The Postgraduate Taught Programmes in Clinical Education will offer busy health and social care professionals an opportunity to prepare for their role as educators of undergraduate and postgraduate professionals. Students of the programmes will explore advances in both theory and practice in clinical education and will apply their knowledge through practical design and development of teaching and enquiry methods.

The Postgraduate Taught Programmes in Clinical Education is a joint initiative, being developed between the Schools of Allied Health Professions (AHP), Medicine, Health Policy and Practice (MED) and Nursing and Midwifery (NAM). A particular strength of the programmes is the opportunity they offer to explore clinical education in a multidisciplinary setting. Respect for inter-professional differences, specialist skills and attempts to break down barriers between professional groups, with the intention of promoting interprofessional collaboration, are an integral part of the approach of these programmes.

Generally, students undertaking a 20 credit module within the MClinEd programmes should expect to attend UEA for half a day's teaching per week for the duration of the teaching block in which the mdoule runs.  Those opting to undertake part time studies would expect to take only one such module in a given teaching block, whilst those undertaking full time study would expect to take the equivalent of three such modules in a given teaching block.  Most modules of study are currently timetabled on Wednesdays or Thursdays.  Exceptions to this can be identified via liasion with the Post Graduate Taught Programmes Office.

Programme Aims and Objectives

The courses outlined below specifically aim to:

• enable students to examine their teaching/clinical supervision practice, to deepen their knowledge and skills and to widen their perspectives, giving them opportunities to develop fresh insights and the motivation for change;
• provide an educational programme for students with a stimulating variety of units available, which will enable them to maximise their effectiveness and enjoyment of working in clinical education;
• accredit students with a relevant qualification for the requirements of undergraduate and postgraduate education across a variety of health disciplines.

Routes of Study Available

The schema below outline the routes through which students can undertake studies leading to:

• Masters in Clinical Education (MClinEd) – through three years of part-time study or through one year of full time study.
• Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Education (PGDipClinEd) - through completion of the first and second years of the part time route of the Master’s programme.
• Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Education (PGCertClinEd) - through completion of the first year of the part time route of the Master’s programme