Program Overview

Overview

The MSc Health Professions Education (Online) is a one-year full-time or two-year part-time postgraduate program that provides evidence-based theoretical knowledge and practical skills aimed at those wishing to develop their educational expertise within their health profession context. The program is offered online, with access to modular topic-based asynchronous online materials supported by synchronous online small group tutorials with dedicated lecturers.

Programme Structure

The program consists of six mandatory 20-credit units for the taught component of the online MSc, plus one 60-credit dissertation unit in which you will need to submit a 15,000-word dissertation/thesis.

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Key Information

• Programme duration: One year full-time; Two years part-time
• Start date: September 2025
• Application deadline: 8 August 2025
• Delivery method: Online Learning
• Awards available: MSc

Entry Requirements

You will typically need an upper second-class honours degree or an international equivalent in a relevant degree including (but not limited to) medicine, veterinary science, dentistry, pharmacy, biological sciences, psychology, and social sciences, or a relevant professional qualification with at least two years' full-time (or equivalent part-time) professional experience. You should demonstrate interest in clinical teaching through work experience, volunteering, or research. You must be able to access teaching opportunities within your current role.

Fees and Funding

• Home: full-time (one year) £14,000 per year
• Home: part-time (two years) £7,000 per year
• Overseas: full-time (one year) £38,700 per year
• Overseas: part-time (two years) £19,350 per year

Career Prospects

These qualifications will prepare you for roles in health professions education, supporting students in the health professions or those in training grades. Many educators in the health professions have had a clinical career or continue to balance a clinical and academic/teaching career as clinical academics. Others are practitioners who use their qualification to enhance their personal practice as educators, or to take leading roles in education and training in postgraduate and undergraduate settings.