Medical and Health Professions Education

About This Course

New for 2024

At Bangor University, we are pleased to offer 3 pathways for Medical And Health Professions Education by Distance Learning:

• Medical And Health Professions Education PGDip (120 credits): Duration 2 years, part-time. Introduces learners to the theory and practice of medical health professions education and helps learners to develop skills in looking critically and creatively at their own practice. Info coming soon.
• Medical And Health Professions Education PGCert (60): Duration 1 year, part-time. Supports learners to develop their knowledge in medical and health professions education research, in specialist areas such as interprofessional education, professional development, learning technology, and/or leadership. Find out more about the PGCert.
• Medical And Health Professions Education MA (180 credits): Duration: 3 years part-time. The masters year is focused on a research project of the students’ choice which can be either a dissertation or in-depth review of relevant literature. Find out more about the MA below.

Our new MA in Medical and Health Professions Education is a part-time Distance Learning programme.

All content will be delivered online and through distance learning methods.

The MA in Medical and Health Professions' Education aims to promote excellence in contemporary medical and health professions education (MHPE) for academics, clinicians, and support staff responsible for educating health care professionals from any discipline or level.

The course is practice based and theoretically grounded. It will provide you with the knowledge, skills and competencies relating to MHPE in both the university and clinical context, enabling you to improve your teaching practice and develop a reflective, critical, and theoretical approach to planning, delivering, and evaluating your learners' educational experiences.

The course has been thoughtfully designed as a flexible, interprofessional course to meet the development needs of educators at all stages of their career, with exit points at Certificate and Diploma levels as well as the full masters.