, i.e. assessment for learning and assessment of learning. It is designed to foster strong links between learning on the course and the lived realities of Medical and healthcare educators working in Higher and Professional education contexts.
You will be assessed variously by Reflective Report, Teaching Observation Report, Literature Review, Individual Report (following collaborative WIKI work, for example), Reflective Portfolio, and dissertation. At least one assignment per unit provides formative feedback opportunities before the final submission.
Applicants should have a good undergraduate degree at Honours level, or equivalent.
To apply for a place on a postgraduate course (MA/MSc/MBA) at the University of Bedfordshire you should have a good first degree and the required English language qualification
Find out more about specific entry requirements for your country
To apply for a postgraduate degree (MA/MSc/MBA/LLM) at the University of Bedfordshire you should have a good honours degree (or equivalent qualification) in an appropriate subject from a recognised university or HE institution.
We will also consider candidates with other relevant qualifications or appropriate work experience.
You also need to have the required English language qualification
Contact your country’s International Admissions Team for more information.
This course will develop your skills and practices to enhance your capacity to fulfil educational role(s) in medical and other healthcare education contexts.
Graduating from this course means you will be ideally placed to respond to current and future developments in educational policies and practices and be are well prepared to assume named educational roles and responsibilities, including educational leadership responsibilities (depending on experience).
The PgCert courses that lead into the MA in Medical Education are accredited by the Academy of Medical Educators; they provide a sound basis for evidencing your competence as both a clinical and educational supervisor.
The PgDip stage allows you to deepen your understandings and extend your skill set as a medical educator.
The dissertation stage develops your scholarship and ability to independently design, implement and evaluate a medical education research. The research project stage positions you to adopt a critical stance to existing practice and lead improvements and innovation.
Doing your own research project in an area of special interest allows you to develop into a competent educational researcher. It enables you to influence and investigate your own workplace with supervision.
Whether you want to learn a new language, build networks, simply have the travel bug, or want to develop new skills and life experiences, our Go Global programme offers the opportunity to broaden your horizons, enhance your CV, and gain a truly international experience, all at the same time as studying towards your undergraduate degree. The Go Global programme is open to students from the UK and EU.
Travel to exciting destinations, including:
At the University of Bedfordshire we ensure that your experience here is cultural, as well as academic. That’s why a whole host of opportunities are opened up to you, providing you with that all important experience to make you stand out from the crowd when it comes to getting graduates jobs.
Our International students meanwhile, can make the most of trips to a series of exciting European destinations. From France and Belgium, to Holland and Germany, there are plenty of places to visit, network and broaden your knowledge of the global market place, by seeing and experiencing it for yourself, first-hand.
At the University of Bedfordshire we ensure that your experience here is cultural, as well as academic. That’s why a whole host of opportunities are opened up to you, providing you with that all important experience to make you stand out from the crowd when it comes to getting graduates jobs.
The University reserves the right to increase tuition fees by no more than inflation.
Alternatively if you have any questions around fees and funding, please email admission@beds.ac.uk
The University reserves the right to increase tuition fees by no more than inflation.
Alternatively if you have any questions around fees and funding, please email admission@beds.ac.uk
See UK/EU Postgraduate students for full information on fees and funding.
Alternatively if you have any questions around fees and funding, please email admission@beds.ac.uk
A prompt payment discount is available if you pay the full fee before or at registration. There are also special scholarships available.
See Fees and Funding for International Students for full information.
Putteridge Bury is a magnificent country mansion set in 30 acres of landscaped gardens and picturesque parkland. Built in 1911, it is just four miles from the University Square campus on the Hertfordshire - Bedfordshire border.
It is home to the Bedfordshire Business School postgraduate programmes and the University’s Conference Centre.
A free shuttle bus service operates between Putteridge Bury and University Square.
The Putteridge Bury campus has its own comprehensive Learning Resources Centre equipped with PCs, which give you access to online information databases and more than 2,000 electronic journals.
Students based at Putteridge Bury can also benefit from the 200,000 books and specialist texts, 9,000 journals and 300 fully networked PCs that are available at the University Square campus.
Ideally located only four miles from Luton town centre, Putteridge Bury is set in picturesque parkland just off the A505 and enjoys a tranquil rural environment and ample parking within the grounds.
Putteridge Bury lies close to the University Square campus, and is a short drive from the London Luton airport, the train station and bus station.
UK students applying for most postgraduate degrees at the University of Bedfordshire should apply direct using our admissions form
EU students applying for most postgraduate degrees at the University of Bedfordshire should apply direct using our admissions form
International students applying for a full-time postgraduate degree at the University of Bedfordshire should apply direct using our admissions form or via our representatives in your home country. You can also apply online
Find out more about how to apply as an International student
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