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Overview
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Course Length: | 18 Months - 3 Years Part-Time |
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Start Dates: | September 2021, February 2022, September 2022, February 2023 |
Subjects: | Health and Social Care Medicine |
Location: | Blended Learning |
This is a collaborative, multi-professional programme for those working in a clinical setting, providing the opportunity for participants to improve teaching and assessment skills and understand how individuals learn. The course is suitable for all experienced clinicians, including medical doctors of all disciplines, general practitioners, dentists, nurses and allied health professionals who teach, support learning and are involved in assessment processes, whether formal or informal.
The course is run by Edge Hill University and is an accredited programme of the Higher Education Academy. Students completing this course will therefore be eligible to apply for Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy.
In Depth
What will I study?
The course will enable you to study the key concepts and approaches involved in teaching and facilitating learning in the clinical environment, furthering your application of theory to practice.
You will also analyse relevant forms of assessment and evaluation and consider the roles of learning support and learning resources in effective delivery.
There will be opportunities to practice your teaching skills and to observe and give feedback to others.
How will I study?
The course is delivered through online blended learning, using the University’s Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), with streamlined access to online reading materials, many of which have been specially optimised for use with mobile devices.
The programme commences with a detailed introduction to studying online. Please note, you will require access to a PC with an internet connection, as well as speakers or headphones. Specialist software is not required. Interaction online between fellow students is encouraged and facilitated by means of discussion boards.
The online learning is blended with contact sessions, 3-4 per module, at Edge Hill University. Attendance at these face-to-face sessions is highly recommended. These are not compulsory, although if you are unable to attend the first session you will be expected to demonstrate accessing and taking part in the online activities at the earliest opportunity.
How will I be assessed?
A range of assessment strategies are employed on this programme, including online tasks, critical reflection on practice, assignments, evaluative reports, case studies, peer observation of teaching, the design of learning activities and the creation of portfolios. You will be supported by your academic tutors with academic skills practice and ‘formative feedback’ on work-in-progress. You will be expected to write approximately 4,000 words (or equivalent) for each module.
Who will be teaching me?
The academic team comprises highly experienced tutors from Edge Hill University, some of whom are, or have been, practising clinicians, experienced educationalists and experienced learning technologists. The team is further enhanced by guest input from clinical experts and practitioners.
Many of the team are research active in the fields of technology enhanced learning and clinical education and some are also University Teaching and Learning Fellows or SOLSTICE Fellows, with an extensive publication record. Specific research interests include the role and influence of tutors when facilitating e-learning, the use of e-portfolios and informal workplace learning.
Modules
Expand AllCPD4454Teaching and Learning in the Clinical Context (20 credits)
CPD4456Delivering Teaching and Facilitating Learning Opportunities (20 credits)
You will select one of the following modules:
CPD4455Assessing Learning and Evaluating Teaching (20 credits)
CPD4707Supporting the Postgraduate Learner in the Medical Workplace (20 credits)
Optional modules provide an element of choice within the programme curriculum. The availability of optional modules may vary from year to year and will be subject to minimum student numbers being achieved. This means that the availability of specific optional modules cannot be guaranteed. Optional module selection may also be affected by timetabling requirements.
For more information about each module, including the dates and times of module sessions, please visit www.edgehill.ac.uk/cpdmodules.
Timetables
You can expect to receive your timetable at enrolment. Please note that while we make every effort to ensure that timetables are as student-friendly as possible, scheduled teaching can take place on any day or evening of the week.
Disclaimer
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information, however our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may necessitate alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses.
Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies, revisions to subject benchmarks statements, to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.
Entry Criteria
Entry Requirements
Applicants need to be qualified clinicians, with some experience of, or access to, supervising and/or teaching in their daily work. A degree, degree-level qualification or professional qualification supplemented by relevant experience will normally form part of an applicant’s profile.
Recognition of Prior Learning
Edge Hill University recognises learning gained elsewhere, whether through academic credit and qualifications acquired from other relevant courses of study or through recognition of an individual’s professional and employment experience (also referred to as ‘experiential learning’). This may include credit or learning undertaken at another university.
Previous learning that is recognised in this way may be used towards meeting the entry requirements for a programme and/or for exemption from part of a programme. It is your responsibility to make a claim for recognition of prior learning. For guidance, please consult the University’s academic regulations (sections C7 and F3.1) or contact the faculty in which you are interested in studying.
Career Prospects
What are my career prospects?
Upon successful completion of this programme, you will have developed the knowledge and skills required of clinical and educational supervisors, practice education facilitators, as well as other roles in clinical and medical education.
If you are already working in such a position, the programme will enable you to develop your role and enable you to reflect upon and share your expertise whilst acquiring an accredited academic qualification.
Finance
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees for UK students enrolling on this Postgraduate Certificate in academic year 2021/22 are £37.50 per credit, i.e. £750 per 20 credit module. 60 credits are required to complete a Postgraduate Certificate.
EU/EEA and Swiss students who have settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme, as well as Irish nationals, may be eligible for the UK tuition fee rate.
The University may administer a small inflationary rise in part-time postgraduate tuition fees in subsequent academic years as you progress through the course.
Financial Support
For comprehensive information about the financial support available to eligible UK students joining postgraduate courses at Edge Hill University in academic year 2021/22, together with details of how to apply for potential funding, please view our Money Matters 2021/22 guide at www.edgehill.ac.uk/postgradfinance2021.
EU/EEA and Swiss students who have settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme may be eligible to apply for financial support. Irish nationals should ordinarily apply to Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI). Please see www.edgehill.ac.uk/eufinance for further details.
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How to Apply
There is an online application process for this programme.
Should you accept an offer of a place to study with us and formally enrol as a student, you will be subject to the provisions of the regulations, rules, codes, conditions and policies which apply to our students. These are available at www.edgehill.ac.uk/studentterms.
Get in Touch
If you have any questions about this programme, please contact:
- Clinical Education Team
- Tel: 01695 657249
- Email: AskMedSchool@edgehill.ac.uk
If you would like to talk to the programme leader about the course in more detail, please contact:
- Jill Cochrane
- Tel: 01695 584479
- Email: Jill.Cochrane@edgehill.ac.uk
Course Changes
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Teaching and Learning at Edge Hill University in 2020
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Campus Facilities at Edge Hill University in 2020
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