Trinity College Dublin - Clinical Health Sciences Education
Qualification Type : Postgraduate Diploma/Masters
Qualification Letters : PgDip/MSc.
Attendance Options : 2 Years Part-Time
Course Overview/Contact:
The MSc in CHSE offers suitably qualified health care practitioners an opportunity to develop their skills in teaching, assessment, curriculum design, development, evaluation and research. The student teachers on this course learn these skills in both stimulated and professional practice contexts which are underpinned by the philosophy of interdisciplinary learning. This results in teachers who are thoughtful, critical and more importantly prepared for the challenges of teaching within higher education. Students are required to maintain a portfolio throughout the course and are required to complete 100 hours of teaching practice (80 hours classroom teaching and 20 hours clinical teaching).
The programme takes place over two years on a part-time basis. A blended learning approach is utilised in the delivery of theoretical content, including lectures, group discussion, Blackboard and self-directed learning. The assessment process used is a combination of written and practical assignments. In year one, students develop their knowledge and skills in health sciences education while year two concentrates on research and the completion of dissertation.
Course Options:
2 years part-time
Course Url
http://www.nursing-midwifery.tcd.ie/postgraduate/taught-masters/msc-chse.php
Course Director
Caitriona Nic Philibin
Telephone Number
353 1 896 3015 ,
Course Email
Next Intake
September 2017
Closing Date
31st March 2017
Programme Content:
M.Sc. CHSE for interdiscipinary healthcare applicants other than Nurses and Midwives
Year One
- NU7012 The Psychology and Sociology of Education (10)
- NU7003 Theory and Practice of Clinical Health Sciences Education (20)
- NU7801 Facilitating Learning in the Practice Environment (10)
- NU7006 Curriculum Issues in Health Sciences Education (20)
Year Two
- NU7013 Theory and Practice of Research Methods for Healthcare (10)
- NU8007 Dissertation (30)
M.Sc. CHSE for nursing or midwifery applicants who do not hold a MSc in Nursing or a MSc in Midwifery
Year One (for the nursing and midwifery (RNT) strand)
- NU7012 The Psychology and Sociology of Education (10 ECTS)
- NU7003 Theory and Practice of Clinical Health Sciences Education (20 ECTS)
- NU7801 Facilitating Learning in the Practice Environment (10 ECTS)
- NU7006 Curriculum Issues in Health Sciences Education (20)
- NU7004 Advancing the Theoretical Foundations for Nursing (10 ECTS) of
- NU7203 Advancing the Theoretical Foundations for Midwifery (10 ECTS)
Year Two (for the nursing and midwifery strand)
- NU7013 Theory and Practice of Research Methods for Healthcare (10 ECTS)
- NU8007 Dissertation (30 ECTS)
P.Grad. Dip. in CHSE
- NU7012 The Psychology and Sociology of Education (10 ECTS)
- NU7003 Theory and Practice of Clinical Health Sciences Education (20 ECTS)
- NU7801 Facilitating Learning in the Practice Environment (10 ECTS)
- NU7006 Curriculum Issues in Health Sciences Education (20 ECTS)
Entry Requirements:
Entry Requirement for interdisciplinary healthcare applicants
- Registration as a health services professional with the appropriate body and working in a relevant area and
- an honours degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent professional and academic qualifications and
- a minimum of three years full-time recent clinical experience practice or equivalent since registration. This experience must be where learners are undertaking placements.
- Active registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland and
- an honours degree in Nursing or Midwifery
- have a minimum of three years full-time recent clinical nursing practice or equivalent since registration. This experience must be where student nurses or midwives are undertaking placements.
It is the student's responsibility to secure all teaching hours prior to commencing the course (80 Classroom teaching hours and 20 Clinical teaching hours). Applicants are required to confirm their teaching arrangements in writing with their application.
Students who already hold a M.Sc. may opt to take the educational modules only in year one and be awarded a P.Grad. Dip. in CHSE. Successful completion of the M.Sc. CHSE will allow nursing and midwifery students to apply for registration as a nurse tutor with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland. Nursing and midwifery students who wish to be eligible to apply for registration as a nurse tutor with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland must complete an additional module (NU7004 or NU7203) as well as the other education and research modules. Nursing and midwifery students who already hold a masters degree and who wish to be eligible to apply for registration as a RNT may be required to take an additional module (NU7004 or NU7203) if their masters degree is in a discipline other than nursing/midwifery.
Documentation required to complete application
- Contact details of 2 academic referees
- Copies of academic transcripts from completed educational courses
- Copies of official awards (parchment) from completed educational courses
- Written confirmation of teaching arrangements.
