Master of Science - Health and Medical Education

University of Hertfordshire

The MSc Health and Medical Education programme has been developed to prepare clinicians and health and care professionals for their role as clinical educators and assessors.

This programme:

• Develops skills in providing education within the working environment.
• Provides inter-professional working opportunities for the study of key aspects of medical education.
• Benefits any medical, health or social care professional with an interest in developing their education knowledge and skills.

Postgraduate Medicine at the University has been highly evaluated for its standard of teaching and student support and students will benefit from using an expanding range of simulation facilities supported by expert academic, clinical and technical staff.

Learners will study and explore aspects of educational theory and practice with particular emphasis on adult, clinical and work based learning. There is also an option to study simulation as an educational tool in the University's very well equipped clinical simulation centre - one of the largest in Europe.

Students have the opportunity to experience a range of teaching and learning techniques, such as blended learning and psychomotor skills training, and the teaching approaches of a range of very experienced clinical educators.

This programme has been developed in response to an evolving NHS and healthcare climate where clinicians are increasingly providing education and support within the working environment. An important component of the programme is the module of clinical supervision in a clinical setting. This module will assist medical and health and care practitioners to enhance their understanding of the theory and practice of clinical supervision and to develop their supervisory skills.